The National Cryptologic Museum, in Fort George G. Meade, Maryland provides a "peek behind the curtain" at a once-secret world - the exploitation of enemy cryptology and the protection of American communications. At the National Cryptologic Museum, visitors can glimpse some of the dramatic moments in the history of American cryptology. The people who devoted their lives to cryptology and national defense, the machines they built, the techniques they used, and the places where they worked, are on display.