German Pharmacy Museum
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Housed in Heidelberg Castle, this museum showcases Germany's pivotal role in pharmacy history through exquisitely preserved apothecary tools, vintage scales, ornate labeled bottles, and curious dried specimens—a fascinating window into centuries of
“The German Pharmacy Museum, off the Schlosshof at Schloss Heidelberg, illustrates the history of Western pharmacology, in which Germany played a central role.”
– Lonely Planet
"Ancient flagons and receptacles (each with a carefully painted enamel label), beautifully made scales, little drawers, shelves, dried beetles and toads." Full review