Medical History Museum in Indianapolis, IN

The Medical History Museum in Indianapolis, IN is perhaps the oldest surviving facility of pathology in the entire country and is considered the birthing place of psychiatry as well as modern medicine. The building was the old pathology department on what was once the grounds of the Central State Hospital. Today, this building filled with the old ghosts of history is a nationally registered historic place.

If you are the least bit interested in science and medicine, you will be fascinated with the collection of 19th and early 20th century scientific tools completely displayed in an authentic looking setting. The different exhibits give you a true sense of how medicine must have been like years ago.

Visiting the Indiana Medical History Museum you will discover that this building has an authentically refurbished teaching amphitheater, laboratories, autopsy room and more. You could see a new exhibit which depicts the traditional family physician's office just before World War II. It pays tribute to the doctors who served small communities doing old fashioned, service driven treatment.

The Medicinal plant garden is an interesting facet to the whole museum tour. There are almost 100 different medicinal plants; many have been Native American remedies for centuries while others were imported from other countries. The purpose of the garden is purely educational to give you an understanding of what herbs and plants were used to treat someone with an ailment.

The museum is a fun, educational way to pass a few hours while in Indianapolis.  You will want to call for opening hour details. And contrary to popular belief, the Medical History Museum is not haunted but it is still a great place to visit!