BODIES...The Exhibition

It was AMAZING!!! It was wonderful how it was set up and I really enjoyed seeing everything about our bodies and having it on display. I purchased a GROUPON deal and was able to take my sister in law. We had a blast. It was quiet and just wonderful. It was just beautiful to see how our bodies function and what it can do. I especially enjoyed seeing the fetal development. There IS a disclaimer before you enter the room, as some people wouldn’t enjoy seeing a fetus throughout stages of development. I didn’t take pictures since it was requested that we don’t. I would go back again for sure.

A very interesting exhibit. If you are fascinated by the human body and want to just be able to see how and what are bodies consist of, this is the exhibit to go to. I love science and especially anatomy. It was all very intriguing and interesting to see how different organs look and the comparisons of a healthy organ vs. a poorly maintained organ. I just do not think it is a place for little kids as many parents brought their kids to the exhibit and all they were trying to do is touch the bodies which is a big no no. Overall it was an amazing experience and I will for sure be going again.

The Bodies Exhibit is a great place to learn more about the human body****, but I feel this traveling exhibit needs to have additional features to encourage ongoing patronage of previous visitors. I visited the Bodies Exhibit in San Diego circa 2006 and it doesn’t appear to have made any changes since then!
I remember the Bodies exhibit in San Diego and one of the amazing and most memorable showcases was of the skin unfolded! It literally took up a room! They no longer have that. I was a bit disappointed– one of the few memories of the exhibit is no longer on display.
While in San Diego, I remember the steep price of visiting the exhibit (even with a college discount) but it was well worth it, but visiting this exhibit again with little to no changes was in short – a disappointment. Most likely won’t be visiting this again as a result.
Another Unilocal reviewer mentions their memory of the exhibit being larger as well– and I didn’t read their Unilocal review before this post!
After the exhibit, like most museums, there is a gift store. Since this exhibit is being shared with Titanic, I saw some «collectibles”– a $ 40 little piece of coal from the actual Titanic. I don’t know how valuable it will be in the future, but I was amazed it was even certified.
For museum enthusiasts who can spend their days at a museum– for those that have a background in Biology or an advanced degree in the health field, this exhibit is about a 1 hour visit. For those that have not visited, I recommend the Groupon deal which is $ 15 per person.

I came here for my anatomy class to earn some extra credit and wasn’t disappointed. My favorite rooms were the heart & the baby rooms. I’ve always been interested to study midwifing so this really put a reality perspective to it, I was blown away. The price was a bit stiff (they say online they have college discount with ID — but we seemed to have paid full price), and there was some lighting issues which made the impression a bit awkward at first but ultimately it was a really cool place. And what a plus that there was a Starbucks right across the way! All that science Made me tired lol.

