National Cryptologic Museum

The National Cryptologic Museum is an American museum of cryptologic history that is affiliated with the National Security Agency. The first public museum in the U.S.
  • Opening hours: Monday–Saturday 10:00 AM–4:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Maryland
  • Also known as: “National Vigilance Park” and “NCM”
  • Address: 8290 Colony Seven Road, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: National Vigilance Park and Maya Angelou Academy.

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Russett and Fort Meade.

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National Cryptologic Museum

Latitude
39.11487° or 39° 6′ 54″ north
Longitude
-76.77473° or 76° 46′ 29″ west
Elevation
164 feet (50 metres)
Open location code
87F5467G+W4
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“National Cryptologic Museum” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “متحف التعمية القومي”
  • Catalan: “National Cryptologic Museum”
  • Chinese: “國家密碼學博物館”
  • Dutch: “National Cryptologic Museum”
  • French: “National Cryptologic Museum”
  • German: “National Cryptologic Museum”
  • German: “Nationales Kryptologisches Museum”
  • Japanese: “アメリカ国立暗号博物館”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “National Cryptologic Museum”
  • Russian: “Национальный музей криптографии”
  • Spanish: “Museo Nacional de Criptología”
  • Turkish: “Ulusal Kriptoloji Müzesi”
  • Vietnamese: “Bảo tàng Mật mã học Quốc gia”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Argonne Hills and Colony Fairfield.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: N11 and N10.

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