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.

The lantern carried by the infamous Guy Fawkes when he was arrested while attempting to blow the houses of Parliament and the King of England to smithereens

One of Oxford's greatest treasures likely belonged to the legendary King Alfred the Great.

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

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

Inside this church is an obscure piece of art carved by the famous Alice Liddell.

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

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

The medieval legend behind this holy well was one of the inspirations behind "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland."

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

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

One of Europe's oldest libraries.

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

This carved stone slab marked the grave of a local dragon slayer, who makes a killer pie.

This open-air heritage museum illuminates centuries of historic English life from a West Sussex village.

An abandoned World War II tank left to rust in the downland.

Poet William Blake penned some of his most famous work during his brief stay at this beloved country cottage.

Amazing collection of folly buildings in Cobham, Surrey.

This shop and gallery is a modern-day cabinet of curiosities, unassumingly positioned along an urban thoroughfare.

The world's first underground farm is in a World War II bomb shelter beneath the streets of London.