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.

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

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

Built in the 1300s, this magnificent building that hosted England's kings and queens transports you to the Middle Ages.

A great example of the inventive canal bridges that were deliberately split down the middle.

The grave of the legendary "Bonzo" can often be seen covered in cymbals and drumsticks.

Every year locals tumble 650 feet down to the bottom of the hill chasing a Double Gloucester cheese.

A miniature village mimics the surrounding buildings so well it includes itself.

This charming railway is one of the oldest and steepest funiculars in England.

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

A majestic mansion designed in Mughalai style, complete with a turquoise onion dome.

One of the largest sculpture collections in the U.K. features history's greats, from Bob Dylan to Galileo, in bronze.

One of the tallest maypoles remaining in England in one of its smaller villages.

The gravestone of a delicate singer-songwriter bears a fittingly introspective epitaph.

This medieval manor house was equipped with secret compartments for hiding priests.

The bombed out remains of the old church were kept intact next to the new one, as a reminder of the futility of war.

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

Known as the "Stairway to Heaven," this historic canal dates back to the 1700s.

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