German Spy Museum

The Spy Museum in Berlin was a wonderful experience! We discovered many interesting things about the history of espionage, presented in an interactive and engaging way. The museum offers plenty of activities for both children and adults, making it perfect for the whole family. The experience is truly enjoyable, educational, and fun at the same time — definitely a place worth visiting in Berlin!

Great museum with an equal balance of interactive exhibits, history, and text. You would definitely need at least 2 hours if you are at least partially interested in espionage. There's an interactive map with Berlin-specific spy history. You can dress up and take a photo shoot too, towards the end. Beware of the dynamic pricing system. It's cheaper to buy the tickets online in advance. Many of the interactive exhibits were almost always occupied due to children/teens.

Pretty cool museum to check out all the gadgets used and to learn more about other main spies in the World Ears. The interactive activities were nice, especially the laser maze activity. The gadgets we saw used in the world war 2 was super cool, especially when everyday stuff was used as a secret gun or something that is filled with poison that can kill a person. The gift shop was nice to check out and even has a little cafe available for a quick drink or pastry to eat on the go. Worth checking out!

Very interesting museum with lots of activities for children (or adults). Lots of codes to decipher and you can have a go at morse code.Lots to read in German or an English translation. You could spend a whole lot of time here if you want to read everything very carefully. Majority of the content focuses on Berlin during its division. Massive amount of James Bond memorabilia. One of my favourite bits was downstairs near the exit. This area focused on modern spy methods. It evaluated the ethics of spies and questioned whether spies have a real use in our modern world. Large gift shop. They advise you to place items in lockers before you enter. Fun and exciting. A nice break, less depressing than many of the World War and Cold War ones.

So much fun, spent 2.5 hours there and time passed like it was nothing. Museum is interactive, interesting and very informative at the same time. It's definitely a must see, fun activity, especially if you have kids but us (two girls in their early 20's had so much fun also)

Fascinating history of all spy’s and German intelligence. the spy museum is great for all ages. there are many interactive areas and the information and displays are well presented and in both German and English. we enjoyed the James Bond section and had fun with the Morse code and tunnel crawl. The entrance experience is very special and requires interaction to enter. Loved the fact it covers everything!

I think there’s a lot of interesting information, but it was kind of boring at certain sections and then most of the interactive things were for children probably. I enjoyed trying them so they was actually kind of fun however since there were so many young children, we ended up waiting 20 minutes just for two small groups to finish using the Morse code machine and then we waited 40 minutes to use the lie detector test. The laserbeam game doesn’t take too long however I somehow tripped it and was very quickly eliminated and at that point I had no interest in waiting again, especially since I wanted to allow little children to play. There’s definitely some cool artifacts, but I think between waiting this museum was a bit of a struggle for me to get through.

Weekday. Family of 4. This is a very interesting museum which captures much of the interesting history of espionage in Post World War 2 Berlin, in particular the Cold War. This museum is busy, so you will probably need to book in advance where you can choose a time slot. There is a good discount available using the ‘Welcome Berlin’ pass. There are many interactive exhibits although I would say not much to interest those under 12 years old or so. Clean toilets, free lockers (you get the 1 or 2 € deposit back) and the usual shop at the end. All good, well worth a visit and budget about 2 hours to make the most of it.