Pharmacy Museums

A Nile crocodile, a historic symbol of apothecaries, is among the fascinating collection.

A perfectly preserved small-town pharmacy and soda fountain that opened in the early 20th century and closed in the 1980s.

Entire apothecaries are on display at this Lisbon museum, which explores the history of medicine.

When this former hospital pharmacy closed in 2013 it already looked like a museum, so they turned it into one.

The oldest continuously operating pharmacy in Europe.

A museum and apothecary garden devoted to the history of frontier medicine.

A wonderfully versatile natural history curio cabinet preserved since the 1840s.

Open since 1938, this diner has kept its fountain, malt machine, and all the gum that greasers left beneath its counter.

Buying your medicine at this particular pharmacy is like taking a trip back in time.

An old drug store full of mortars and pestles, pill-making machines, and medicines reputed to cure most any illness.

The 19th-century pharmacy (now a used bookstore) was featured in James Joyce’s "Ulysses," and has changed very little to this day.

A recreation of an Old West apothecary full of curios.

Ukraine's oldest operating pharmacy now offers guests a fascinating walk through apothecary history.

300 years of pharmaceutical history on display.

Known as the Hintz House, this medieval pharmacy has been an apothecary's haven for nearly 450 years.

Meet the world's longest tapeworm in a collection that really gets under your skin.