Things to doin Oxford.

The domed centrepiece of Radcliffe Square and Oxford's most photographed building — the exterior is the must-see, as the interior is a working reading room.

Walk through centuries of scholarship — the Divinity School's Gothic vaulting and the medieval Duke Humfrey's Library, several used as Hogwarts locations.

Hertford College's bridge over New College Lane — one of Oxford's signature street views.

An early Wren masterpiece with a painted ceiling and a cupola with rooftop views over the centre.

Oxford's contemporary business school opposite the railway station — an exterior architecture stop, with interior access through advertised events, tours and appointments.

A world-class free museum spanning antiquities, European painting and Asian and Islamic art.

A soaring Victorian court of dinosaur skeletons, the first dinosaur ever scientifically described, and the only surviving soft tissue of a dodo anywhere in the world.

Objects arranged by what they do rather than where they came from — every flute together, every lock together — across more than 500,000 objects in deliberate low light.

Astrolabes, early telescopes and clocks — with a blackboard used by Einstein.

The most welcoming Bodleian building: free changing exhibitions of treasures in the light-filled Blackwell Hall.

One of the world's great collections of European orchestral and historic instruments, free to visit, now housed inside the Schwarzman Centre.

The University's humanities building in the Radcliffe Observatory Quarter — free ground floor, exhibitions and performance spaces, plus the Bodleian Humanities Library.

Grand quads, the Tom Tower, and one of England's smallest cathedrals reached through the college grounds.

Every college and hall, filterable by area and era, with visiting notes and a link out to each official site — on the Explore page.

Self-drive or chauffeured punts from Magdalen Bridge Boathouse on the High, or the Cherwell Boathouse further north — the classic willow-lined stretch, and the only Oxford punting where you can pay someone else to do the work.

The wider rowing river, lined with college boathouses; walk the towpath by Christ Church Meadow to watch the crews.

Thames cruises and self-hire from Folly Bridge, run by the same family since 1858 — punts, rowing boats and day-boats as well as the 40-minute run down to Iffley Lock.

On the High — arguably the best rooftop view, straight over the Radcliffe Camera and the quads.

A short climb at the central crossroads for a 360° view of the core.

A rooftop viewing gallery over the Bodleian quarter.

A vast, never-ploughed common by the Thames, grazed by free-roaming horses, with a riverside walk to the Trout Inn.

In the wedge between the two rivers, with tree-lined walks and some of the best framed views back at the spires.

A manicured green lung a short walk from the Bodleian, bordered by the Cherwell.

The oldest botanic garden in Britain (1621), beside Magdalen Bridge, with walled beds and glasshouses.

Low beams and three courtyards, reached down an alley off New College Lane — easy to walk past, and worth the detour to find.

A tiny, characterful traditional pub famous for its collection of snipped club and regimental ties.

A characterful warren of independent stalls and cafés — a good sheltered spot to browse and eat.

May Morning (choristers sing from Magdalen Tower at 6am on 1 May) and Summer Eights (Trinity-term bumps racing on the Isis) are worth planning a visit around; check current dates.