Anatomy Lab, UCSF

Looking for a view to die for? Believe it or not, the UCSF Anatomy Lab has the finest views of the Golden Gate Bridge and Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. The lab, which is on the thirteenth floor of the Medical Sciences building (no joke), runs most of the length of the building and the entire north wall is covered with giant plate glass windows. If the space wasn’t an anatomy lab it would be a great place for a restaurant.
If your tastes run more toward the macabre than the scenic, this is also a great place to see human skeletons, bisected heads, and amputated limbs. Just be forewarned that the odor is unlike anything you have ever smelled before and will probably leave you unable to use your nasal passages for several days afterwards.
Unfortunately, admission to the anatomy lab is a bit exclusive. You must either be a UCSF student or faculty member, be the guest of a UCSF student or faculty member, or be dead. I recommend trying the first two routes, but if you really want to donate your body to science, here’s how:
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