the transylvanian zoological museum that time forgot

i read about the zoological museum at babes-bolyai university in cluj-napoca, romania, and knew i needed to go see it. it has been described as a museum that time forgot, which is a very apt description. deep in the university’s communist-era grounds, it consists of multiple stuffy rooms of mid-century, dust-covered, real stuffed animals of every imaginable species, arranged according to their taxonomy. my only disappointment was that i did not get to see a taxidermied two-headed cow which was rumored to exist onsite, but still would rate the premises 5/5! the taxidermy was of questionable quality, but that only added to the allure!