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Planning Your Visit – Gaithersburg
Make sure you bring your NIST sponsor’s name and contact information, and information as to where on site you are to meet your escort. Most buildings on site require a badged NIST escort to access. (Conference attendees are normally directed to meet in public access areas.) See the Parking and Getting Around page for details.
Site status
- Campus status information
- Telephone Status update at (301) 975-8000 and (800) 437-4385 (toll free)
Site Information
Gaithersburg, Maryland Information
- Access and Use of NIST-Guest WiFi network
- Gaithersburg Visitor Information
- Hotels/Motels
- Food/Dining: The cafeteria on the NIST campus currently is closed. There is generally a pop-up vendor on campus Tuesday-Thursday in the lobby of Building 101 selling coffee and breakfast items from 7-10 a.m. and lunch items from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. There are also a number of local restaurants near the campus.
- Weather
* We provide this information as a convenience to NIST visitors. NIST does not endorse or guarantee the quality or services provided by these businesses.