As name suggests, the Sacred Heart Natural Science museum displays some violent, some pretty parts of natural organic biology. Eastwards downhill from the main town, about 4 km from Kodaikanal the Sacred Heart Natural Science museum is a captivating mixture of regular science, both in attractive and bloody structure. One of the fundamental tourist attractions in Kodaikanal, this museum houses an outstanding assortment of more than 500 species of birds, insects and animals as well as another exquisite assortment of greenery of in excess of 300 orchid species. Slightly overwhelming yet exceptionally useful, this museum also has on display an assortment of old artifacts of the individuals of Palaiyar clan who resided here. The assortment at Sacred Heart Natural Science museum has been assembled in a span of around 100 years by the caretakers. You can see an assortment of packaged monster moths, human embryos, snakes, stuffed animals and photographs of priests. The museum exhibits artifacts of the old Palaiyar clan’s kin whose descendants still live in these hills. Your visit here will be part frightening, part enlightening. Yet, it merits a look just to see the photos of solemn priests with immense snakes hung around them.