The Grant Zoology Museum

The Micrarium.

A collection of feline skulls.

The Grant Zoology Museum is located in the Darwin building at the University College London. This little known museum is London's last remaining zoology museum. It contains preserved specimens and bones detailing the whole of the animal kingdom. Admission is free, and the museum is small, but worth the visit. You can see the rare skeletal remains of extinct animals including bone specimens from the Dodo Bird and a complete Quagga skeleton (an extinct species of African Zebra for which only 7 skeletons remain.) Other highlights of this collection include a series of bisected heads and a "Micrarium" that hosts hundreds of micro-sized samples stored on slides. The Grant Collection is a traditional museum, hosted in a cool dimly lit room. It's a great place to get out of the sun (or rain) for a day and enjoy some historical samples of creatures from around the world. The museum is not for the faint of heart, as many specimens are preserved in fluid-filled jars and some displays are quite graphic. However, for someone who has an interest in biology or zoology, this location is a must-see.