As the center of America’s political power, Washington D.C. has long been a draw for visitors and tourists through the years. One of the best ways of seeing Washington D.C. is with a charter bus, coach bus, party bus, mini bus, passenger coach or school bus chartered from Bus Charter Trips. Most charter bus visitors come to Washington D.C. to see the sights, and one of the more obscure museums in town is the International Spy Museum. Get your friendly, reliable charter bus driver to take you over to this museum in your stylish and comfortable charter bus.
Established in 2002, the International Spy museum is an intriguing look into the world of international espionage. Located just six blocks east of the White House, and easily reached by charter bus in Washington D.C.’s museum district, this museum is favored with a good location and very interesting presentation. At one point, during the Cold War, it was rumored that Washington D.C. had more international spies per square mile than any other place on earth, including Berlin.
The museum is much larger than it appears from the outside, and offers a blend of slick design and lots of real spy gadgets. Charter bus visitors enter through a crowd-control airlock where they're invited to adopt a "cover" ID, then enter the "Briefing Room" where visitors are asked, "Did you ever wonder if you could be a spy? What is it that might attract you?" Then the doors open and, whoosh, you're dumped into the rest of the museum to find those answers on your own. The International Spy Museum is one of the new wave of loud museums, much closer in decibel level to a video arcade than the Smithsonian. Speakers broadcast a constant cacophony of spies telling their stories, barking news clips, sirens, blaring music, etc. There's no opportunity for hushed reflection, which perhaps mimics the noisy, multi-tasking brain of the average spy.
Exhibits in the museum cover a wide range of topics in the realm of international espionage. There is a “School for Spies”, where charter bus visitors will feel like they’re walking into the metal clad walls of a super villain's lair, the “Incredible Shrinking Bug” displays show the development and miniaturization of eavesdropping devices through the decades, and the “Threat Analysis” interactive exhibit compels charter bus visitors to determine a threat level of red, orange or green based on rapidly flashing images on a screen.
Fictional spies are also well represented in the International Spy Museum, allowing charter bus visitors to get up close and personal with familiar figures like James Bond, Get Smart, The Man From UNCLE, and Austin Powers. On display is James Bond’s Aston Martin DB-5, as featured in the movie “Goldfinger”, along with demonstrations of all the working spy gadgets in the car, like machine guns and the ejector seat.
For a thrilling and intriguing visit to the International Spy Museum in Washington D.C., give Bus Charter Trips a call to find out how they can help you plan your trip with a selection from their fleet of charter buses. We promise that none of their charter buses have an ejector seat.
