Something Patrick and Kristin have heard everyone recommend-- they just haven't had a chance to go themselves, yet.

The International Spy Museum is a museum dedicated to the field of espionage located in the Penn Quarter neighborhood of Washington, DC, and one block west of the Gallery Place-Chinatown Metro station. A unique feature of the museum is its controlled entry, where visitors have 5 minutes to memorize details of one of 16 spy profiles they are to assume (fictitious name, age, place of birth, destination, etc.) before they are allowed to proceed into the exhibit area. Later, while touring the museum, visitors may test themselves at an interactive display on how well they remember the details of their selected spy identity. They may also be stopped occasionally by museum guides acting as "police" and "questioned" about their assumed identity. Adjacent to the museum complex is the upscale restaurant Zola.

Be a spy for the day.

Compared to the many free museums in the area, this ones a bit pricey ($18 for adults, $17 for Active Duty and Intel Community ["Hi, give me the spy rate?"]and $15 for kids 5-11 yrs)but it's worth it. Lots of interactive stuff (watch what you say the kids crawling through the "vents" can hear you)and a secret identity you're quizzed about throughout the exhibit. AND it's air conditioned. Buy your tickets early!

Be a spy for a day!

<b>Metro Station:</b><p>Gallery Place-Chinatown - 7th and F Sts. exit (Red, Yellow, and Green Lines)</p><p> Metro Center - 9th and G Sts. exit (Red, Orange, and Blue Lines)</p><p><b>Hours:</b> Sun.-Fri. 10am-6pm Sat. 10am-8pm</p> <p><b>Rates:</b> Adult (ages 12-24) $16 Senior (65+) $15 Active Military/Intel Community $15 Child (ages 5-11) $13 Children 4 and under Free</p>

Adults - $16 Seniors/Military - $15 Children (5-11) - $13 Children (0-5) - Free