Friday, September 19, 2008

International Spy Museum

We had to wait for the repair on our trailer which was completed about 1:30 PM. It turns out that a spring on the trailer brakes had broken, eventually causing damage to the drum and the tire.
Then it was off to the International Spy Museum. This was a fun museum. It starts with the tools of the trade: disguises, cameras, microphones, lock picks, radios from World War I to the present day. Then a section covers spy history – this starts with the Trojan war and includes our Revolutionary and Civil War, and then finally the 20th century, especially during World war II and the Cold War. As part of the gimmick, they give you an identity and a mission which you have to remember as you go through the museum. We spent over 2 1/2 hours there, well worth the price of admission.