Museum is currently closed for restoration work and is anticipated to reopen in Spring 2009, further details can be found on the Pitt Rivers website.

Dated to about 1400 BC, this mysterious figure is carved into a chalk hillside just below an Iron Age hill fort and can only be seen in its entirety by air.

Founded in 1621 for the study of medicinal plants, Oxford's Botanic Gardens are the oldest of its type in Britain.

Starting as early as 1096 with some form of teaching, Oxford is the oldest English-speaking university in the world.

Closed from January - November 2009

Located in Carfax, the center of Oxford's shopping area since the medieval times, this tower is all that remains of the 14th-century Church of St. Martin.

Housed in a Victorian-style building, this University museum features collections of zoological, entomological and mineral specimens that have been collected over the last three centuries.

Completed in 1737, this domed classical building forms the hub of architectural Oxford, and is considered one of England's earliest examples of a round library.

Considered one of the oldest university buildings in the world, this is a superb example of Church Architecture from the 13th century.

Built by Sr. Christopher Wren from 1664-9, the design of this architectural gem was inspired by the Marcellus Theater in Rome.

Founded originally in 1448, Magdalen was among the first colleges in Oxford to teach science.