Natural-science Museum in the village of Cherni Osam founded in 1976 Cherni Osam village in Northern Bulgaria, located 175 km South-East of Sofia.

Ilia Iliev, rural biology teacher, together with students began collecting species of flora and fauna in 1965. The lessons Iliev with students dissect different animals that lived in the mountain Stara Planina. Over time, the biologist collection, which was exhibited in the school grew, and in 1976 it was moved to the new location. And in early 1977, there was formed a branch of the Museum of the history of the town of Lovech, which received the status of a Museum and earned as an independent Museum in 1992.

Visitors to this site can discover a huge variety of inhabitants of Stara Planina mountains. Because of Cherni Osam is located in "Central Balkan" national Park), the Museum presents exhibition of photographs of the natural attractions of the area. Just natural-scientific Museum contains more than 700 exhibits, and represented about 25 dissected animals. In each room are posted on the sounds of various animals. Installation of the second floor will acquaint visitors with the habitat of animals such as the wolf, chamois, wild boar, wild cat, deer, deer and other mammals.

Behind the glass are more than a dozen species of fish living in the local river, besides the exhibits of the fish that are in nature not Dating anymore. Visitors also have the opportunity to meet with over a dozen species of amphibians and reptiles, habitat which is the Central part of Stara Planina. There is also a large collection of insects and exposition, in which are about 120 species of birds, including raptors, habitat which is water and plain.

Visitors of the natural history Museum if you want to purchase informational brochures and postcards.

Cherni Osam is close to the Troyan monastery. The guests of the village have the opportunity to engage not normal, and rural tourism, by the way, Cherni Osam is the starting point of the tourist route leading to the base of Ambaritsa. In addition, the village has courses for conductors – employees of the mountains.