Home › District of Columbia › Washington › International Spy Museum Museum · Washington · District of Columbia International Spy Museum The International Spy Museum is an independent non-profit history museum which documents the tradecraft, history, and contemporary role of the intelligence field and espionage. Locally, it belongs to Washington. Around 600K people visit each year.
Photo: Farragutful , CC BY-SA 4.0 Nearest place to stay
0.1 mi
Hilton Washington DC National Mall The Wharf
Visitors a year
600K
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In brief When to go About Hotels nearby Nearby FAQ Local tips In brief
A museum inside Washington Places to stay next door Hilton Washington DC National Mall The Wharf is 0.1 miles away; Tariq's Resort & Restaurant (0.2 mi) and The Renwick Hotel (0.3 mi) are close too. 277 places to stay are within 4 miles. Hotels nearby ↓
A day trip from Baltimore Baltimore is about 36 miles northeast (straight-line). Hotels nearby ↓
Best months: Apr, May, Sep and Oct April , May , September and October are the mild months, with highs of 67–80°. When to go ↓
An airport 2 miles away Ronald Reagan Washington National (DCA) has airline service, about 2 miles from International Spy Museum.
Established in 2002 International Spy Museum dates from 2002 . About ↓
At a glance + Nearest place to stay 0.1 mi • Day trip from Baltimore (36 mi) + Apr, May, Sep and Oct: mild weather + Airport (DCA) 2 mi away • Established 2002 When to go A month-by-month look Pick a month for International Spy Museum from the weather below.
Jan 44° / 27°
Feb 47° / 28°
Mar 56° / 35°
Apr 67° / 45°
May 76° / 55°
Jun 84° / 64°
Jul 89° / 69°
Aug 87° / 67°
Sep 80° / 60°
Oct 69° / 48°
Nov 57° / 38°
Dec 48° / 31°
About
International Spy Museum The International Spy Museum is an independent non-profit history museum which documents the tradecraft, history, and contemporary role of the intelligence field and espionage. It holds the largest collection of international espionage artifacts on public display. The museum opened in 2002 in the Penn Quarter neighborhood of Washington, D.C., and relocated to L'Enfant Plaza in 2019.
Type Museum
Established 2002
Wikipedia readers 29K a year Where to stay Hotels close to International Spy Museum Lodging within 4 miles comes to 277 places. Hilton Washington DC National Mall The Wharf , 0.1 miles off, is nearest.
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Closest places to stay 1 Hilton Washington DC National Mall The Wharf hotel · 0.1 mi east Directions 2 Tariq's Resort & Restaurant hotel · 0.2 mi southwest Directions 3 The Renwick Hotel hotel · 0.3 mi west Directions 4 Salamander Washington DC hotel · 0.3 mi west Directions 5 Canopy By Hilton Washington Dc The Wharf hotel · 0.3 mi northeast Directions 6 InterContinental Washington D.C. - the Wharf by IHG hotel · 0.3 mi south Directions 7 Holiday Inn Washington Capitol - National Mall hotel · 0.3 mi east Directions 8 Hyatt House Washington DC - The Wharf hotel · 0.4 mi south Directions 9 Canopy by Hilton hotel · 0.4 mi south Directions 10 Hyatt Place Washington DC/National Mall hotel · 0.4 mi east Directions Places to eat nearby 1,455 restaurants, cafés and bars within 1½ miles
188 coffee & cafés 156 bars & pubs 128 Asian & Indian 115 subs & sandwiches 62 Mexican & Latin 48 ice cream & sweets 47 pizza
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Washington in town — 247 201 hotels · 2 motels · 24 inns & B&Bs · 6 lodges & cabins · 12 hostels · 2 campgrounds 693,645 $737K D− Arlington 4 mi west 5 min 58 54 hotels · 1 motel · 1 inn or B&B · 2 lodges & cabins 236,254 $895K — Alexandria 6 mi southwest 10 min 44 41 hotels · 2 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins 160,662 $735K C Bethesda 9 mi northwest 15 min 26 23 hotels · 1 inn or B&B · 2 lodges & cabins 69,397 $1,170K — Tysons 11 mi west 15 min 25 25 hotels 28,936 $640K — College Park 9 mi northeast 15 min 17 16 hotels · 1 motel 35,418 $438K — National Harbor 7 mi south 10 min 10 9 hotels · 1 inn or B&B 4,454 $473K — Lake Arbor 11 mi east 15 min 13 13 hotels 14,335 $461K —
Day trip from Straight-line miles.
Getting there Nearest airports with airline service
DCA Ronald Reagan Washington National · major hub 2 mi
IAD Washington Dulles · major hub 24 mi
BWI Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall · major hub 28 mi
Make a day of it After International Spy Museum More places people know lie within 3 miles.
Photo credits White House : This image or media was taken or created by Matt H. Wade. To see his entire port, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Washington Monument : Oren Rozen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Smithsonian Institution : Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-, photographer, Public domain · United States Triumphal Arch : Hstoops, CC0 · Arlington National Cemetery : Protoant, Public domain · Lincoln Memorial : Aerial_view_of_Lincoln_Memorial_-_east_side.jpg: Carol M. Highsmith
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Common questions
Quick answers on International Spy Museum Is International Spy Museum in Washington? Yes. It’s inside Washington, DC.
When is the best time to visit International Spy Museum? April, May, September and October, with highs of 67–80°.
How far is International Spy Museum from Baltimore? About 36 miles northeast of Baltimore, as the crow flies.
What is the closest airport to International Spy Museum? Ronald Reagan Washington National (DCA), about 2 miles away.
What hotels are near International Spy Museum? Hilton Washington DC National Mall The Wharf (0.1 mi), Tariq's Resort & Restaurant (0.2 mi) and The Renwick Hotel (0.3 mi). 277 places to stay are within 4 miles.
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