SPY Exhibit Hits NYC with Plenty of Kid-Friendly Features

SPY: The Secret World of Espionage opens at Discovery Times Square in NYC, giving kids and families a fun and interactive peek into the world of CIA intelligence.

Discovery Times Square is known for hosting fascinating exhibits, and the latest is no exception. SPY: The Secret World of Espionage, the world’s largest espionage exhibit, gives visitors an exclusive glimpse into the world of the CIA and the FBI that has never been seen before. New York City is the first stop on the exhibit’s exclusive 10-city U.S. tour, so New Yorkers shouldn’t miss out on the opportunity to view some very unusual technology.

The exhibit features oddities like a CIA-made robotic catfish, the British WWII two-man submersible named “Sleeping Beauty,” and the photography bucket from the CORONA satellite. While there are many interesting artifacts to view, there’s also no shortage of interactive fun. Almost every display features a touch-screen computer where visitors can do things like look up interesting events that occurred in a certain year or watch an exclusive spy video. Kids will especially love the station where they can have their picture taken and digitally disguise themselves by adding beards, jackets, and sunglasses to their image, or record their voices and alter them by lowering the pitch.

Another fun option is to test your sleuthing skills in the Laser Maze (think: the vault scene in Mission Impossible). While you may not walk away from it confident in your own acrobatic skills, you will definitely have a newfound appreciation for those of Tom Cruise.