Gass Forest Museum

Historical collection of local natural history

Amazing collection of local natural history.- wood samples of the native trees, taxidermy, weapons, seeds and fungi samples. It is wonderful that Mr Gass pushed to have this wonderful collection docu...

A jungle in the middle of town

This museum is in heart of the city.The way inside in unbelievably surrounded by thick vegetation- a surprise indeed in the middle of the town.Museum contains stuffed dead animals- which look real lif...

An unexpected little gem of a place!

I wanted to see as many sights in Coimbatore as was possible in my short visit, and I spotted this place on the map so decided to head there and take a look with a friend of mine on his scooter. It's ...

Good but disappointing

Fifty years ago my father was teaching at the Forest College. I found some historical momentos that I took over to the college in February 2019. The curator and staff welcomed the items and I was touc...

Good spot for a day out

Surprisingly sprawling campus with lots of trees right in the middle of the city. The place has rich collection of taxidermy mounts of animals collected by British / Early indian forest dept. Nomin...