The Mütter Museum of Medical History is perhaps America’s most chilling museum. There is a rich collection of photographs of rare medical pathologies and genetic diseases, ancient medical equipment, and biological exhibits. It is not a sight for the faint of heart, but from a scientific point of view the museum has exceptional value.
The museum has a rich collection of skulls, 12.5-cm human intestines, wax figures, preserved organs and bodies. One of the most curious exhibits is the skeleton of a man who suffered from a rare disease. New bones were formed in place of his bruises. He himself bequeathed his body to the museum before his death.
Of the wax figures, Madame Dimanche is the most popular. In her old age, the woman grew a long horn on her forehead. Its length was 20 centimeters. It happened in the middle of the 19th century, but even then the operation to remove the strange growth was successful.
The museum presents a huge number of examples of birth of Siamese twins and congenital abnormalities. Also visitors can observe a variety of strange tumors, successful examples of amputations from the distant past, severe wounds, in which a person could live for many years and a variety of severe diseases, which doctors have already managed to win or are just going to. Fans of medicine will appreciate this institution, because it was originally conceived for the education of medical professionals. But other visitors will be truly shocked by what they see.