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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 99 attractions in Oxford

You are hereby cordially invited to join Bill Spectre on a theatrical tour of Oxford's ghosts. Illustrated with props and illusions your costumed guide will entertain and horrify you through the streets of one of the most historical and haunted cities in Britain. On Fridays and Saturdays meet him outside Oxford Castle Unlocked at 6.30pm, or outside The Tourist Information Centre on Broad Street at 7pm.

Attraction type: Performance
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #2 of 99 attractions in Oxford
Attraction type: Tour
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #3 of 99 attractions in Oxford

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.

Attraction type: Natural history museum; History museum; Museum
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #4 of 99 attractions in Oxford
Attraction type: Educational site; Religious site; Historic site; Castle
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #5 of 99 attractions in Oxford
Attraction type: Theatre
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #6 of 99 attractions in Oxford

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.

Attraction type: Ancient ruins; Mysterious site; Historic site; Landmark/point of interest
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #7 of 99 attractions in Oxford

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

Attraction type: Garden
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #8 of 99 attractions in Oxford

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

Attraction type: Educational site
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #9 of 99 attractions in Oxford

Closed from January - November 2009

Attraction type: Art gallery; History museum; Museum
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #10 of 99 attractions in Oxford
Attraction type: Educational site; Garden
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #11 of 99 attractions in Oxford

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.

Attraction type: Observation deck/tower; Architectural building
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #12 of 99 attractions in Oxford

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.

Attraction type: Natural history museum
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #13 of 99 attractions in Oxford
Attraction type: Flea/street market
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #14 of 99 attractions in Oxford
Attraction type: Group tour/boat
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #15 of 99 attractions in Oxford

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.

Attraction type: Architectural building; Landmark/point of interest; Library
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #16 of 99 attractions in Oxford

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

Attraction type: Religious site; Architectural building
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #17 of 99 attractions in Oxford
Attraction type: Tour
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #18 of 99 attractions in Oxford

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

Attraction type: Theatre; Architectural building
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #19 of 99 attractions in Oxford
Attraction type: Castle; Old jail
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #20 of 99 attractions in Oxford

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

Attraction type: Educational site; Religious site
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