Intrigue, deception, daring escapes, delicious drinks and five star treats… now it's your turn to live a spy's life! The hottest destination for cool cocktails and sophisticated fun in Penn Quarter is now declassified at the International Spy Museum. Whether you're in the mood to sip The White Knight signature cocktail or prepared to leap into a covert operation, Spy at Night is the secret mission for you.
Each Thursday (starting March 18th), Friday and Saturday night beginning at 6 pm, the International Spy Museum transforms! Exclusive late night access to the Museum's immersive spy experience Operation Spy is at the heart of the Spy at Night Experience. Operation Spy transports each guest into the role of a U.S. intelligence officer on an action-packed international mission. The hour-long interactive experience combines live-action, video, themed environments, special effects, and hands-on activities to create a series of reality-based challenges where participants - think, feel, and act - like a real intelligence officer in the field. At mission's end, it's bottoms up for everyone, a chance to toast the team and debrief with fellow agents. Those who purchase a ticket to Operation Spy will receive a beverage and will have the chance to win additional prizes.
Spies at Night can enjoy The White Knight, other drinks and a mouth-watering bar menu, including Spies in a Blanket, all from the award winning Zola kitchen.
Each Evening's Itinerary
Super-Size Cipher Wheel: Test your speed at deciphering secret messages on a super-sized cipher wheel. Guests will compete to quickly decipher a message, while SPY's own Agent Vanna slowly reveals the answer.
Spy Trivia: Test your knowledge of the shadowy realm of espionage. From James Bond to Leon Panetta. What's your SPY Q? Do you know a swallow from a mole? This is your chance to find out how you measure up in the "intelligence" department.
Special Evening Descriptions
Meet a Spy: Handwriting Analysis: The Secret Art of Ninjitsu Body Language:
Meet former CIA intelligence officer, Melissa Mahle, who offers an insider's peek into the shadow world of spying. From the Reagan years through 2002, Melissa ran operations against Al Qaeda terrorists, conducted missions to interrupt illicit networks plotting to sell weapons of mass destruction, and completed assignments throughout the Middle East, Central Asia, and Africa.
How much of your personal life are you giving away every time you write a note? You may not realize that how you dot your “i “or cross your “t” tells volumes about your interests, abilities, and beliefs. Experts will decode the tale your pen tells and uncover the mysteries of script secrets.
In Japanese culture, Ninjas are the stealthiest of spies who infiltrate enemy strongholds for espionage and darker purposes. Viran Ranasinghe and his expert troop of martial artists will share the secrets of the Ninja, demonstrating the high art of Ninjitsu moves - from the fox walk to star target practice.
Maryann Karinch, author of I Can Read You Like a Book, will demonstrates how to spot the subtle messages and emotions people send unconsciously and how to use your face and body to its best advantage - whether in trying to evade a difficult question...get a date, or play poker.
