National Museum of Health and Medicine

The National Museum of Health and Medicine is a museum in , near The museum was founded by U.S. Army Surgeon General William A.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
  • Address: 2500 Linden Lane, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Washington D.C. Temple and Talbot Avenue bridge.

Church
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The is the 16th operating temple of . Located in , near , and the Capital Beltway, it became the church's first temple east of the since the original Nauvoo Temple, completed in 1846. is situated 4,000 feet northwest of National Museum of Health and Medicine.

Bridge
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The in , , is a two-lane pedestrian and vehicle bridge that connects the neighborhood of Lyttonsville to downtown over the Metropolitan Subdivision of the CSX railroad. is situated 3,400 feet southeast of National Museum of Health and Medicine.

Metro station
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is a side platformed Washington Metro station in , . The station was opened on September 22, 1990, and is operated by the . is situated 3,700 feet northeast of National Museum of Health and Medicine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include National Park Seminary and Forest Glen Park.

Neighborhood
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National Park Seminary—later renamed National Park College—was an elite, private, nonsectarian women’s boarding and finishing school that operated from 1894 until 1942. in Forest Glen Park, Maryland.

Neighborhood
is an unincorporated community in , , United States, and a residential neighborhood within the census-designated place.

Village
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is a census-designated place in , United States. Its population was 6,897 as of the 2020 census.

National Museum of Health and Medicine

Latitude
39.00874° or 39° 0′ 32″ north
Longitude
-77.05309° or 77° 3′ 11″ west
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map ID
way 217218558
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Wiki­data ID
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“National Museum of Health and Medicine” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “المتحف الوطني للصحة والطب”
  • Azerbaijani: “Sağlamlıq və Tibb Milli Muzeyi”
  • Belarusian: “Нацыянальны музей аховы здароўя і медыцыны”
  • Belarusian: “Нацыянальны музэй здароўя і мэдыцыны”
  • Catalan: “Museu Nacional de Salut i Medicina”
  • Chinese: “国家卫生与医学博物馆”
  • Chinese: “美国国家卫生与医学博物馆”
  • Chinese: “美國國家衛生與醫學博物館”
  • Dutch: “National Museum of Health and Medicine”
  • French: “National Museum of Health and Medicine”
  • French: “National Museum of Health and social care”
  • Galician: “Museo Nacional de Saúde e Medicina”
  • Georgian: “ჯანმრთელობისა და მედიცინის ეროვნული მუზეუმი”
  • German: “National Museum of Health and Medicine”
  • German: “Nationalmuseum für Gesundheit und Medizin”
  • Hebrew: “המוזיאון הלאומי לבריאות ורפואה”
  • Japanese: “国立健康医学博物館”
  • Korean: “국립 의료 박물관”
  • Korean: “국립 의료박물관”
  • Korean: “국립의료박물관”
  • Malayalam: “നാഷണൽ മ്യൂസിയം ഓഫ് ഹെൽത്ത് ആൻഡ് മെഡിസിൻ”
  • Russian: “Национальный музей здравоохранения и медицины”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Taigh-tasgaidh Nàiseanta na Slàinte is an Leigheis”
  • Slovenian: “Nacionalni muzej zdravja in medicine”
  • Slovenian: “National Museum of Health and Medicine”
  • Tatar: “Саулык һәм Тыйб милли музее”
  • Ukrainian: “Національний музей здоров’я й медицини”
  • Urdu: “قومی عجا‏‏ئب گھر برائے صحت و طب”

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Highlights include Birch Drive Neighborhood Conservation Area and Fort Detrick Forest Glen Annex.

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