Entry No. 8 — the Charlotte file — filed under: oddities

The Schiele Museum of Natural History

Founded in 1961 by lifelong taxidermist Rudolph 'Bud' Schiele, this museum houses an expansive cabinet of natural history curiosities boasting over 350,000 specimens. Its flagship Wildlife Hall showcases full-scale dioramas of North American fauna, from grizzly bears to timber wolves.

The move: Walk through the dim Hall of North American Wildlife to inspect the vintage taxidermy mounts up close before catching a planetarium show under the dome.

📍 Gastonia
💸 $$
⚡ Up for anything
🌗 Indoors

Where: 1500 E Garrison Blvd, Gastonia, NC 28054

Hours: Added 2026-07-21 — confirm current hours before you go.

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Further reading: Official site · cityofgastonia.news

last checked: 2026-07-21