List of attractions in Oxford

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Below is a list of major tourist attractions in Oxford, England.

Contents 1 Religious sites 2 Museums and galleries 2.1 University of Oxford 2.2 Others 3 University buildings 4 Open spaces 5 See also 6 External links

[edit] Religious sites

Main article: List of churches in Oxford

• Christ Church Cathedral
• University Church of St Mary the Virgin
• Martyrs' Memorial

[edit] Museums and galleries

[edit] University of Oxford

• Ashmolean Museum, Britain's oldest museum
• Pitt Rivers Museum
• Museum of Natural History, home of (the remains of) the Oxford Dodo
• Museum of the History of Science, in Britain's oldest purpose-built museum building
• Bate Collection of Musical Instruments, St Aldate's

[edit] Others

• Museum of Oxford
• Museum of Modern Art
• Science Oxford
• Oxfordshire Visual Arts Development Agency (Ovada)

[edit] University buildings

(Other than the colleges)

• The Bodleian Library
• The Clarendon Building (often used as a set for film and television)
• The Radcliffe Camera (one of several institutions named after John Radcliffe)
• The Sheldonian Theatre
• The Oxford University Press

[edit] Open spaces

The floodplains for Oxford's two rivers reach right into the heart of the city, providing a wealth of green spaces.

• The University Parks
• The University Botanic Garden
• Christ Church Meadow
• Port Meadow
• Mesopotamia
• Angel & Greyhound Meadow
• Cutteslowe Park
• Florence Park
• South Park
• Warneford Meadow

[edit] See also

• Oxford
• Oxford University

[edit] External links

• Oxford (Wikitravel)