Entry No. 5 — the Wichita file — filed under: oddities
Skeletons Out of the Closet
“a real human brain, heart, and hand (none for sale)”
An alternative shop of upcycled furniture, local art, decorative skulls and Furrybones figurines with a small oddities museum upstairs that, per local press, has held a real human brain, heart, and hand (none for sale). The owners have also run pajama movie-night 'sleepovers' for the community.
The story
Step past the main display at 2903 East Douglas Avenue and you’ll find a storefront split into two very different worlds. Ground level operates as an alternative shop stocking upcycled furniture, local artwork, decorative skulls, and Furrybones figurines. It is quirky and approachable enough for an easy browse while walking through the Douglas Design District.
Climb the stairs, however, and the atmosphere changes. The upper floor holds a compact oddities museum containing items you definitely cannot take home. Local press documented a real preserved human brain, a human heart, and a human hand among the upstairs specimens. It is a genuinely eerie cabinet of curiosities sitting directly above a retail floor—made all the stranger by the fact that the owners used to host pajama-clad community movie-night 'sleepovers' right in the space.
That juxtaposition of neighborhood movie nights and real organ specimens is precisely what makes the place weird. But like many independent oddity haunts, its footprint is unpredictable, so checking its status before you head out is a required first step.
What it's like
Expect a sharp contrast between the ground-floor retail setup and the small specimen museum upstairs. You'll browse local art, upcycled furniture, and skull decor downstairs before heading up to examine the human anatomical displays. The main catch is availability: operating hours are not posted online, and community reports suggest the shop's operational status is volatile. Call 316-869-1268 to verify they are open before parking along Douglas Avenue.
The move: Browse the curiosities downstairs, then go up to the oddities museum together and dare each other to find the creepiest specimen; check ahead for a movie night if you want to make an evening of it.
📍 Before you go Find it in the Douglas Design District, the walkable shop-and-restaurant corridor running east along Douglas Avenue, where street and small-lot parking are usually easy. The shop sits in a larger building with the curiosities at ground level and the specimens kept in a small museum on the upper floor, so plan to browse downstairs first and then head up. It's an independently run spot whose hours and one-off events tend to shift, so confirm the day's plan before driving over. The surrounding Design District makes pairing a meal or a drink afterward simple.
- 📍 Douglas Design District
- 💸 $
- ⚡ Up for anything
- 🌗 Indoors
Where: 2903 E Douglas Ave, Wichita, KS 67214
Hours: Hours not posted online; current operation unconfirmed beyond a live first-party site at this address, so call 316-869-1268 before going
⚠ Seasonal or scheduled — always check before you go.
Pair it with
- La Vie Bohème Apothecary & Curiosity Shoppe — Walk 0.4 miles down Douglas Avenue to continue browsing curiosities, altar supplies, and esoteric herbs.
- Lava & Tonic — Head eight-tenths of a mile west to grab a drink inside an unmarked tiki speakeasy hidden behind bamboo paneling.
- Highland Cemetery (Wichita's abandoned pioneer cemetery) — Drive just over a mile north to pair real human specimens with 25 acres of neglected 19th-century tombstones.
Good to know
Can you buy the human organs in the upstairs museum?
No. The preserved human brain, heart, and hand in the upstairs museum collection are strictly display items and are not for sale.
Where is Skeletons Out of the Closet located?
It sits at 2903 E Douglas Ave in Wichita's Douglas Design District, where street parking and small-lot parking are typically straightforward.
How do I check if the shop is currently open?
Because hours are not published online and operations remain unconfirmed, call 316-869-1268 to check before you make the drive.
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Further reading: thesunflower.com · jessica6385.wixsite.com · Facebook
last checked: 2026-06-06