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Natural History

Davis, California

Bohart Museum of Entomology

This museum boasts the ninth-largest collection of insects in North America.

Vladimir Nabokov's butterfly collection in the Nabokov Museum

Saint Petersburg, Russia

Nabokov's Butterflies

Specimens collected by the author of "Lolita" and self-taught lepidopterist are exhibited in his childhood home.

Shaw's work

Why 19th-Century Naturalists Didn't Believe in the Platypus

Scientists argued for 90 years about the animal's freaky looks.

Natalie Zarrelli April 21, 2016

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The Doomed Blind Botanist Who Brought Poetry to Plant Description

Jacob Mikanowski February 18, 2016

Detail from a Physikalischer Atlas map representing plant distribution by altitude, a clear descendant of Humboldt's work.

The Exquisite 19th-Century Infographics That Explained the History of the Natural World

Cara Giaimo January 8, 2016

Mercury in Stockholm

Stockholm, Sweden

Sweden Solar System

The world's largest model of our planetary system.

Bao tang Dong vat (Hanoi Zoological Museum)

A French-Colonial era collection of taxidermy and wet specimens, secreted away in the National University of Hanoi.

100 Wonders: The Arrow Stork

Dylan Thuras September 23, 2015

Francisco Hernandez: The Coolest Explorer You've Never Heard Of

Cara Giaimo July 31, 2015

Tree Climbing Planet

Oregon City, Oregon

Tree Climbing Planet

This Oregon farm is dedicated to teaching people the professional art of tree climbing.

Close-up of a portion of the exposed bison bones

Harrison, Nebraska

Hudson-Meng Bison Kill

A rancher expanding a natural spring for his cattle came up with bones – lots and lots of them.

The Ravenna, The Manticora and 11 Somewhat Lesser-Known Monsters

Cara Giaimo June 12, 2015

Swamped: Gorillas, Dolphins And More Snippets From Inside The World's Wetlands

Ethan Shaw April 20, 2015

Shanghai Natural Museum

Shanghai, China

Shanghai Natural History Museum

This ratty natural history collection is a charming relic among a city rushing into modernity.

Fairbanks, Alaska

Aurora Ice Museum

Mind-blowing carvings and fantasy ice scenes grace the largest year-round ice environment in the world.

essential guide

Nature's Time Capsules: A Guide to the World's Pitch Lakes

Ethan Shaw January 5, 2015

Cabazon, California

Cabazon Dinosaurs

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

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Invisible Life of the American Museum of Natural History: A Video Series for the 33 Million Objects the Public Never Sees

Allison Meier December 8, 2014