A relic of medieval punishment marks the center of this quintessential English village.

The incredible private taxidermy collection of an eccentric zoologist.

An extraordinary library and archive dedicated to the history of the Arctic and Antarctic poles.

Each spring this woodland floor is carpeted with purplish flowers as far as the eye can see.

The fantastic charm of England's oldest botanical garden has made it a place of writerly inspiration for centuries.

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

Oxford University's stateliest library seems designed to make students truly feel the weight of knowledge.

Hidden in plain sight, this creepy sculpture watches from above.

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.

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.

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

Picturesque ruins once held off mighty armies.

The decaying ruins of Wales' first asylum for the mentally ill.

This Gothic Revival castle used as a shooting location for "The Secret Garden" and other films.

Where Agatha Christie mysteriously disappeared in 1926.

An ornate aviary built during the Victorian trend of collecting exotic birds.

Asthmatic Charles Hyett's son built a fantastical garden for his father to convalesce in, alas it was too late.

This hospital once pioneered the use of electroencephalograms, but fell into maltreatment, abuse, and eventual abandonment.

This stretch of the River Severn where large waves flow against the current is the birthplace of river surfing.

The names Lúthien and Beren can be found inscribed on the shared grave of the famous writer and his beloved wife and muse.

Deep in the countryside lie the remains of one of the grandest Roman dwellings in Britain.

This abandoned asylum in Wales might look haunted, but it's still beautiful.

This witch statue remembers a time in England's history when fear trumped truth.