This ruined medieval castle was the scene of Lord Robert Dudley’s seductive reception for Queen Elizabeth I.

A preserved block of timber buildings from the city's industrial era in the Middle Ages.

Every hour on the hour a naked heroine and her leering foil appear from this giant cuckoo clock.

This reconstructed ancient fort was home to one of the few horse training rings in the Roman Empire.

This strategically placed hill fort has served defensive forces from the Iron Age up until the 20th century.

This captivating Bronze Age timber circle spent centuries concealed by the tides.

Preserved baths in a Victorian-era spa town frequented by the most famous people of its day.

Puzzles within puzzles hide a golden treasure in this hedge maze.

This medieval sanctuary's tree-framed door looks like a portal to a mythical realm.

This trio of neolithic stone monuments are fabled to be a king and his knights that were petrified by a witch.

A mysterious crater-like pond has a spooky tendency to empty and fill with complete disregard to rainfall patterns.

This silent sentry in the crypt below a large Gothic cathedral is often knee-deep in water.

A strange and ancient landscape hides the dark, cavernous remains of a 5,000-year-old flint mine.

The intended purpose of this unfinished Elizabethan building remains a mystery.

Competitors race wooden replicas of pungent blue cheese.

Once-buried markers show England’s lowest land point keeps getting lower.

The museum houses one of the world's largest shoe collections, boasting over 12,000 pairs.

This grassy, tree-lined hill shares a name with the much-loved novel that it inspired.

The beautiful non-repeating pattern honors the Oxford professor who discovered it.

This battery powered bell has been ringing since 1840 and is one of the worlds longest running science experiments.

J.R.R Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and other "Inklings" met at the Oxford pub to discuss the now legendary fantasy stories they were writing.

This Norman castle was once the site of a Victorian-era prison, and now exists as a luxury hotel.

One of Oxford's greatest treasures likely belonged to the legendary King Alfred the Great.

Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.