National Museum of Health and Medicine

National Museum of Health and Medicine Review

Open since the 1860s, this medical museum illustrates medicine's fight against injury and disease. It has one of the world's largest collections of microscopes. Because some exhibits are fairly graphic (with wax surgical models and preserved organs), the museum may not be suitable for young children or the squeamish, but may be perfect for teenagers. In the presidential display you'll see one of the most famous artifacts: the bullet that killed Abraham Lincoln, as well as pieces of his skull and plaster molds of his head and hands. A new exhibit, Trauma Bay, shows the inside of a former Air Force tent hospital in Balad, Iraq. From the Silver Spring Metro station take Ride On Bus 2 or 4 (weekdays only) to Forest Glen Annex. Off Capital Beltway, exit on Georgia Avenue toward Silver Spring/Wheaton. For up-to-date information check www.facebook.com/MedicalMuseum