The Spy Museum and Crime and Punishment Museum

The Spy Museum, a private museum in the Penn Quarter of DC, was a must stop for me, a retiree in the business.  Unfortunately I did not get any pictures.  The museum itself was laid out quite well.  The first section which explained and displayed all of the tools of the trade brought back old memories from my days with CSIS (Canadian Security Intelligence Service).  In fact there were a couple of displays from the Service which I was quite familiar with.  The information about dead letter drops, cover stories, eavesdropping (wire tapping), bugging and transcription were very well done. 

The next section was about a number of famous spies and moles in the different agencies.  Again very well done featuring the complete story.

A newer private museum called Crime and Punishment was also very interesting although it required a lot of reading.  This museum displayed and described tools and devices, criminals and crimes from the medieval ages through to the CSI's of today.  I found the old west and the gangster eras most interesting and surprisingly the section on famous serial killers.  Go figure.  Both these museums are well worth the time to visit.

Here are a few photos from the Crime and Punishment Museum.  They are not so good because it was quite dark inside and most everything was behind glass.



I wish that I had one of these when the shopping urge strikes Linda.

 

Armored vehicle used in the Gangster era