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]]> With exhibits such as Battlefield Surgery, the Evolution of the Microscope, Medical Diagnostic and Treatment Technology and the Effects of Arsenic, plus over 12,000 medical objects, including X-ray machines, microscopes, surgical instruments and anatomical models, the National Museum of Health and Medicine makes for a different museum experience for anyone interested in health, medicine or military history.

Iron Lung - circa 1954 World War I Aid Station

National Museum of Health and Medicine 
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
6900 Georgia Avenue and Elder St., NW, AFIP, Building 54
Washington D.C.

Dates and Times – Open daily, 10:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Docent led tours are offered at 1:00 p.m. on the second and fourth Saturday of each month.

Tickets – Admission is free, (donations accepted)

Nearest Metro Subway Station – Silver Spring or Takoma Park – Red line, then a cab or bus ride to the Walter Reed Army Medical Center campus.

Parking – Free parking is available in the museum’s driveway. On weekday,s a required parking pass can be picked up at the Information Desk.

Mustard Gas poster - circa WW-II  Catcher's Mitt and Boxing Glove for One-Armed Man

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