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Natural History

Fairfield, Maine

L.C. Bates Museum

This eclectic natural history collection holds everything from a bit of the trans-atlantic cable to Hemingway's marlin.

Cole Museum of Zoology

Reading, England

Cole Museum of Zoology

This natural history collection contains the bones of a circus elephant that seem to be chasing a whale skeleton.

From a Jar of Moles to Robot Convicts, A Visit to Five Offbeat Taxidermy Destinations

Robert Marbury October 3, 2014

An Emblem of Extinction, Lonesome George Goes on Posthumous Display in NYC

Allison Meier September 23, 2014

notes from the field

All That Remains: A Haunting Gallery of Extinct Animals in Paris

Allison Meier July 2, 2014

Martha, taxidermied

Washington, D.C.

Martha, the Last Passenger Pigeon

The remains of Martha, the last known passenger pigeon, serve as a tool to educate about conservation.

Cleared and stained mice

Dyeing the Dead: The Artful Science of Diaphonization

Ansel Oommen May 14, 2014

God's Acre Healing Springs

Blackville, South Carolina

God's Acre Healing Springs

This natural spring not only claims to heal the wounded but it has also been willed to God.

Museum of Ancient Life

Largest collection of mounted dinosaur specimens in the world.

Naturhistorisches Museum

Vienna, Austria

Naturhistorisches Museum

Beautiful Austrian natural history museum with carved ceilings and row after row of ancient taxidermy.

objects of intrigue

Objects of Intrigue: A Baby Beluga, in a Clear Glass Jar

Allison Meier December 12, 2013

Oxford, England

Oxford Museum of Natural History

Home to the most complete dodo remains known - one head, and one foot.

Sterkfontein Caves

West Rand, South Africa

Sterkfontein Caves

Caves that can't seem to quit producing the remains of prehistoric humans.

Monte Busca Volcano

Villaggio Monte Busca, Italy

Monte Busca Volcano

This natural gas vent certainly earns its name as the smallest volcano in Italy.

Taxidermy display

Iowa City, Iowa

University of Iowa Museum of Natural History

The oldest university museum west of the Mississippi retains its 19th century feel.

Homotherium crenatidens Skull.

Paleozoological Museum of China

A bisected journey through evolution's history in the heart of Beijing.

London, England

Natural History Museum of London

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

Mogale, South Africa

Cradle of Humankind

Home to some of the oldest hominid fossils ever found.