New Orleans Pharmacy Museum

What a find this museum is! It has it all – education, spookiness, a picture-perfect garden setting, and even a charming balcony. Take the guided or self-guided tour through the nation's first pharmacy - it tells the stories of its owners – including J. Dufilho, the first licensed pharmacist in the US. You will also learn about the supposed hauntings that occur in the building.

On display are all sorts of antique medical equipment and medicines – from voodoo potions and live leeches to numerous 19th-century dental instruments to all variants of snake oil, old makeup, and countless other curious items and methods, both fascinating and terrifying. There is even a pharmacist's work area that displays the microscope, mortar, and pestle that doctors used to make their medicines, while the nearby garden shows the herbs that were a part of many prescriptions to patients. All in all, money and time are well spent!

Tip:
Show up just before 1 pm to take the one-hour guided tour in the style of an entertaining lecture/presentation (Tuesday-Friday, for the same price as the self-guided tour but so much better), after which you'll be free to explore the museum at your leisure.