Things to see in Oxford
Oxford is a city in United Kingdom, with an urban population of about 193 thousand. Below are 20 notable places within about 3 km of the centre, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
1Ashmolean Museum Art
The Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology () on Beaumont Street in Oxford, England, is Britain's first public museum. Its first building was erected in 1678–1683 to house the cabinet of curiosities that Elias Ashmole gave to the University of Oxford in 1677.
2Oxford University Museum of Natural History Museum
The Oxford University Museum of Natural History (OUMNH) is a museum displaying many of the University of Oxford's natural history specimens, located on Parks Road in Oxford, England.
3Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford Place of worship
Christ Church Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in Oxford, England. It is the seat of the bishop of Oxford and the mother church of the Church of England diocese of Oxford.
4Pitt Rivers Museum Museum
Pitt Rivers Museum is a museum displaying the archaeological and anthropological collections of the University of Oxford in England. The museum is located to the east of the Oxford University Museum of Natural History, and can only be accessed through that building.
5Oxford Castle History
Oxford Castle is a large, partly ruined medieval castle on the western side of central Oxford in Oxfordshire, England.
6University of Oxford Botanic Garden Park
The University of Oxford Botanic Garden is the oldest botanic garden in Great Britain and one of the oldest scientific gardens in the world. The garden was founded in 1621 as a physic garden growing plants for medicinal research.
7Sheldonian Theatre Arts & culture
The Sheldonian Theatre, in the centre of Oxford, England, was built from 1664 to 1669 after a design by Christopher Wren for the University of Oxford.
8Bridge of Sighs Landmark
Hertford Bridge, often called the Bridge of Sighs, is a skyway joining two parts of Hertford College over New College Lane in Oxford, England.
9University Church of St Mary the Virgin Place of worship
The University Church of St Mary the Virgin (St Mary's or SMV for short) is an Anglican church in Oxford situated on the north side of the High Street.
10Wolvercote Cemetery History
Wolvercote Cemetery is a cemetery in the parish of Wolvercote and district of Cutteslowe in Oxford, England. Its main entrance is on Banbury Road, and it has a side entrance (usually closed) in Five Mile Drive.
11History of Science Museum Museum
The History of Science Museum in Broad Street, Oxford, England, holds a leading collection of scientific instruments from the Middle Ages to the 19th century.
12All Saints Church Place of worship
All Saints Church is a former church on the north side of the High Street in central Oxford, England, on the corner of Turl Street. It is now the library of Lincoln College.
13St Cross Church Place of worship
St Cross Church is a former parish church, now a historic collections centre, in Oxford, England, to the northeast of the centre of the city.
14Radcliffe Square Neighbourhood
Radcliffe Square is a square in central Oxford, England. It is surrounded by historic Oxford University and college buildings.
15Buildings of Jesus College, Oxford Landmark
The main buildings of Jesus College, one of the colleges of the University of Oxford, are located in the centre of the city of Oxford, England, between Turl Street, Ship Street, Cornmarket Street, and Market Street.
16Tom Tower Landmark
Tom Tower is a bell tower in Oxford, England, named after its bell, Great Tom. It stands over Tom Gate, on St Aldates, the main entrance of Christ Church, Oxford, which leads into Tom Quad.
17Oxford Oratory Place of worship
The Oxford Oratory Church of St Aloysius Gonzaga (or Oxford Oratory for short) is the Catholic parish church for the centre of Oxford, England.
18Holywell Music Room Arts & culture
The Holywell Music Room is the city of Oxford's chamber music hall, situated on Holywell Street in the city centre, and is part of Wadham College.
19Martyrs' Memorial History
The Martyrs' Memorial is a stone monument positioned at the intersection of St Giles', Magdalen Street and Beaumont Street, to the west of Balliol College, Oxford, England.
20St Michael at the North Gate Place of worship
St Michael at the North Gate is a church in Cornmarket Street, at the junction with Ship Street, in central Oxford, England. The name derives from the church's location on the site of the north gate of Oxford when it was surrounded by the Oxford city wall.
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