Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Roslyn Place
The last street in Pittsburgh that's paved with wood.
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The last street in Pittsburgh that's paved with wood.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Mutant vegetables, transgenic mosquitos, and atomic rodents span the walls of this one-of-a-kind museum.
Chicago, Illinois
A monument to the art of slicing people open.
Baltimore, Maryland
One of the oldest anatomical theaters in the U.S. still in use was once the site of an infamous cadaver riot.
Nagasaki, Japan
A sobering scientific reminder of the human damage caused by the advent of the nuclear age.
Hrodna, Belarus
This rare collection of human deformities displays fetuses with two faces, one eye, and "mermaid" legs.
Bengaluru, India
India’s only Brain Museum displays over 200 fascinating ways that your brain might kill you.
Tambov, Russia
A homemade anatomical collection of medical anomalies and accidental catastrophes.
London, England
This knockout museum lies in a sleepy corner of London.
Jefferson City, Missouri
This museum presents a dogged pursuit of 500 years of veterinary history.
Leiden, Netherlands
Some of the specimens on display at the Leiden University Medical Center have been helping educate physicians since the 17th century.
Sacramento, California
A fascinating and comprehensive look at the evolution of medical practice in the Sacramento Valley since the mid-1800s.
St. Augustine, Florida
The United States' only educational center specializing in disease vectors and mosquitoes.
Copenhagen, Denmark
A novel collection of medical curiosities housed in an 18th-century surgeon training academy.
Porto, Portugal
When this former hospital pharmacy closed in 2013 it already looked like a museum, so they turned it into one.
Ann Arbor, Michigan
This museum explores the history and development of dentistry and dental technology in Michigan.
Mount Airy, North Carolina
This museum explores the lives of Chang and Eng, the "Original Siamese Twins."
Edinburgh, Scotland
A collection of unique objects showcasing the university’s achievements in the medical field.
Koya, Japan
Largest graveyard in all of Japan surrounds a famous mausoleum.
Hapcheon, South Korea
Over 80,000 carved wood blocks make up one of the world's oldest intact Buddhist canons.
Suncheon, South Korea
A Korean village where times stands still.
Wakayama, Japan
A Japanese shrine to dolls.
Gyeongju, South Korea
This odd museum/art gallery embraces the physiological, zoological, and ethnographic side of sex.
Sakaiminato, Japan
The hometown of a beloved manga artist created a treasure hunt for his popular ghostly characters.