Hunterian Museum

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  • Address
    Royal College of Surgeons, 35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields, Holborn, WC2
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  • Phone
    7869 6560
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  • Transport
    underground rail: Holborn
  • 10:00 - 17:00 Tue-Sat

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Lonely Planet review

The collection of anatomical specimens of pioneering surgeon John Hunter (1728-93) inspired this fascinating, slightly morbid, little-known, yet fantastic London museum. Among the more bizarre items on display are the skeleton of a 2.3m giant, half of mathematician Charles Babbage's brain, and, Winston Churchill's dentures.

Thanks to a massive refurbishment some years back, the atmosphere is less gory and allows decent viewing of things like animal digestive systems, forensically documented in formaldehyde, and wonders such as the 'hearing organ' of a blue whale. Upstairs includes a display on plastic surgery techniques, which will impress and disgust in equal measure. There's a free guided tour every Wednesday at .