Mütter Museum Shop, Philadelphia

What to buy here: Mütter Museum Oddities.

Okay, granted the Mütter Museum isn’t for everyone, but if you or someone you know is an avid CSI fan or medical science buff this is absolutely a must-see stop on your trip to Philadelphia. The museum’s collection began over 150 years ago when a 19th century surgeon decided to display his remarkable collection of medical oddities and unusual conditions. A favorite with David Letterman, and the Discovery Channel, both have spotlighted the museum’s more macabre offerings. The museum itself is fascinating and the museum shop is amazing. It contains a number of items you simply won’t find anywhere else. One of the perennial best sellers is the Conjoined Gingerbread Men Cookie Cutter, inspired by one of the museum’s best-known exhibits. $6.50

Then there is the Mütter Museum calendar, with images of the museum by a renowned group of photographers. $14.95

Where else could you find giant toy microbes or a plush anatomically correct heart pillow (a great Valentine’s Day present by the way) than at the Mütter Museum gift shop? I Heart Guts plush heart, $18.00

Feeling a little chilly? There is a bright yellow winter scarf proclaiming a crime scene…..$16.00