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NewseumvsInternational Spy Museum
Newseum and International Spy Museum are both highly recommended by professional travelers. Overall, Newseum scores slightly higher than International Spy Museum. Newseum is ranked #1 in Washington DC with accolades from 8 publications such as Concierge, Time Out and Michelin Guide.
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Frommer's
Lonely Planet
Travel + Leisure
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Michelin Guide
Time Out
555 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington DC, DC 20001
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Concierge "The museum also houses a portion of the Berlin Wall, and part of the broadcast tower that once graced the top of the World Trade Center."
Frommer's "Open since April 11, 2008, the Newseum is as much a fun house of participatory experiences and special-effects exhibits as it is a museum." Full review
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"Unaffiliated with the Smithsonian (ergo the cost of admission), the ‘most interactive museum in the world’ is dedicated to the craft of news gathering and dissemination." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Dedicated to the history of news and the media, the Newseum is a 250,000-square-foot museum that strives to foster understanding between the media and the public." Full review
Fodor's "Visitors enter into a 90-foot-high media-saturated atrium, overlooked by a giant breaking-news screen and a news helicopter suspended overhead." Full review
Where "A 250,000-square-foot venue lauding the First Amendment." Full review
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"The Newseum in Washington is a unique museum." Full review
Time Out "Also explored here are issues of media bias and credibility, modern phenomena of blogging and "citizen journalists" and the environment of 24-hour rolling news." Full review
International Spy Museum Concierge Travel + Leisure Time Out
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Not For Tourists Fodor's Michelin Guide
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700 L'Enfant Plaza, SW Washington DC 20024
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Concierge "The only facility dedicated to the study of international espionage, this museum has a permanent collection of artifacts and spy gadgets."
Travel + Leisure "A must-visit for both wannabe spy kids and their John le Carré-reading parents, this terrific interactive museum gives you the chance to try your hand at espionage." Full review
Time Out "If your idea of a fun museum experience includes adopting a cover and memorising your alias’s vitals... you’ve come to the right spot." Full review
Afar Magazine "If you are intrigued by spies, and want to separate fact from fiction, then the place for you." Full review
Not For Tourists "For all the future Aldrich Ames out there."
Fodor's "A fitting home for this museum, which displays the world's largest collection of spy artifacts." Full review
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"The Spy Museum complex of historic 19C buildings houses the world's largest collection of international espionage artifacts on display to the public." Full review
National Geographic ""Operation Spy combines videos, themed environments, and hands-on challenges; people can try their hand at being an actual spy." Full review
Where "Dedicated to the craft, practice and history of espionage around the world." Full review
Atlas Obscura "“They say you're judged by the strength of your enemies”—James Bond, Quantum of Solace. " Full review
