International Spy Museum
The world's largest museum dedicated to espionage, where you take on an undercover identity and complete interactive missions, with Cold War bugging devices, disguise gadgets, and a James Bond car.
Since 2019 the museum has occupied a glass-fronted new building on L'Enfant Plaza. On entry you receive an undercover identity, then complete missions on interactive screens, including memorization, disguise, and detecting lies, before checking your final score. Exhibits include an Enigma machine, a lipstick pistol, eavesdropping equipment from the Berlin Tunnel, and props from the James Bond films. Admission is about US$30-35, and buying tickets on the official website is cheaper. It is about a 3-minute walk from L'Enfant Plaza Metro station and very close to the National Mall.
Opening hours
Usually 09:00/10:00–19:00 (check official website)
Nearby sights
- Freer Gallery of Art
- The Wharf
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- National Museum of Natural History
- National Air and Space Museum
- National Museum of American History
- National Archives Museum
- National Gallery of Art