This slice of 1960s Danish modernism does not conform to the Oxford college stereotypes.

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

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

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

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

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

Originally founded in 1654, this coffee house claims to be the oldest of its kind in Europe.

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

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

This fountain is dedicated to the workers who perished constructing the Fréjus Rail Tunnel.