This place is A-​MAZ-​ING & MUST SEE!!!
I’ve purchased a Groupon deal that allows me to see both exhibits: Bodies and Titanic. Comes with a self remote audio tour (not worth it — read the exhibit pieces yourself to truly undestand how wonderful the human body is, and how much damage it can sustain). Same goes for reading the artifacts on the Titanic to truly feel what happened back on April 10, 1912.
The BODIES exhibit — I really dig! Like I said, you’ll truly be mesmerized by what the bodies look like (everything from the skeleton, to the muscles, to the organs, to the veins and nervous systems, and to how a baby fetus is developed), and especially, to how much damage we can inflict on our own bodies, and to how it affects us within time (from youngins to elderly stages).
In addition, all these body parts as well as the human models — these are all bodies donated to science by China. These are the John and Jane Does (or John and Jane Changs according to Maxine Marcus, my curator who was working the floor today), who were unidentified victims of natural disasters (or as mentioned by Unilocaler Kar M: those of political prisoners, murdered or sold into Chinese Black Market (but of course, no museum in their right mind will admit that).
I thought so since I noticed that a lot of the human models had almond shaped eyes, and low and behold, they were Asian bodies, lol! Also, I had chills going through some rooms or when trying to sneak a picture, my camera phone wouldn’t auto focus properly. Hmmmm, maybe the souls there were shy in letting me take their pics??? ;)
Also, experiencing this exhibit was more of a personal connection for me: I got to see how and where on the neck my Mom’s surgeries were operated on. My Mom was also thrilled that she got to see the pics on where she operated on as well as what had happened to her 3 older brothers (who all died of separate and various organ failures 13 months apart from 2012 to 2015).
Once you have reached the end of the Bodies Exhibit, it’ll lead you straight into the gift shop. Now, onto the Titanic Exhibit…
Before the exhibit, you can take a picture of yourself on their fake cruise line with a green screen background. I opted to not do it since it’s funnier posting with two people or more. Some couples posed like Jack and Rose «flying scene» or another couple posing attempting to throw their mate off the boat, lol!
Afterwards, you wait at the fake life boat outside the exhibit. You’ll then meet with a docent in period clothing with an Irish accent. You’ll get a Passport of the name of the passenger who was on there, towards the end of the exhibit, you’ll find out if that person survived or didn’t. Afterwards, you’ll be directed to watch a 5mins video of what the Titanic was. Your docent will then give you a quick 5 mins tour of the Titanic and Dos and Don’ts when seeing the artifacts.
It was cool seeing the exhibit inside parts of the Titantic. It does feel like you’re stepping back into yesteryear. The first half of the exhibit does focus a lot on First Class from the luxurious hallways, to the fancy clothing, Turkish bath spas, the dinner menus, dinner ware to dining rooms, and to what their cabin rooms and various parlors (reading and smoke rooms) were like. You also get to see a small tibit of the lower class relics. You’ll then make your way to the second half of the exhibit — to the rest of the Titanic.
There are 2 actors working in the Titanic exhibit. One was a gentleman docent in the beginning, the second half of the exhibit, I met with a chamber maid, who told me about the tragic lost of lives and those who had survived the Titanic, and you get to see a 5mins clip of the Titanic breaking in half. I did get a lil teary eyed, but fought back the tears. The chamber maid did a great job of telling this story.
Three Things That Did Gimme Goosebumps:
1. Upon reading the history of the Titanic and reading about the lives lost, I also did feel like their spirits were in there too. I did get some chills when I read about them.
2. The one room that spooked me was the Boiler Room — it was dark and the faces of dead crew lit up in red, yea, I didn’t stay in there too long.
3. The chamber maid was stealth. I saw something moved at the corner of my right eye and it was her sitting at the dark corner waiting for me at the second half of the exhibit, lol! They have chairs at every corner, and so I got spooked, lol!
Also, the only thing that you were able to touch is the iceberg. At 28 degrees F — hypothermia at its finest! Finally, you get to the last room and you’ll find out if your passenger survived.
Sadly, my passenger — Edith Corse Evans didn’t survived :(
Overall, I do recommend you come and visit these exhibits. You’ll be fascinated by what you’ll learn. I totally dig it!!! :D

The Bodies exhibit is great. If you’re not fond of lots of reading, they offer an audio guide. My boyfriend and I came across a Groupon deal for The Titanic & Bodies exhibit. I reccomend both.
You are first introduced to historic figures that made differences in medicine and discovered how we should take care of our bodies. The sections of the tour is divided by bones, muscles, nerves, heart and lungs, organs, fetus development, sex organs and continuing research/​discoveries. Throughout contains real perserved human organs/​tissue and facts about the fucnctions and workings of the body part as well as what ill/​unhealthy organs look like, causes and possible treatment. You don’t miss out on anything about the human body. It is a remarkably fantastic tour full of information ALL should be aware of but not many know.

This is MY second time here (first anatomy) and now physiology class. Both times I loved it! Took MY boyfriend along with me this time so he could step into MY world. I love how they have the lung from smoking cigarettes right next to a huge clear box where people can drop their cigarettes it’s almost like they are giving you a chance to quit before you end up like that! The fetus exhibit was also very interesting. They even have a remote where you can listen to a description of what you are viewing. I’m sad to see this place go in March i grew to love it and I know there are a lot of nursing students who need to see this.

It was a decent museum until I learned about where they actually got the bodies from. So inhumane. And the employees walking around are just minions that can hardly answer any questions. I wish i did more research before putting money into this. I don’t support this disgusting cause. Sad. Very sad. Watch the ²⁰⁄₂₀ episode guys. Before you go*

I saw a Bodies exhibit years ago, and I remember it being larger and brighter. This particular exhibit and location are dark and a bit gloomy. Some of the cases and figures were literally in the dark. I don’t know if the lights failed or if they were turned off for some reason. It was hard to see anything in those areas, and there was even a worker using her phone’s flashlight to shed light on one of the female bodies. It was the first one, since most of the exhibit is male dominated, and it would have been nice if we could have seen it better.
However, I recalled my mom being extremely interested in a couple, similar, exhibits at the science museum in Chicago on our last mother-​daughter trip, and I thought she would like to see more. When I saw a deal on Groupon (adult admission with audio guide for $ 15), I bought two tickets and drove my mom over on a surprise visit.
She had a great time looking at everything, and all her questions were answered by the audio remote. The human body is truly fascinating with all its musculature and various systems. The arteries and veins in the pulmonary system are particularly beautiful and reminded me of coral or plant life.
Genitals are intact, so that’s something to consider if bringing small children or immature friends. Even my mom couldn’t stop herself from calling out «peenie!» every time she saw a penis. Luckily for me, the place was rather empty, so my embarrassment was limited.

