Experience After-Hours Tours at the International Spy Museum

What happens in a museum after dark? When the last visitors leave, the doors close, and the lights dim, you can find out thanks to a new experience from Washington, D.C.’s International Spy Museum. This venue allows guests to live out the ultimate childhood fantasy with a ‘secret operation sleepover’ or after-hours tour.

The International Spy Museum offers guests the opportunity to experience its exhibits outside of regular admission hours. Family-friendly experiences include an after-hours private tour or a full overnight sleepover in the museum from 7:30 PM to 9:00 AM. Both experiences feature dinner, free spy kits for each member to help with their espionage training, a tour guide, behind-the-scenes access to the museum’s galleries, and access to the rooftop terrace with views of the Capitol and Washington Monument. Notably, breakfast is included with the sleepover option, provided the secret spy training mission is successfully completed.

Following a $162 million makeover, the International Spy Museum reopened last May in a significantly larger location at L’Enfant Plaza. This new venue houses unique exhibitions that decode various espionage tricks. Many of these exhibits are interactive, allowing budding 007s to experience what it would be like to embark on top-secret missions. Furthermore, the museum boasts what it claims is the “foremost collection of spy artifacts in the world,” alongside first-person accounts from top intelligence officers and experts.

For the after-hours tours, group size is limited to a maximum of 20 people from the same family or group of friends, ensuring compliance with health guidelines. For more information about the International Spy Museum and its unique experiences, please visit here.