Medical Museums

An amazing collection of wax anatomical models and terratological models.

This museum chronicles the history of a leprosy quarantine hospital that then became a refuge.

A staggering collection of photographs depicting medical, social, and historical change.

From buck blood to Theriak miracle tonic, this collection of Renaissance chemist's gear look's like a wizard's pantry.

A monument to the art of slicing people open.

This French anatomy museum greets guests with a skinless man, mid-shovel.

Tucked away atop a quaint Alabama pharmacy is this tiny display of antique medical tools.

The only remaining collection of flayed figures made by French "madman" Honoré Fragonard.

This museum showcases the history and contributions of the U.S. Army to the medical industry, both on the battlefield and off.

Located in the house where Gustave Flaubert was born, this odd museum has more to do with medical grotesquery than the Western novel.

This museum promotes informed contraception by documenting its often secret past.

A unrivaled and rather horrifying collection of wax dermatological models.

Home to 10,000 medical specimens including the remains of Rudolf Virchow's extensive collection of pathological specimens.