Edinburgh

Playfair Pathology Museum

A morbid affair

Nicholson Street
City of Edinburgh, GB EH8 9DH

Phone: +44 131 527 1649

Fax: +44 131 557 6406

Disease, infections and deformities this museum is ideal for the pathology student or morbid enthusiast. The pickled specimens are housed in the wonderful Playfair Hall and cutting-edge Victorian medical establishment - the Royal College of Surgeons. Visits are only possible on guided tours, which must be booked in advance for groups of at least 10. This interesting experience is not for the faint - hearted; there's enough here to give an over-active imagination nightmares for weeks! .

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