This 11th century tower is said to be the oldest building in Oxford.

This hidden 13th-century tavern room has a few Shakespearean connections.

The remnants of this unusual bridge await an uncertain fate.

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.

A deserted medieval village where bodies were once mutilated to prevent them rising from the dead.

Most of Britain's gold reserve was secretly stashed here after the start of World War II.

The oldest warship in Europe is still afloat.

Everyone's favorite clay duo immortalized in bronze.

At this historic pub, you can sit back, sip, and watch a whole century go by.

A historic, reportedly haunted pub that provided inspiration for several famous adventure novels.

When it came to designing his own small office building, the eccentric architect wasn't afraid to show the world what he could do.

Amazing collection of folly buildings in Cobham, Surrey.

These remarkable cascades are the jewels of Upper Tees.

This mysterious and unique painting is filled with symbolism.

The shop where the girl who inspired the beloved character once bought sweets is now a book-themed commercial curiosity.

This 17th-century pub once had a hole in its wall so the neighboring blacksmith could easily access beer.

A magnificent menagerie of oddities, including taxidermy cryptids.

This peeling mural of Adam and Eve was inspired by the greenhouses at Kew Gardens.

This surreal art house looks like a geometric version of a small chapel.

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

A little-known castle set in a nature reserve.

This tower is all that remains of a once-famed chapel.

This park is home to a collection of important industrial and religious sites.

Eerily lifelike effigies stare at everyone who enters this sanctuary.