Need Offbeat Valentine's Ideas? Take Your Sweetheart to See These Human Hearts!

Looking for an offbeat (but still heartfelt!) way to celebrate Valentine's? You could buy a classic heart-shaped box of chocolate...or you could always go check out an actual human heart!
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Looking for an offbeat (but still heartfelt!) way to celebrate Valentine's? You could buy a classic heart-shaped box of chocolate...or you could always go check out an actual human heart! Whether you've already got a sweetheart or you've just had your heart ripped out, thrown on the ground and mercilessly trampled, hopefully these real-life organs will be more heartwarming than heart attack-inducing.

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From the infamous Mutter Museum, which has multiple human hearts on display, to the The Franklin Institute Science Museum's ginmormous walk-through heart to the Maude Abbott Museum's online exhibition of organs, there are a few places to take your date to see one-- but beware! These date ideas aren't exactly for the faint of heart. Find out the best places to visit a human heart here!

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