During the Civil War, the National Museum of Health and Medicine (NMHM) was known as the Army Medical Museum. For years it served as a central hub for research in general medicine, treatments for infectious diseases, and medical conditions related to war. The National Museum of Health and Medicine received its current name in 1989, and now holds several exhibitions detailing recent advances in military medicine, anatomy and pathology, and Civil War medicine.

The museum also has five collections on display that teach visitors about human anatomy, the anatomy of the brain, and the history of military medicine. The museum is only four miles away from central Bethesda.

2500 Linden Lane, Silver Spring, MD, 20910, Tel. +1 301-319-3300

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