Entry No. 49 — the New York City file — filed under: haunted

Gotham Taxidermy

Award-winning licensed taxidermist Divya Anantharaman teaches small, hands-on classes in a private Brooklyn studio, walking absolute beginners through anatomy, skinning, and mounting. Specimens are legally and sustainably sourced, and you build a finished piece to take home: an anthropomorphic mouse, a bird mount, a rabbit-or-jackalope shoulder mount, or an articulated rodent skeleton in a glass dome. Anantharaman's work has appeared in National Geographic, the New York Times, and the Discovery show Oddities.

The move: Pick a 'jackalope' or paired-mouse class and spend an afternoon learning to preserve and pose a specimen together, leaving with a strange keepsake.

📍 Before you go Classes run 2-6 hours, dated sessions July-October, and book up; not for the squeamish.

• 📍 Sunset Park, Brooklyn
• 💸 $$
• ⚡ Up for anything
• 🌗 Indoors

Where: Private studio near 25th Street & 3rd Ave, Brooklyn (off the R train)

Hours: Added 2026-06-23 — confirm current hours before you go.

⚠ Seasonal or scheduled — always check before you go.

Plan a visit & invite your people →

Proof: source 1 · source 2 · source 3 · source 4

last checked: 2026-06-23