The Spy Museum Washington DC
by Holly Wood
(Topeka,KS, USA)
I went to Washington DC a couple years ago in high school on a spring break vacation. I went to a museum called the International Spy Museum.
There were tons of kids there and they all seemed to enjoy this museum it was educational and yet very interactive and entertaining.
You start off in the museum by picking your secret identity - then as a spy you get briefed on what your secret mission is, and at the end of the museum tour you are asked for your name and this is where you are supposed to remember what your secret identity was.
There are other activities at this museum that I did not take part in - For instance, there is a 1 hour interactive activity the whole family can do where your spy is on a secret mission..... adding to a Kid Friendly Washington DC trip.
For an additional museum trip, a couple blocks down the road, there is another museum called the National Museum of Crime and Punishment. This museum isn't as interactive but I enjoyed it and both museums have great gift stores and that seems to be what the kids are most interested in.
