Medicine

This grand old Chinese medical facility has been restored and reopened to serve its original purpose.

A memorial to the man who brought Western medicine to Japan.

Named for a doctor who made a breakthrough in London’s cholera epidemic, this 1800s pub was also the site of a queer “kiss-in.”

This abandoned hospital facility is associated with regicidal conspiracies and paranormal activities.

The woman whose immortal cell line continues to shape scientific research was buried near her birthplace in a grave that was left unmarked for nearly 60 years.

This historic home and museum celebrates the life story of the female founder of the American Red Cross.

This statue of a medical missionary is sometimes used to gauge flood levels during typhoons.

This tiny museum honors the rural country doctor experience.

A memorial to those who donated their bodies to science.

Home to a garden of poisonous plants and the only legal cannabis and opium farms in Tokyo.

A fascinating and comprehensive look at the evolution of medical practice in the Sacramento Valley since the mid-1800s.

The location of this small park was once the site of an infamous public morgue.

Some of the specimens on display at the Leiden University Medical Center have been helping educate physicians since the 17th century.

These unassuming buildings in the tranquil churchyard of rural Warblington are in fact grave watchers’ huts.

Trimmings from the record-setting tree line that surrounds Cirencester Park have been used to manufacture chemotherapy drugs.