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Dive into the history and future of spying, from Biblical times to present day, in the former spy capital of the world. Find out if you have what it takes to be a spy at the German Spy Museum!
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- Explore the exciting world of spies
- Test your own spy skills with interactive games
- Learn about the real work of spies
Children
Child tickets for 6-15 year olds
Free entry for 0-5 year olds accompanied by an adult
Opening hours
Monday - Sunday: 10.00 - 20.00
Ticket information
Ticket directly available on smartphone
Ticket valid for 3 years after purchase
Tickets cannot be cancelled
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Accessibility
- Wheelchair friendly
- Free access to bathroom
German Spy Museum
Berlin
Berlin
Public Transport
Nearest stop is Potsdamer Platz Bahnhof (S-Bahn, U-Bahn and bus).
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The spy capital of the world
Knowledge has always been power, which is why spies have been around as long as human civilisation itself. In ancient Egypt spies were known as “the eyes of the Pharoah”, in Persia King Cyrus referred to them as his many “eyes and ears”, and even General Sun Tzu devoted a whole chapter to spies in his famous “The Art of War”.
During the Cold War, Berlin was where East met West, no where else did the Soviet and NATO powers get into such close contact with each other. This is why Berlin is the best place to learn all about the world of spies. You can visit the German Spy Museum on the former border, the very death strip of the Berlin Wall.
Is there a spy in you?
When you visit the German Spy Museum, you won’t only learn all about the world of spies but you can also test your own spy game. From finding bugs to decrypting codes messages, writing secret messages in disappearing ink. Sending morse code messages, passing a lie detector, and cracking a safe are some of the things a spy must be able to do and you can try.
At the German Spy Museum you can even try your hand at making your way through a laser maze. You’ll have two minutes to try to make it through which ever way you can. Whether you jump, crouch or crawl, you just have to make sure that you don’t touch the laser beams.
Get your Spy Museum tickets
If you are ready to learn all about the world of spies and find out if you have what it takes to be one, then you can get your tickets to the German Spy Museum right here. Here you can buy a flexible ticket, so you can enter the museum at any time during opening hours. You’ll find the Germany Spy Museum in the heart of Berlin near Potsdamer Platz.
117 Reviews
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Claire155
Fun
We had fun. Personally I was more interested in people's stories than all the hardware on display. Worth a visit if you've got time to spare in Berlin. Advanced booking recommended.
Dec 10, 2024X4128SWmalcolmh
Top 10 attraction
The layout is well designed. From ancient pottery to Enigma to passwords to encryption the history of espionage is shown From gun that killed Archduke Ferdinand to umbrella that killed Georgi Markov Grom codes on ancient ceramics to to Enigma passwords and ultimate encryption It’s all here in format that patents and children will find absorbing
Dec 9, 2024hampy4
Plenty to engage the mind
Enjoyed visiting this museum, plenty to do and plenty to read. Enjoyed the Lazer beam course which just added to the fun. Allow at least a couple of hours especially if you read and try your hand at everything.
Dec 9, 2024160bethanm
Great Museum
Very detailed museum, with lots of interaction. Laser room was the best bit, and more difficult than you think! We went in a Monday and booked in advance, but this probably wasn’t necessary as it wasn’t busy. However I can imagine it gets busy on weekends.
Nov 30, 2024Morry1308
4 hours of fun and information
Brilliant piece of spy history. Lots of exhibits and information videos. With some great interaction as well. We spent 4 hours going around the site and probably still missed some stuff.
Nov 6, 2024ellieitalia
Fun. A little busy.
Good visit. A fun look at the history of espionage. It was getting a bit busy when we visited so we had to wait a little for some exhibits but not too bad. I’d say time a visit carefully as this will be better when quiet. We enjoyed.
Oct 29, 2024MO658
Fun for field trips and families
I am a school teacher who has bloodied the Spy Museum twice: once on a forms trip with high-schoolers, then today with my own family. The interactive and unique museum was a hit with everyone. We spent about 2.5 hours.
Oct 27, 2024BramhallHatter
Enjoyable couple of hours!
