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Article #1022Re: Tourist questions
From: Richard Rose
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 12:04
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 12:04
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Yeah, I wouldn't mind visiting this... where is this at? City, State? "Silly One" <sillyone@altavista.com> wrote in message news:f701c2eb.0208201025.6313f4f8@posting.google.com... > >>>>Any word on whether the spy museum is a rip off ($11) or not?>>>> > > I just visited the Spy Museum this weekend and I really feel I got my > money's worth. > > My only complaints are that we had to wait in line outside for 40 > minutes to get into the museum and it was very crowded inside. The > museum itself was very interesting. There were interactive parts such > as an air duct you can crawl through like they do in the movies and a > 1940's style telephone booth that you enter alone and when you pick up > the phone you are told the history of specific spy. > > The other exhibits were very enlightening. There are numerous > displays of weapons, including an umbrella that fires poison, a > lipstick gun, and many others. There were lots of films that talked > about spies throughout history, and I was very surprised to learn that > many historical figures were actually US spies. > > The museum also focused on what happens when spies get caught. I > guess they didn't want to glorify the profession too much. But they > also had exhibits on James Bond and other fictional spies. > > I suggest visiting the museum during the week when it will be less > crowded.
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 101049,c1baf2f7cfa19525 X-Google-Attributes: gid101049,public X-Google-Thread: fb785,c1baf2f7cfa19525 X-Google-Attributes: gidfb785,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-08-21 05:28:19 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!news.stealth.net!news.stealth.net!solaris.cc.vt.edu!news.vt.edu!hearst.acc.Virginia.EDU!murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU!not-for-mail From: "Richard Rose" <rlr6u@virginia.edu> Newsgroups: va.general,dc.general Subject: Re: Tourist questions Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 08:04:37 -0400 Organization: University of Virginia Lines: 29 Message-ID: <ajvvj7$4qc$1@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> References: <Pine.GSO.4.43.0208060952570.965-100000@saltmine.radix.net> <f701c2eb.0208201025.6313f4f8@posting.google.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: d-128-180-38.bootp.virginia.edu X-Trace: murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU 1029931431 4940 128.143.180.38 (21 Aug 2002 12:03:51 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@virginia.edu NNTP-Posting-Date: 21 Aug 2002 12:03:51 GMT X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4807.1700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4807.1700