The International Spy Museum

Sunglasses, a wide-brimmed hat, and a newspaper with two holes for the eyes – these are must-have things for visiting the International Spy Museum in Washington DC. Let’s forget about stereotypes, everything is serious. It is not just a collection of shooting lipsticks, mini cameras hidden in buttons, and hollow coins for keeping the chips. The International Spy Museum tells stories of intelligence services from around the world and impact on current and historic events. But here you can become Agent 007.

You walk quietly along the National Alley, surrounded by museums, sculptures, and various monuments. And suddenly, you see weird devices: boots with a radio, a minigun in a lipstick, various photo and video equipment, disguise items. And a guide tells about spies, intelligence, and state secrets, which were uncovered or saved. 

The permanent exhibitions are located on the 4th and 5th floors of the building. Do you love exciting stories? This place is for you! Every thing was used in various dangerous intelligence operations. The museum’s expositions take you to another reality. It seems that you are on the set of a new spy action movie. You are the main character, and your super scientist tells you what you have to use on the upcoming mission.

The exhibitions are dedicated to the great scouts and traitors. For example, in the hall "Theft of Secrets", guides will tell you about the legendary Soviet spy Dmitry Bystroletov, who obtained secret codes of European states.

Take note of the next part, or better write it down. The “Changing World” tells you about the principles of decryption: what you need to do in order not to get caught. In the museum you can learn more about the work of cryptologists.

Another interesting fact is the first American spy was George Washington! The museum tells you about the methods used by the US president.

If you think that there is no enough information, you can ask questions to real agents. But they are out of service. Specialists conduct lectures and masterclasses, answer numerous questions.