National Museum of Health and Medicine
Formerly Army Medical Museum
Free federal museum in Silver Spring on the history of medicine and military medicine, from Civil War specimens to pathology and human-body exhibits.
Ways to visit
Museum galleries (self-guided) Open
- What you see
- Exhibitsmedicalmuseum.health.mil, 2026-10-26
- How
- Walk inmedicalmuseum.health.mil, 2026-10-26
- When
- MonTueWedThuFriSatSunWednesday to Sunday 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Holiday closures are not listed.Calendar ↗medicalmuseum.health.mil, 2026-10-26
- Booking
- Not statedThe visit page gives hours and says the museum is free; it does not mention reservations for individuals.medicalmuseum.health.mil, 2026-10-26
- Cost
- FreeParking is free.medicalmuseum.health.mil, 2026-10-26
- Requirements
- None stated.
About
The museum began as the Army Medical Museum during the Civil War and now shows collections on pathology, the human body and American military medicine. It is free and open Wednesday to Sunday. Visitors should use the Linden Lane entrance, because the Brookfield Road gate requires military identification. Its rules and chaperone guidance for children are in downloadable PDFs.
Run by: U.S. Army Medical Department (Defense Health Agency site).
Getting there
2500 Linden Lane, Silver Spring, MD, 20910
Just outside U.S. Army Garrison-Forest Glen. Use the visitor entrance on Linden Lane; the Brookfield Road entrance needs military ID.
The pin marks the site itself, not necessarily the entrance (39.00964, -77.05256). Apple Maps directions go to the street address instead. Show on our map · Google Maps · Apple Maps
Museum: (301) 319-3300
Last checked 2026-10-26. Sources are listed below.
More on the official page: medicalmuseum.health.mil/assets/documents/visit/What_t…. Check it before you go.
Sources
- medicalmuseum.health.mil · official page · read 2026-10-26For: name; who runs it
- geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/locations/onelineadd… · US Census Bureau geocoder · read 2026-10-26For: location
- medicalmuseum.health.mil/index.cfm/visit/directions · official page · read 2026-10-26For: street address; phone and email; Museum galleries (self-guided): requirements
- medicalmuseum.health.mil/index.cfm/visit/index · official page · read 2026-10-26For: Museum galleries (self-guided): open or closed; Museum galleries (self-guided): kind of visit; Museum galleries (self-guided): days and hours; Museum galleries (self-guided): booking; Museum galleries (self-guided): cost
- medicalmuseum.health.mil/index.cfm/visit/what_to_expect · official page · read 2026-10-26For: Museum galleries (self-guided): what you see
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