









Grant Museum of Zoology
University St, WC1E 6DE
This tiny university museum packs 67,000 zoological specimens into one gloriously macabre room: skeletons, extinct species like the Tasmanian Tiger, and creatures suspended in glass jars. It's free, slightly spooky, and nothing like the big museums.
Free admission
Extinct species collection
University teaching museum
Specimens in jars
Tips
🦋"'Blaschka' glass collection of unimaginably intricate invertebrate models, breathtakingly delicate and beautiful"
⏱️plan for 45 min to 1 hour
đź«™skip if you're squeamish about specimens in jars
Grant Museum of Zoology
University St, WC1E 6DEOpens Friday at 1:00 PM










This tiny university museum packs 67,000 zoological specimens into one gloriously macabre room: skeletons, extinct species like the Tasmanian Tiger, and creatures suspended in glass jars. It's free, slightly spooky, and nothing like the big museums.
Free admission
Extinct species collection
University teaching museum
Specimens in jars
Tips
🦋"'Blaschka' glass collection of unimaginably intricate invertebrate models, breathtakingly delicate and beautiful"
⏱️plan for 45 min to 1 hour
đź«™skip if you're squeamish about specimens in jars