My husband loves the study of the anatomy so I knew I had to bring him to this exhibit. It was just as fascinating as I remember back several years ago. I learned so much in our two hours of viewing. We actually should have stayed even longer because there is so much to appreciate about our incredibly created bodies. To me the liver really caught my attention because it has over 500 different functions! Also, viewing normal lungs next to a smokers cancerous lungs was overwhelming.
The babies in the jars was very emotional so I quickly went through that exhibit. If you are a pro abortion you won’t be after leaving that room .
My husbands ready to go see it one more time, so I say it was an excellent, memorable date!

Just finished the exhibit tour today and it was very interesting and informative! My sister bought a groupon for the exhibit — they also have a combo package to visit the Titanic exhibit next door.
If you think you might be interested in the medical field then this is definitely somewhere to start. I wish they had their hands on part open, not sure when it actually is open though. I like that throughout the exhibit they do explain some of the common medical conditions that individuals in «developed» countries will mostly encounter. I definitely recommend that everyone gives this a try just so you can see how your own body is structured and how it works, so you can take care of yourself even better! And go get your physical blood work labs done!
No foods or drinks allowed. Also no cell phone usage. There were only 2 workers walking around the whole exhibit.

At first I was fascinated by the marvel of human body displayed with extreme detail until I looked into the horrible controversy of ORIGINS OF THE BODIES.
RESEARCH before supporting this exhibition that forges the origins of these displayed bodies as «consensually donated,» which is UNCONFIRMED. Many of these bodies were likely those of EXECUTED CHINESE POLITICAL PRISONERS, MURDER VICTIMS and VICTIMS OF THE CHINESE BLACK MARKET. There’s strong evidence surrounding the possibility that the body of missing and murdered 8-​month pregnant Dalian anchorwoman Zhang Weijie is in a body exhibition. Myriad visitors have identified the distinctive match in features and profile of the missing Zhang Weijie with the exhibited reclined pregnant woman. Zhang’s involvement with former politician Bo Xilai has led to questionable suspicions being swept under the rug all this time.

I’ve been wanting to see this exhibition for years! I got so lucky while browsing Groupon to come upon these tickets with an included audio tour for $ 15 each. I dragged my husband along and being a biomedical engineer he was pretty excited.
When we arrived on the premises, there was plenty of parking all around. We made the line to claim our tickets and made our way to the exhibition. It was all very well organized in every function of the body. You begin with bones, then muscles, nerves, the brain, organs, etc. My favorite part was seeing how some diseases affect your body physically. As well, I liked the fetuses section that shows how it develops from an embryo to a baby. At the end of the exhibit, you can interact with one of their machines and measure your blood pressure, body fat, and BMI. As well, they have a photo booth so you can take a picture with a postcard and email it to yourself.
Overall, I found it very educational and fascinating. I loved sharing this experience with my husband who was so excited to see the actual organs for which he develops medical devices and has conducted research for so many years. I truly recommend it to anyone that has an interest in anatomy and curiosity about our bodies.

After years of wanting to go see Bodies: the Exhibition, I was finally able to go today. We bought tickets off of Groupon this morning for $ 15 each and it included the audio tour. If you enjoy science or anatomy, I highly recommend going while you can. I took a human anatomy class and it was pretty much everything we learned about except it wasn’t fake models we were seeing. That is the sad part and you probably don’t want to think about it while there. The specimens are unclaimed bodies from China that are preserved.
My favorite parts have to be the nerves, arteries, and the fetuses. They do have a warning if you do not want to see the part with the fetuses, but you get to see everything in the human body in a completely different way and I wouldn’t want to miss that part. I can only imagine the amount of time and work it took to be able to see them.
At the end they have two machines where you can take some tests (blood pressure, heart rate, weight, etc.). They are interesting to see. If you do the weight one be sure to put your feet on top of the little bar on the bottom. They also have a little photobooth where you can send a picture of yourself to your email, Facebook, or twitter.

Uma esperiencia única!!! Eu amei conhecer melhor cada orgão interno! É mais para adultos do que pra crisnças!