My family and I spent a couple of hours here and enjoyed ourselves. The museum is modern and informative. There are some fun interactive activities mixed in with lots of information. A decent way to spend a couple of hours in Berlin.
Oct 22, 2024Greghanger3
Great look at how ‘big brother’ invades our lives
My wife and I toured the Espionage Museum while visiting Berlin recently. This place was incredible! I really loved seeing the advancements in ‘spy tech’ and many real examples of tools used to spy on others and a country’s own citizens. Some of the hands on stations were really interesting…code breaking and finding listening devices in a room were fun. Technology has screamed forward from the examples we saw in the museum and we carry the most invasive and intrusive devices in the form of our mobile phones. They are listening…
Oct 16, 2024teresarR836AH
Loads to see and do at the German Spy Museum
The museum was just amazing. There was so much to do and learn. Our 16 year old granddaughter loved it too. It was interactive and the explanations were in English as well as German. You need at least 2 hours. We would have spent longer but the cafe was outside.
Oct 14, 2024thomasnY9390OJ
Reliable private car service
My wife and I used the Daytrip service multiple times during our vacation in Germany. The drivers or dispatcher were in touch with us about the pickup time with real-time tracking of the driver's location. We greatly appreciated that they arranged for a taxi to get us to the airport after the scheduled driver had a medical emergency. We will certainly use their service again during future trips.
Oct 10, 2024Snowdrop777
Interesting Museum and good for families
An interesting museum. It is aimed at families, as there are interactive sections for kids. It took us around an hour to get around it.
Sep 16, 2024teachere2021
I had fun
I am delighted with the service, good communication, and lovely staff. I am going to visit again and bring my friends with me.
Sep 15, 2024W5330NEtarah
Packed. But still fun
Do not go on the weekend, it was PACKED. Still able to see most of the exhibits and some of the interactive pieces but was very difficult with the amount of people.
Sep 15, 2024RachK
Great way to spend 2 hours
Lots of interesting info on espionage right from ancient times up to wireless gadgets, via the Cold War and recent scandals. Many of the exhibits were interactive and good fun for kids and adults. We marvelled that items we’d seen James Bond use on film were actually real things we could see with our own eyes!
Sep 15, 2024davidreynolds1960
German Spy museum
Great place to visit. Many displays , very professional. You could spend days looking through this place. Very high tech with all the latest info and tech. Highly recommended
Sep 14, 2024JT_LDN
Great museum, good fun and lots to interest everyone
This is a really fun museum. We found it slightly by accident and then looked it up, read a few reviews and decided to visit on the last morning of our trip. Very pleased we did! It's a really interesting tour through espionage in general and Berlin's history of it, with some fun things like lie detectors and the laser maze too. Quite a lot of interactive exhibits too.
Sep 8, 2024speedace
An eye opener
Lots to see and read, plenty of interactive exhibits, great for all the family, some tiny cameras and facts about double agents
Sep 4, 2024Traveler726796
Fabulous!
The spy museum is amazing! It is a fascinating dive into the world of espionage and there is a wonderful mix of educational exhibits and hands on activities to keep kids engaged and entertained. My son especially loved the laser maze. It's well worth a visit.
Aug 26, 202449StephenC
Good couple of hours entertainment and fun.
Great if your interested in the black arts of spy craft and esponaige - has a decent 007 M Bond - James Bond if you don't mind exhibit. Also some fun things for kids to do including a laser maize. Plenty of historical and adult info and items to keep most interested. Worth a visit in easy to find location.
Aug 25, 2024442hidekit
Great place for the whole family
Great place! Lots of very interesting objects and you also have several games to play there. Lots and lots of amazing things.
Aug 24, 2024Roam47631892400
Lots to learn and do
Just sitting in the cafe after having our mind blown by the array of items on display. We spent nearly two hours going around the various displays and still feel like we rushed it - there is a lot to read and interact with as well as look at the various displays. Definitely worth a visit
Aug 22, 2024hm506
Worth going to
A well balanced look at how spying happened throughout the ages, and in the Cold War particularly. Both sides contrasted!
Aug 17, 2024H5727XGstevenl
Perfect for adults, families even with small children.
