Pathologisch-Anatomische Bundesmuseum

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  • Address
    Spitalgasse 2, 9th District, Alsergrund
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  • Phone
    406 86 72
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  • Transport
    tram: 5, 33

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Lonely Planet review

Housed in the round Narrenturm (Fool's Tower), which served as an insane asylum from 1784 to 1866, the Pathologisch-anatomische Bundesmuseum (Pathological Anatomy Museum) is not for the faint of heart. Filled with medical oddities and abnormalities preserved in jars of formaldehyde plus the odd wax model with one grisly disease or another, a visit to the museum can be a disturbing or fascinating experience depending on your view.

Those suffering from a bad back should visit the top floor for some perspective, which contains a mass of deformed human skeletons. The Narrenturm is a bit hard to find inside the confusing layout; once inside the Altes AKH just consult a map.