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Directions to Building T-39 Aerobics Facility,

National Institutes of Health, at Wisconsin Ave. & South Drive, Bethesda, MD

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Note: You must enter NIH through the one security entrance at Rockville Pike (Wisconsin Ave.) & South Drive, where the Metro station is located

NIH Visitor Map

  • For evening classes, arrive before 8:00 pm.
  • Remember that each person will need a picture I.D
  • Allow at least 15 minutes for security check: all must get out of the car for wanding, and trunk will need to be opened.
  • Check for the latest NIH Visitor Information at http://www.nih.gov/about/visitorsecurity.htm

 

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Return to top From the Capital Beltway (I-495):

  • Take Capital Beltway (I-495) to Exit 34 (Wisconsin Avenue).
  • Take Wisconsin Avenue (Route 355) SOUTH for about 1.3 miles to the 5th light
  • Turn RIGHT on South Drive into NIH.
  • At the first guard post after you enter the grounds, bear RIGHT to the security checkpoint under the big Quonsett hut.
  • After the security checkpoint, go through another gate with a stop sign to reenter South Drive.
  • At the third stop sign, turn LEFT onto Service Road West
  • At the fourth stop sign, where the road ends, turn LEFT on Medlars Drive (the first two of these signs are very close together).
  • Turn RIGHT into the T-39 parking lot (a short block from the second left turn).
  • The building on the right is T-39; walk to the far end and up the iron stairs to enter.

Map showing security entrances and route through NIH campus to Building T-39