The best of the 38 Oxford colleges open to public visitors

The postcard Oxford college, film template for Hogwarts and home to the Oxford cathedral

Famous Harry Potter sights, filming locations, and moments from the Harry Potter books and movies

The world's oldest scientific zoo (as opposed to some royal menagerie) is home to more than 750 species

This faux-medieval bridge is well worth the photo stop—but you might not bother with the exhibition

One of the oldest libraries in Europe is spread across Oxford in a series of historic buildings

Oxford's ancient colleges inspired the look of Hogwarts—and the filmmakers even used locations around Oxford to recreate the wizarding school in the Harry Potter movies

This London rail station was catapulted to fame as the location of Platform 9 3/4 in the Harry Potter books and movies

This cobblestoned, glass-covered Victorian-era market built in 1881 now houses upscale retail shops

A lovely college where parts of Harry Potter were filmed

The original tea party on an Oxford riverbank inspires a beloved fantasy realm