This meticulously extracted nervous system allegedly came from a 19th-century custodian who donated her body to science.

Contrary to popular belief, this secluded statue doesn't represent Pennsylvania's founder.

Where America's first doomsday cult awaited the end of the world.

This Philly cemetery is the eternal home of many famous area residents, including Rocky Balboa's wife.

This museum boasts a bucket of teeth and tells the tale of a 20th-century dental circus.

The singer, actor, and activist lived here during his final years, and now it’s a museum dedicated to his legacy.

Hidden behind West Philadelphia rowhomes is a haven for migratory and local bird species both ordinary and rare.

The corporeal remains of Napoleon III's dentist rest under this 15-story obelisk.

These medicine cabinet staples are part of the museum's collection of everyday objects.

The world's third-largest crystal sphere has sat in the Penn Museum since 1927 with the exception of one outlandish theft.

South Philadelphia is home to Keith Haring's only surviving in situ collaborative public mural.

This little-known collection holds everything from "Dracula" notes, to the manuscript of "Ulysses," to the forged works of Shakespeare.

The taxidermied remains of Charles Dickens' pet raven, which helped inspire one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poems.

The origin of this mechanical boy was a mystery until he revealed his maker by writing it in perfect cursive.

Instruments, apparatus, and rare books all relating to chemistry and its related sciences.

In the early 1800s, surgery was also a show.

North America's oldest quarantine facility was built in response to Philadelphia's 1793 yellow fever outbreak.

One of the most well-preserved castles in Italy also contains a rare medieval example of a port fortification.

The skulls and bones of thousands of soldiers line the walls of this small Italian chapel.

The bones of some 7,000 soldiers killed in the historic Battle of Solferino are stored here.

The skull of this patron saint is kept in a shrine located in his hometown.

Preserving the research tools, unexpected inventions, and odd collections of generations of college professors.

A novel collection of medical curiosities housed in an 18th-century surgeon training academy.

Long before ultrasounds and modern testing, medical specimens like these conjoined twins helped physicians learn about congenital anomalies.