The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

The bones of two medieval royal lions were discovered at the historic fortress.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

A replica of the steam engine that hauled Queen Victoria's Royal Train is on display at Windsor.

All unmarked mute swans on the Thames are owned by the Queen per a tradition that began in the 12th century.

Home to Alan Turing, the cracking of the Enigma code, and Captain Ridley's shooting party.

This hilarious English intersection is an automotive whirlpool.

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

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

One of Europe's oldest libraries.

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

Once one of the largest rooms full of books in the world, this bookstore basement is still a treat for bibliophiles.

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

The spot where three Protestant clergymen were burned at the stake during the reign of "Bloody Mary."

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

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

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

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