A rare specimen of the ancient piggy bank of Java resides in one of the unassuming corners of the Ashmolean.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

A theatre built to house the rowdy Oxford graduation ceremonies became the stage for a debate about God's existence.

Home to the most complete dodo remains known - one head, and one foot.

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

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

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

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

One of Europe's oldest libraries.

Over 70 independent businesses have set up shop in this former Victorian department store.

Discovered in a peat bog, these horned helms come from a thousand years before the Viking Age.

The former Nazi concentration camp stands as a museum to remember this dark chapter in European history.

An underground city of salt.

A statue commemorating a Polish dog who took his role as man's best friend very seriously.

Krakow's own version of the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Real bones which are said to have belonged to a Polish dragon.