Mushroom Museum — Attraction in City of Zagreb

Don't miss it! One of my favorite stops in Croatia. We had the whole place to ourselves. Zvonko the curator was so friendly and helpful, he was such a wealth of information on all things mushrooms. He answered all of our questions, even explained how they collect the mushrooms and showed us how they prep the mushrooms for the exhibits. Super interesting. I think we spent an hour and a half here. For sure going truffle hunting next time we are in Croatia! FINDING IT: Google will take you to the building where the museum is located, you'll feel like you're in the wrong place. You're not! Go inside, take the stairs up to second floor and look for the signs. Ring the bell and...

It might be hard to find for people who don't know exactly where the entrance is. It's between the Dolac market and the Count Jelačić square on the left side after you pass the Addiko bank and head towards the market. When you enter either use the elevator or go two stories up and ring the bell. The museum itself boasts a huge collection of mushrooms marked if they are edible, inedible, have no nutritional value or are poisonous or even lethal. Note that the vast majority of the mushrooms are from somewhere in Croatia, with some being donated from people who travelled to China and Russia and some other countries,but as said, most (99,8%) are from somewhere...

I was absolutely blown away by the vast collection of mushrooms and the attention of detail the museum has put into preserving and labelling each mushroom from its type to whether it is “poisonous”, “edible” or even “delicious”. I would highly recommend anyone visiting Zagreb to make a visit to the museum as it is conveniently located in the heart of the centre.

I believe everyone would step out the museum with a bit more knowledge on the sheer versatility of mushrooms, from food to a potential future sustainable material in...