International Spy Museum in Washington, DC

Washington, DC is the home to the only spy museum in the United States. The International Spy Museum showcases more than 200 gadgets, weapons, bugs, cameras, vehicles, and technologies used for espionage throughout the world. Learn about microdots and invisible ink, buttonhole cameras and submarine recording systems, bugs of all sizes and kinds. Find out why and how these artifacts were developed. Uncover stories of individual spies from Moses to Harriet Tubman, Elizabeth I to George Washington, Cardinal Richelieu to Joseph Stalin.

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The International Spy Museum offers lectures, films, book-signings, and family activities covering a wide range of spy-related topics. There is a museum store offering unique gifts and two restaurants next door, Zola and Spy City Cafe.

Address

800 F Street, NW, Washington, DC.
The International Spy Museum is located in the Penn Quarter neighborhood, a revitalized arts and entertainment district of Washington, DC.
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The closest Metro station is Gallery Place/Chinatown.

Admission

Although most museums in Washington DC are free, this one has an entrance fee of $18 for adults, $17 seniors, $15 children ages 5-11 and children under age 5 are free. To control crowding, tickets are assigned an entry time. So get in line early and plan the rest of your day according to your assigned time. These exhibits can be very crowded even with the assigned entry times. The best time to visit this museum is during the week and early in the day.

Spy Museum Hours

JAN 2 - FEB 28 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Daily
MAR 1 - MAR 30 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Daily, Saturdays 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
MAR 31 - AUG. 11 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. Daily
AUG 12 - SEPT 2 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Daily
SEPT 3 - OCT 31 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Daily, Saturdays 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
NOV 1 - DEC 31 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Daily

The Museum is closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day. On occasion, the Museum closes for private events. Call (202) EYE-SPYU for up-to-date information.

Official Website

www.spymuseum.org

The International Spy Museum and Gray Line have just launched a new sightseeing tour of Washington, called Spy City Tours. This is an interactive tour where you will find offices, restaurants, and hotels that were once at the center of espionage activity.