Museum of Medical History Sacramento – Sacramento, California - Atlas Obscura

Museum of Medical History Sacramento

A fascinating and comprehensive look at the evolution of medical practice in the Sacramento Valley since the mid-1800s. 

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The Museum of Medical History is located just outside of downtown Sacramento in the administrative offices of the local medical society. Don’t let that fool you, though—it houses an impressive array of old medical equipment and vivid descriptions of medical and nursing history in the Sacramento Valley since the mid-1800s.

The collection includes an iron lung, a super-creepy case of fake eyes, and many early syringes—thank goodness for advances in science. The museum is organized by theme, with different sections focusing on patent medicines and pharmacology, antibiotics and infectious diseases, surgery, quackery, and more.

Know Before You Go

This is located among administrative buildings and there is plenty of parking. Reservations are sometimes needed in advance (if you let them know you're coming, they have someone unlock the door for you).  

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