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From the Metrorail
All visitors entering the NIH Campus via Metro must proceed to the NIH Gateway Center where they will be asked to show one form of picture identification and will receive a Visitor's Badge.

Take Metro's Red Line to the Medical Center Station. The station's escalators exit onto the NIH campus. To get to the Clinical Center (Building 10), take the NIH campus shuttle bus, which provides service to the Clinical Center (Building 10) and stops at the Metro Station every 10 minutes, OR walk from the top of the escalators past the bus stops down South Drive. Stay on South Drive following signs to Bldg. 10 (please refer to map of NIH campus); entering the Clinical Center through the South Entry.

Driving Directions to the NIH Clinical Center (Building 10)
From Virginia and All Points South of Washington DC
Take I-95 north toward Washington, DC. At I-495 (Capital Beltway), head north toward Silver Spring/Bethesda. From the Beltway (I-495), take Exit 34 that is Rt. 355 (Wisconsin Ave./Rockville Pike) and head south toward Washington/Bethesda. After heading south on Rt. 355, continue to the third traffic light and make a right onto Cedar Lane. Then make a left on West Drive onto the NIH campus and follow the signs to Building 10. For your convenience, there is free valet parking. This service is provided at the main entrance to the NIH Clinical Research Center (Bldg. 10) or you may self-park in the P1 Patient Parking. Validation is available on the P1 level.
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Take I-95 north toward Washington, DC. At I-495 (Capital Beltway), head north toward Silver Spring/Bethesda. From the Beltway (I-495), take Exit 36 (Old Georgetown Road), heading south for about 2 miles. Turn left onto Cedar Lane. Then make a right on West Drive onto the NIH campus and follow the signs to Building 10. Follow signs to Building 10. For your convenience, there is free valet parking. This service is provided at the main entrance to the NIH Clinical Research Center (Bldg. 10) or you may self-park in the P1 Patient Parking. Validation is available on the P1 level.

From Baltimore and All Points North of Washington DC
Take I-95 south toward Washington, DC. At I-495 (Capital Beltway), head west toward Silver Spring/Bethesda. From the Beltway (I-495), take Exit 34 that is Rt. 355 (Wisconsin Ave./Rockville Pike) and head south toward Washington/Bethesda. After heading south on Rt. 355, continue to the third traffic light and make a right onto Cedar Lane. Then make a left on West Drive onto the NIH campus and follow the signs to Building 10. For your convenience, there is free valet parking. This service is provided at the main entrance to the NIH Clinical Research Center (Bldg. 10) or you may self-park in the P1 Patient Parking. Validation is available on the P1 level.
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Take I-95 south toward Washington, DC. At I-495 (Capital Beltway), head west toward Silver Spring/Bethesda. From the Beltway (I-495), take Exit 36 (Old Georgetown Road), heading south for about 2 miles. Turn left onto Cedar Lane. Then make a right on West Drive onto the NIH campus and follow the signs to Building 10. Follow the signs to building 10. For your convenience, there is free valet parking. This service is provided at the main entrance to the NIH Clinical Research Center (Bldg. 10) or you may self-park in the P1 Patient Parking. Validation is available on the P1 level.

NIH Entrance Hours
Please Note:
If you are arriving on the weekend or after 7 p.m. on a weekday, you will need to enter via the entrance on Rockville Pike/Rte. 355. After heading south on Rt. 355, continue to the fifth traffic light and take a right onto South Drive, then follow the signs to the appropriate parking area. Due to increased security at NIH, you can expect your vehicle to be searched upon entrance and possibly again if you are parking in an underground garage. We appreciate your patience with these security precautions and ask that you arrive a few minutes earlier to accommodate any minor delays.

 

 

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