Five Things About the Mutter Museum

Years ago I was in Philadelphia for a wedding, and later on a second trip to run their marathon (in 2004).  Both times I really wanted to visit the Mutter Museum, which is full of medical oddities.  I never found the time.  A couple of weeks ago, Paul went to a work conference in Philly, and I tagged along.  My parents were nice enough to watch the kids.  I finally got to visit the Mutter Museum, when Paul was in conference sessions.  It was excellent.  Unfortunately, they didn't allow any pictures inside the museum itself - just the lobby.

 

 

Here are five interesting things I got to see in the Mutter Museum:

 

1.  Slides of Albert Einstein's brain, along with information about how his brain differed from the average human's. 

 

2.  The tallest skeleton in North America, of an individual afflicted with gigantism.  If I remember correctly, it is 7 feet 6 inches tall.

 

3.  A wax replica of a woman who had a horn growing from her forehead (there were other similar models of individuals with horns growing from other body parts.

 

4.  A malignant tumor removed from President Grover Cleveland's hard palate.

 

5.  A large collection of conjoined twins, including the conjoined liver of the famous Chang and Eng Bunker.

 

I've wanted to go for so long, I'd say this counts for checking off a bucket list item.

 

Linked today with Willy Nilly Friday.

 

Readers, would you also be fascinated by a museum like this?