David J. Sencer CDC Museum

The David J. Sencer CDC Museum is a facility at CDC Headquarters in Atlanta that focuses on various aspects of disease prevention and public health response. The exhibitions use both permanent and rotating displays to show how disease outbreaks are investigated and controlled.

The museum opened in 1996 during the Olympic Games, but received its current name in 2011 to honor the CDC's longest-serving director. It documents the evolution of the American health agency across more than a century.

The museum shows how public health works in America and what the CDC does in practice. You can see historical objects and materials that document the daily work of the agency.

You need a valid government photo ID for entry, and admission is free with complimentary parking available Monday through Friday. Plan some time to move through the exhibition areas at a comfortable pace.

The museum offers a Disease Detective Camp program where high school students spend a week doing real epidemiological work and laboratory investigations. Participants get to see how health experts actually track and analyze disease outbreaks.

Location: DeKalb County

Address: 1600 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30329

Phone: +14046390830

Website: https://cdc.gov/museum

GPS coordinates: 33.79826,-84.32706

Latest update: December 14, 2025 18:12