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<p>The NIH Visitor Center and Nobel Laureate Exhibit Hall on the NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland, welcomes visitors from across the United States and around the world. NIH tour programs are designed for young adults, individuals, and small groups who are interested in learning more about how the NIH improves human health and prevents disease. The <a href="/about-nih/what-we-do/nih-almanac/nobel-laureates">NIH Nobel Laureate exhibit</a> honors NIH-supported intramural and extramural scientists who have won the Nobel Prize in chemistry, physiology, or medicine.</p>
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<p>The Clinical Center on the NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland, is the worlds largest hospital entirely devoted to clinical research. It is a national resource that makes it possible to speed the translation of laboratory discoveries into new approaches for diagnosing, treating, and preventing disease. The 870,000-square-foot research center has 200 inpatient beds and more than 1,600 laboratories conducting basic and clinical research. Learn <a href="https://clinicalcenter.nih.gov/about/welcome/fact.html">more facts about the Clinical Center</a>.</p>
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Phone: 301-496-1776<br />
Hours of operation: 8:00a.m. 4:00p.m. Monday through Friday (Closed on weekends and Federal holidays)</p>
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<p><strong><em>Walking</em></strong> — Exit the Gateway Center via stairs or elevator at the 2nd floor and follow the paved walkway to Building 45 known as the Natcher Building. You will be approaching the back of the building, but the doors are open. As you enter the Natcher Conference Center, continue to the main lobby, at the front of the building. From this point, the NIH Visitor Center is to your right and our entrance is left of the large framed wall poster that reads, “NIH, The Nations Medical Research Agency.”</p>
<p><strong><em>Shuttle</em></strong> — The NIH Campus Shuttle is available from the Gateway Center and other locations. Exit at the Building 45, the Natcher Building, stop. The stop is on a circular drive, and our exterior office sign, “NIH Visitor Center Nobel Laureate Exhibit Hall,” is visible from the front of the building. Enter the main lobby, and the NIH Visitor Center is to your left. Our entrance is left of the wall poster that reads, “NIH, The Nations Medical Research Agency.”</p>
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<p>NIH tours of the NIH Clinical Center have resumed as of June 15, 2023, on a limited basis. At this time, we are only able to accommodate and schedule tours for groups who meet the below requirements:</p>
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