Offbeat Museums Around the World
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The Mutter Museum Philadelphia
Move over, Ben Franklin: the Mutter Museum is the true belle of Philadelphia. Founded by a retired professor of surgery at Jefferson Medical College, the museum has been educating both professionals and laymen about human anatomy and medical anomalies since 1858. A perennial favorite is the exhibit about eye diseases and injuries, purchased by the museum in 1882.
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