The Two-Headed Calf of the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia

Tucked under the glimmering gold dome of the Georgia State Capitol building in Atlanta is a curiosity that has many visitors seeing double. Proudly on display next to the introduction to the Capitol Museum is a stuffed, two-headed calf born in the town of Palmetto in 1987. It was originally introduced alongside other taxidermied animals in a display that celebrated the state’s natural resources, and that has since been removed from the museum. The beloved two-headed oddity was too popular not to be returned to display, and now resides inside a curiosity-cabinet…

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