A program of Communist glamour in post-Stalin Poland is preserved in this colorful museum.

Site of the first hot air balloon flight conducted by the first English balloonist.

The spot where Oxford garnered its name was also home to a medieval philosopher and includes a house covered in statues.

A hidden plaque is the only reminder of the lost palace where two storied English kings were born.

Legend says this public grazing area hasn't been plowed for thousands of years.

The beautiful non-repeating pattern honors the Oxford professor who discovered it.

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

This centuries-old pub boasts a collection of more than 4,500 snippets of neckties from around the world.

The shop where the girl who inspired the beloved character once bought sweets is now a book-themed commercial curiosity.

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

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

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

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.

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

A 26-foot shark sculpture—a statement about bombs—set off a municipal battle royale.

The beloved fantasy novelist is buried near a church containing a whimsical etched glass window full of Narnia favorites.

One of Europe's oldest libraries.

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.

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

The stoic structure boasts a whimsical set of stained glass art commemorating Lewis Carroll.

A charming flea market shop dedicated to retrofuturistic apparati.

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

The storefront of a ramshackle Parisian puppet theater.