"We Seceded Where Others Failed."

This staircase in a lush tropical grotto was built by enslaved laborers and renamed to honor Queen Victoria's role in ending slavery in the British Empire.

An eccentric Victorian aristocrat's enormous collection of medieval armor and weapons from around the world.

The television series' iconic giant foot was borrowed from this classical painting.

The world's longest continuously running show has played at this small West End theater since 1974.

A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.

Down a pint of ale where the Bishop of Ely's servants slept in 1546.

London's only public statue of the much-married monarch adorns the gate to St Bartholomew’s Hospital.

Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.

The ruins of a church destroyed by both the Great Fire of London and the Blitz, now turned into a peaceful garden.

19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

With lush plants and flowers, huge trees, ponds, and hidden monuments, this place feels a bit like discovering Narnia.

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

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

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

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

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

One of Europe's oldest libraries.

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

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

All unmarked mute swans on the Thames are owned by the Queen per a tradition that began in the 12th century.

The library houses an incredible collection of some of the world's most impressive books and manuscripts.