Indiana Medical History Museum

The Indiana Medical History Museum is in the old pathology building of the Central State Hospital for the Insane. 

This museum has an autopsy room, amphitheater, laboratories and photo archives as well as old autopsy records.  The Old Pathology Building that houses the museum was built shortly after the germ theory was widely accepted, and vintage instruments and tools still remain in the original laboratories.  There is a recreated doctor’s office from the 1950's located on the grounds, as well. 

Part of what makes the Indiana Medical History Museum so fascinating is that this research and education facility is a time capsule from the late 19th and early 20th century. The building itself is the oldest surviving pathology facility in the nation and is on the National Register of Historic Places. Make sure to see the 1896 teaching amphitheater, where visiting medical students and doctors viewed autopsies.

Tours are guided only in the museum, but you can see the medicinal garden during the spring and summer.  This is one of the most fascinating and odd museums in Midwest America and if you live in the area you should not miss an opportunity to visit.