The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

Ancient Egyptian wigs, South American feather headdresses, a bounty of anthropological artifacts in Oxford.

A 6th-century stone lies at the site of the mythical battle waged between King Arthur and his nemesis Mordred.

An Oxford museum where visitors can have tea with the Mad Hatter and climb through the wardrobe to a fantasy land.

The largest greenhouse in the world is home to over one million types of plants.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

A fantastic castle rumored to be the birthplace of King Arthur.

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

The longest hedge maze in the world.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

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

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

The granddaddy of English geoglyphs dates back to the late Bronze Age.

Human-made caves excavated to hide a secret society of wealthy pagans.

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.

Home to the most complete dodo remains known - one head, and one foot.

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

An extraordinary collection of scientific instruments - and Einstein's chalkboard - inside the world's oldest purpose built museum building.

A theatre built to house the rowdy Oxford graduation ceremonies became the stage for a debate about God's existence.

A 26-foot shark sculpture—a statement about bombs—set off a municipal battle royale.

A spectacular cave and a beguiling lake.

Hidden in a secluded Greek cove is a pristine beach marred only by the rusting smuggler's hulk stranded on its shores.

A haunted hill that supposedly defied gravity.