Glasgow, Scotland
Glasgow Hunterian Museum
A 200-year-old collection of oddities and medical paraphernalia.
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Glasgow, Scotland
A 200-year-old collection of oddities and medical paraphernalia.
Madrid, Spain
One of the world's oldest universities houses an incredible collection of anatomical models, mummified body parts, and human bones.
Providence, Rhode Island
An unusual library of dead things at the Rhode Island School of Design.
Providence, Rhode Island
Books bound in human skin and H. P. Lovecraft's letters are among a few of the treasures this library has to offer.
Boston, Massachusetts
This Boston medical museum features the skull of the famous medical case of Phineas Gage.
Lisbon, Portugal
An early Portuguese serial killer's head is alarmingly well preserved in a jar at the University of Lisbon.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
A curious collection dedicated to human and animal anatomy and pathology.
Venice, Italy
Tiny museum with unusual specimens.
Edinburgh, Scotland
These tiny effigies are believed to represent victims of Edinburgh’s notorious Anatomy Murders.
Pisa, Italy
Anatomical cabinet holds unexpected treasures.
London, England
One of the world's largest collections of pathological specimens.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Established in 1638 to battle the Black Death, this botanical garden is a treasure trove of rare flora.
Pavia, Italy
A collection of collections, including an anatomy museum, the “Cabinet of Physics of Alessandro Volta, a museum of natural history, mineral collection, and much much more...
Rouen, France
Located in the house where Gustave Flaubert was born, this odd museum has more to do with medical grotesquery than the Western novel.
Risoul, France
Since ancient times these picturesque springs have been providing bathers with healing waters.
London, England
The Art Deco artwork depicts gilded carriers of deadly illnesses.
Nagasaki, Japan
A hub of information on tropical diseases and their treatments.
Ekalaka, Montana
This beautiful ancient site is dotted with perforated sandstone pillars considered sacred by some Native American groups.
Paris, France
One of the oldest medical collections in Europe focusing on rare surgical instruments.
Paris, France
Statue of death tucked in the University of Medicine courtyard.
New York, New York
This hidden library of physiological ephemera contains centuries worth of knowledge on the vim and viscera of the human body.
Frederick, Maryland
A Civil War Museum with some notable medical antiques.
Silver Spring, Maryland
An astounding collection of medical specimens, including bits of President Lincoln.
Mount Clemens, Michigan
A museum dedicated to the dead and the tools used to usher them into the afterlife.