Good little museum. Plenty to see on an adult level but also loads for small children to get hands on with. Covers the art of espionage through the ages, it's use in the wars and cold war era and in TV and film.
Aug 14, 2024U8732FGjohnw
Absolutely amazing!
An absolutely amazing place to visit for all ages. We have 3 children ranging from 9-14 and we could have all stayed there the whole day. Nearly everything has an interactive element, whether that is cracking a code to writing in morse code, through to the laser challenge. In addition to the interactive elements there are lots of stories of spies and the methods they used throughout history up to today. We had to drag the children (and my wife me) away in the end. With children this is a must do if you’re visiting Berlin.
Aug 12, 2024Scotland51oN
Excellent
Went to you yesterday. Got tickets but had to wait an hour as staggered access. Well worth the weight! Spent a couple of hours in here but could’ve stayed an awful lot longer. Even though it was August it was air-conditioned and felt quite spacious! Really good really interesting and would love to go back.
Aug 8, 2024N0MAD
Worth further investigation
The German Spy Museum does a good job of catering both to children and to adults interested in the history and gadgetry of espionage or who, like Brosnan's James Bond, "never grew up". You can search for microdots on the cover of Playboy, search a desk for bugs, attempt to navigate a cinematic laser maze, reassemble shredded documents, try your hand at safecracking, and so on. There's some great information about 20th century spycraft and also a spectacular collection of now-obsolete spy equipment – some replicas, many originals – and a few props from James Bond movies. I was a little disappointed by the lack of exploding pens in the gift shop, but that was also full of stuff that I would have adored as a kid. 007/10.
Aug 6, 2024dorischristina2015
Great interactive experience- definitely worth the money!
Great interactive museum with a lot of information on espionage since the early ages. Great and detailed overview of the times of the cold war and about different spies and counter spying. You can also take quizzes, take photos pretending to be a spy, do a Laser Parcours and much more. In the end the museum takes you into challenges of today’s cyber world. It is really worth the money.!
Aug 4, 2024HelenaB922
Great
Well worth it got in for free with Berlin welcome card and did have to wait about 30 mins as to make sure it doesn’t get crowded they have time slots that you need to book even with the welcome card. Lots of easy to read info, cool spy gadgets to see and several interactive things to use such as the laser challenge and how good are you at reading lips. Gift shop and mini cafe next door to spend the time.
Aug 3, 2024Escape56907460752
a place of much interest if you're into history, machines and mystery.
rich and very inclusive museum with many interesting items that take you all the way back to the history of spying. we enjoyed very much.
Jul 29, 20249derekp
there is so much we didnt know about the German spy's
loads to do . be warned its on the list for schools to visit,so it could be full . spread over 3 floors .very interactive . cafe was very good and not expensive
Jul 24, 2024492fayec
A lot of interesting spy stuff.
This museum had a lot of interesting exhibits/items and even a few interactive (try to decode this). There were videos of interviews with security experts. Really enjoyed it. Looked like the only 2 languages supported were German and English, so if you don’t speak either, it might not be a great place to go.
Jul 14, 2024th123456
Very good - could be even better with portable seats and a lift. And book ahead!
A very interesting museum. You could spend all day there! Lots of interesting exhibits, some hands-on things to play with. It's on two levels and there doesn't seem to be a lift, so it isn't ideal for wheelchairs, familiies with buggies, etc. There are boxes you can sit on but it would be better if they had portable seats as in many art galleries, for those who can't stand for long periods. Admission at the door is €16 standard for adults, but you can typically save €2 each by booking online, and you can then be sure of entry. Why do entertainments never list their admission prices at the door? There are lockers available and a cafe. Burn this review after reading...
Jun 15, 2024Pinkapple2014
Fun interactive museum
We enjoyed this, lots of hands on things to do - we particularly liked the laser maze. It was really busy when we were there - lots of school groups so we didn’t get to try everything as there were queues. I’d recommend booking your slot online in advance - we didn’t and couldn’t get in for over an hour. Loads of information to read so you could easily spend a few hours, but 12 year olds have other ideas!
