Dictionary Johnson’s favorite feline.

The taxidermied remains of a once-great parrot.

Buried for centuries, this hidden cellar is all that remains of London's medieval Whitefriars Monastery.

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.

One of Europe's oldest libraries.

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."

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

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

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

A cruise ship retraces the the route of the doomed RMS Titanic, 100 years later.

A half-mile-long stretch of medieval forts built after a devastating pirate attack persists amid the modern port city.

Now a memorial to merchant sailors and Titanic victims, this medieval church was destroyed by bombing raids in 1940.

This 700-year-old storehouse was a POW jail, aviation workshop, and Titanic memorial before becoming a brewpub.

The rusting relics of Southampton's former luxurious flying boat industry.

According to legend, a noble knight and a terrible dragon lie beneath this storied hill.

The grave of Mrs. Reginald Hargreaves, who inspired the tale 'Alice in Wonderland.'

A stone, covered in metal, commemorating an event that happened somewhere else a thousand years ago.

This unlikely memorial honors the Canadian and Portuguese laborers who felled trees for the Allies in World War I.

This hill and tower are steeped in legend, from King Arthur to the Holy Grail.

This ancient stone bridge dates back to the early Middle Ages.

The world's largest collection of witchcraft regalia.