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International Spy Museum – Do your kids wonder
about being a spy? The International Spy Museum is the perfect place to
find out (are there more spies in Washington, DC than anywhere on earth ?). |
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Kids can pick their cover and see how they do as a spy – discover tricks
of the trade, try to break the codes, learn about bugging, disguises, microdots
and secret inks, flashlight guns and lapel knives, surveillance, and the
history of spies, including women spies, spies in World II against the Nazis, and after that, Berlin and Cold War with the Russians. |
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The Spy Museum is great for older kids and teens. |
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Bureau of Engraving & Printing – Take a forty
minute tour to see where the U.S. dollars are printed, starting with
blank paper, and ending up with real money! Watch bank notes as they're printed, and check out shredded money (200+ notes make an inch of shredded money). This is a big hit with kids,
and tours are free. Tours are given on weekdays only. |
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Tip: From March through August, tickets are required, available
on the same-day, first-come-first-serve basis, starting at 8:00am (14th
St. entrance). Get there early (even before 8:00am) on the day you want
to visit. One person can pick up four tickets (families of five or more
will need two people to pick up tickets). |
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Or, if you plan in advance, contact
your Congressional representative to arrange tickets to tour the Bureau
of Engraving & Printing. |
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