Spy City Tours® blows the cover off some of the most notorious spy cases ever to unfold in the nation’s capital.
From World War to Cold War to the present, this tour, brought to you by the International Spy Museum and Gray Line’s Blue Diamond Collection, will feature some of the most spy-tingling sites in downtown DC from the last 65 years of espionage history. As a “Recruit” in Spy School 101, you will be briefed by your “Training Officer” on key sites linked to intelligence triumphs, disasters, and mysteries, and hear tales of spies who've left their invisible mark on the city. High-level former intelligence officers provide video briefings and tradecraft secrets as the tour winds its way through the city. This is your chance to go deep undercover into the realm of espionage, intrigue, deception, and betrayal in the spy capital of the world.
This two hour tour features over 25 of Washington's most notable espionage sites used by some of the nation's most infamous spies!
The tour includes a top-secret interactive mission in which Recruits complete an undercover operation. Your spy skills of observation, evasion, and code-breaking will be put to the test as you strive to outwit the enemy.
Intelligence insiders will share with Recruits the truth about their own experiences in the great game of espionage via video briefings. Former KGB Major General Oleg Kalugin will reveal what it was like to work undercover as a Radio Moscow correspondent while stationed in Washington, DC. Former CIA Operations Officer and Founding Executive Director of the International Spy Museum, Peter Earnest, will disclose key spy concepts, lingo, and recruitment strategies. Former CIA Chiefs of Disguise Tony and Jonna Mendez will demonstrate the art of the “quick change” and how to move through hostile territory without attracting attention.
Are you looking for a spy’s eye view of Washington, DC? Do you enjoy history, mystery, espionage…and fun? If so this is the tour for you!
Spy City Tours® is available every Tuesday and Saturday at 10am. The Spring/Summer Rate is $79. All Spy City Tours include same day admission to the International Spy Museum. Tickets can be purchased online at www.grayline.com or by calling 1.800.GRAYLINE.
