Silver Spring, Maryland: National Museum of Health and Medicine
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- Address:
- 2500 Linden Lane, Silver Spring, MD
- Directions:
- South of I-495 Beltway, exit 31 south onto Hwy 97, turn right/west onto Seminary Rd, which becomes Linden Lane. Turn left into US Army Forest Glen Annex.
- Hours:
- Daily 10-5:30 (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 301-319-3300
- Admission:
- Free, donations welcome.
- RA Rates:
- The Best
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A great medical museum of arcane specimens. Where else can you see the bullet that killed Abraham Lincoln and a human hairball? Nowhere else, that's where.
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Roadsideamerica.com Report...Silver Spring, Maryland - New Home, Old Fans For Assassination Bullet And Human Hairball
National Museum of Health and Medicine:
National Museum of Health and Medicine:
There's only one collection in the world that showcases both a human hairball and the bullet that killed Abraham Lincoln -- and it's also an official American National Historic Landmark.
[09/25/2011] Complete Story...Visitor Tips and News About National Museum of Health and Medicine
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Very interesting museum. Many plastination human organs, examples of human anatomy, and injuries from gunshot wounds. Section of military medicine and the actual bullet that killed Abraham Lincoln.
[Gary, 12/01/2019]
If you like the oddball weird, the National Museum of Health and Medicine is worth the visit. We did the whole museum in less than an hour.
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