May 30, 2024Y5578ELjimr
Spy Museum
Fantastic spot. Everyone in the family enjoyed it, especially the kids. So many interactive things to do. Especially loved the James Bond area and the laser challenge. Would go back anytime.
May 25, 2024Companion40400428622
Interesting exhibits; lots to read; some fun interactive exhibits but very busy!
Lots of exhibits. If your kids aren’t readers this museum probably isn’t for them. Some interactive stuff. They really broke down spy craft to the very origins which was neat to read about.
May 22, 2024N6535MZoliverg
night trip
great place to spand some time we love it we han nice time dancing with good muzic and had some nice dring we will repit againg this place
May 17, 2024dianaringek
Fantastic experience and great museum for children and adults alike!
We went to visit the Spy Museum. We had read the mixed reviews and were not sure about what to expect. It started out well with the online booking, where we could book for a specific arrival time. Presumably done based om feedback of long lines and to many people. It was REALLY a great, informative, enlightning and a fun experience. We were there with a 10-year-old and a 15-year-old. We stayed for app 1 1/2 h and could have stayed longer. Really one of the best museums I’ve visited with our kids!
May 12, 2024M6frank
A must do in Berlin
Fabulous experience, we all had a super time, the kids have just finished WW2 and moved onto the Cold War at school, so this was perfect. So much to see and do, very interactive, easy to navigate & great for all ages. Really interesting, great learning experience & everyone loved the Mission Impossible laser at the end. We were in there 3 hours …… Thoroughly recommended, a must do in Berlin
May 7, 2024tbarkerboston
Informative and Fun
As a family we visited and really had a fun time with many of the hands-on exhibits. Creating passwords and testing their strength, trying to locate a bug, as well as the laser challenge obstacle course. These were all exciting for all of us. There was a enough things to read and to try for a more than an hour or two. We sort of lost track of time engaging with so many interesting areas. My 9 year old son enjoyed dressing up in disguise, reading displays, and getting to try various spy craft elements that were really well done.
May 1, 2024Y4044ZTcristinar
Interesting experience
It was a very nice and interesting experience. We especially enjoyed the laser maze. They have a lot of interactive games.
Apr 17, 2024Zummermannfin
Superb
Best experience with this amazing place and staff. I love the ambiance and the people around here. Will definitely come back again.
Mar 10, 2024KariN1082
Top place to visit
Top target to visit. Partially misleading name "museum". Even Teenagers enjoyed it as there are plenty of different activities to do.
Feb 28, 2024596jasonf
Good but could be more interactive
Lots to see and lots of information however we thought there was more to do. It was quite busy even though midweek and lots of children monopolising the exhibits. Definitely worth a visit and maybe a private tour would give you more interaction
Feb 14, 2024godg275
Vacational
The views where amazing and we enjoyed all the time spent there hopefully next time we get to visit Austria, I love everything about Germany.
Feb 12, 2024ani_sha_shu
Super place
An amazing museum, a must-visit, with beautiful decorations and sections, a very beautiful exterior of the museum:))
Jan 29, 2024235cliffordc
Absolutely epic experience
It was like stepping into a real-life spy movie! From the gadgets to the interactive exhibits, I was hooked from the moment I walked in. Learning about the history of espionage and seeing how spies operated was not only fascinating but kinda thrilling, too. Plus, getting to test out some of the spy gear? Absolutely epic. If you're into cloak-and-dagger stuff or just looking for a fun and unique museum experience, this place is definitely worth a visit.
Jan 25, 202433knarikk
Amazing experience in Berlin!
The musem is really interactive, there are many tasks to solve, and a fun photo booth! The maze is really fun, but take into account that there can be long lines, so plan to spend at least 3 hours there.
Jan 6, 2024jktrock
Neat place
Bought tickets online for a timed visit. Went on a Sunday in October, the place wasn’t busy. Many interactive activities for kids. Although I wouldn’t have visited the place without kids. Good location right on Potsdamer Platz
Dec 27, 2023Cladel20
Worth a visit if you’re looking for something different
This museum was a lot of fun. You will learn about the history of espionage and the various ways information was gathered covertly. Quite a few interactive puzzles and a section on James Bond.
Dec 24, 2023
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