I really enjoyed my visit there. Everybody should visit that exhibition at least once because so many useful information. My friend and I found a gropon deal and visit the exhibit. I am a nursing major so I have a strong stomach :))) I was able to handle it well but my friend couldn’t last very long.
Parking is free which is a good thing and prices are affordable. It’s worth your money compare to so much information that you will learn about body. I’m glad we visited there. Highly recommended

Highly suggest this for anyone interested in human anatomy or biology or if you’re just interested in seeing the displays! My boyfriend got tickets for us off Groupon that came with the guided audio tour. The audio tour was nice as in it described certain displays however not every display had an audio tour and you could just read the descriptions. I’d suggest only getting the audio tour for kids (they have a kid friendly version so it’s easier for them to understand) or if you want to learn more about the human body if you have little knowledge about it and don’t want to read the descriptions.
At the end, there are two machines that test your health level! I really liked these, there’s a blood pressure test, BMI and vision.
Now you just have to remember these were actual people who had their bodies donated for science so be prepared. I know there’s some controversy with the bodies if they were ethically taken from China but that’s another story.
I was a little disappointed however as I’ve seen the exhibit when it was at the California Science Center and it was much bigger there. There were some displays I wanted my boyfriend to see and see again like the body fat surrounding the organs but it wasn’t at this exhibit.

If you can look past the fact that all of the models are Chinese and who knows if these bodies were ethically obtained by the Chinese government, it’s actually a pretty cool exhibit for anyone who is interested in anatomy or the healthcare field. I would recommend this place for students or families trying to get their youngsters interested in science.
You walk through different rooms which are each dedicated to different parts of the body, like a cardiovascular system room, muscular system room, etc. It’s really educational and interesting. They teach you a lot about organ specific diseases and cancers next to real specimens and samples.
My favorite room is the one with all of the fetuses at different points of pregnancy. The fetus models did not come from abortions but from pregnancies that naturally ended. If you’re sensitive towards seeing the unborn babies, they have another pathway through the exhibit that lets you skip that room. I’m a little nerd and loved this place but thought the ticket was a little pricy because there’s not thaat much to see and you’ll be done walking through everything in 1.5 to 2 hours.

Did you know that every drop of blood in your body passes through the heart at least once per minute? Did you know that there are over 100,000 miles of veins in your body? Or that if you combined all the muscles in your body, it can lift 10 tons?
These are just a few things I learned today! It’s like a crash course in human anatomy, but so much better. I’m not sure how much longer they will be at this location, but it’s right next to Knotts Berry Farm. We got our tickets from a groupon deal, but the $ 22 per adult admission isn’t bad at all, I really thought it’d be at least $ 30.
The way the exhibition is set up, is that you walk through different rooms that have different parts of the body. They give you a clicker that you can use to listen to the in-​depth description of the displays. So as you listen along, you can follow with your eyes looking at the cadavers and the specific body parts on display.
Gotta admit, at first I was pretty creeped out that all the body parts and people on display are real human bodies that were preserved. But after some time, the amazement from looking at these cadavers overtook that feeling. It’s not everyday you can look at the insides of a person!
Definitely recommend going to this exhibit at least once! You won’t only learn so much, you’ll come out in awe!

Wow this place is incredible. It’s such an educational and interesting experience. They give you a little portable audio clicker where you can insert in the number of each section to listen to the information in depth.
Every room is broken down into different parts of your body and gives you details on how it works. The cadavers are really cool and looks so lively. All the bodies are real donated parts of a human body. It’s so crazy how they keep the entire body from rotting.
Some gives you information on the types of diseases you can experience throughout your life and how to prevent it. I thought it was eye opening and interesting when they focused on over exercising causes women to decrease their fertility rate.
My favorite was the different stages of the fetus and how much it grows within the 9 months that they are in the mothers’ womb.
Overall, I would definitely recommend this place! I’ve learned so much from this exhibit.

The body Exhibit is an absolute MUST see. I had been to it years ago and I was excited to go again. The only thing I wasn’t super happy about was it being in Buena Park this time which was quite a drive for me, but definitely worth it.
This exhibit displays actual human bodies preserved with plastics so we are able to examine every inch of the human body. I found it so interesting learning about how our muscles work within our bodies. How our bones attach to the nerve endings and just physically being able to look at bodies with the skin peeled off for full exposure. At first it may sound gross but it’s so cool to learn about the human body and how it really works.
The Exhibit show hearts, lungs, kidneys and pretty much every single body part we have. Yes even the reproductive system for men and women. Like I said all body parts are on display, so don’t be surprised to see it. In the respiratory room they have a healthy lung and an unhealthy lung (a smoker) and show you what damage it has done to you lungs! Lungs with cancer and emphysema are there to stress how bad smoking is for your health. There is a place for smoker’s to throw away their cigarettes packs after you see it.
The Exhibit also has a fetal development room. There is a sign up warning you in case you want to skip this part of the exhibit. However all ages can enter. You can see a baby at different stages in the womb at certain amount of weeks. I found it very interesting. The whole thing is interesting and pretty cool. Lastly you have to catch this exhibit while it’s going on in your city because it only happens at certain times of the year and not every year in each city.