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National Museum of Health and Medicine

Address: Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 6900 Georgia Ave. and Elder St., NW, Upper Northwest, Washington, DC | Map It
Phone: 202/782-2200
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Category: Museums/Galleries
Location: Upper Northwest

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Fodor's Review:

Open since the 1860s, this medical museum illustrates medicine's fight against injury and disease. It has one of the world's largest collections of microscopes. Because some exhibits are fairly graphic (the wax surgical models and the preserved organs come to mind), the museum may not be suitable for young children or the squeamish. The museum is on the campus of Walter Reed Army Medical Center, so you may be asked for identification going in; cars entering the campus are frequently stopped for inspection. To get here from Adams-Morgan, catch Bus S2 or S4 to Silver Spring on 16th Street.

Cost: Free
Open: Daily 10-5:30; tours 2nd and 4th Sat. at 1
Metro: Silver Spring

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