A 200-year-old prison that now houses a peculiar crime museum.

This Norman castle was once the site of a Victorian-era prison, and now exists as a luxury hotel.

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

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

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

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 charming collection illustrates life in Lincolnshire in the 18th through 20th centuries.

Inside this chapel, Victorian jailers took the separate system to new levels.

A collection of early 19th century trams set in a reconstructed period village.

One of these two land speed record-breaking vehicles went so fast it shattered the sound barrier.

The house where Charles Darwin's grandfather formed many of his influential ideas and inventions.

This former quarry is now a vibrant labyrinth of magical in situ sculptures.

Ship-sized kinetic sculptural fantasy.

The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.

This sculpture marks the spot where one of the greatest Roman rulers was proclaimed emperor.

On this wooded path, a stained-glass window creates a spellbinding forest cathedral.

Created as a punny statement about genetic engineering this monstrous hybrid statue has become a beloved icon.

A giant gleaming memorial named for a coal miner who gave his life to the pits.

The medieval woodcut-style artwork chronicles life in medieval London.

This whimsical public art installation is a unique homage to Liverpool's industrial heritage.

The Last Home of an Executed King.

This centuries-old hotel hides a network of secret cellars and passages once used by smugglers.

An underground city of salt.