SPY HQ: Discover Your Inner Secret Agent

Unleash your inner superhero at Spyscape Museum Adventure in NYC. Test your skills in challenges designed by a former MI6 Head of Training and discover your spy potential!

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • SPYSCAPE - NYC \’s #1 rated new experience is an immersive interactive adventure designed to inspire you and uncover your potential - it\’s time to discover your inner superhero!\n\nYou\’ll see how your skills stack up in fun challenges designed by a former Head of Training at MI6. You\’ll dodge lasers, make and break codes, run surveillance, lie…
What's Included
  • All fees and/or taxes
  • Full access to our world class immersive museum and experience
  • Access to our Gift Shop and Book Shop
Additional Information

At SPY HQ, you’ll delve into secret worlds, decipher codes, conduct surveillance, and detect deception. A system designed with MI6 experts will uncover your unique spy role and profile. SPY HQ offers a distinctive blend of museum and interactive experience, providing personalized insights and inspiration. Discover why we are NYC’s top-rated museum and experience.

Location
SPYSCAPE
928 8th Ave, Between 54th-55th Street
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Becsgnz
Oct 10, 2025
Such a cool experience - This is such a cool experience. It’s a museum all about spy’s and espionage etc but then you get to take tests to see what kind of spy you’d be. A lot of fun. Probably not ideal for very small children. We had adults and a teenager and we all found it so much fun.
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Trail12264245877
Sep 2, 2025
Interesting experience - We purchased the “all access” ticket which included both Spygames and Spyscape. When you enter the building, they give you a bracelet to wear. You start with Spygames on the second floor. (Be sure to wear the right shoes to be able to run and jump. ) Lockers are available, and they are opened and closed by using your bracelet. There is no orientation or guidance from staff on what to do at Spygames. You figure it out on your own by watching the videos in front of each game room. You are given 50 minutes for Spygames, but not all of it is spent playing games. Some of it is actually spent waiting for the individual game rooms to open or become available. You might work up a sweat after Spygames, so it would be good to bring some water to hydrate after you finish Spygames. (They don’t let you go outside the building and re-enter. ) They do sell bottled water there. Spyscape (which is different from spygames) is the museum portion of the building. It is interactive and immersive. Displays are interesting, and you can learn about Virginia Hall, Alan Turing, Robert Hansen, Anonymous, etc. You are supposed to use your smart phone or one of their kiosks to answer several series of questions and quizzes, some of which are personality questions. Some questions involve math. They also have a fun laser room which tests agility. At the end, they give you a profile (or “debrief” ) of what type of work would supposedly best suit you in the world of espionage. I think Spyscape would be more appropriate for older kids or adults. Younger kids are not going to be able to understand the interactive quiz component or figure out answers to the puzzles, some which are very challenging. Tickets are expensive.
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Mega600
Jul 31, 2025
Full review of Spygames and Spyscape (including what you do in each section) - I am taking the time to write a review because the website was really confusing and I was questioning the value and what type of ticket to purchase for the longest time :) I purchased the all access ticket which was both the Spygames and Spyscape for myslef and my tween. For the first time going I am glad that I purchased both as I felt that the Spygames was the highlight but the Spyscape was also super interesting and worth the add on for a bit of learning after we played. Spygames are a series of physical/mental challenges. You have 50 min to go to as many rooms as you can and complete the challenges. There were 9 open when we were there. The rooms are SO MUCH fun and what is cool is that they are all priavet - meaning when you are doing the challenges you are just with those in your group. The challenges are all a couple of minutes and while the technology behind the challenges is a bit repetitive, the experiences do not feel that way. There is a lot of jumping, running, balancing, etc and we def. broke a sweat. I would highly suggest bringing a pair of running shoes for this portion. There can also be some bottle necking as people wait for rooms. I would advise starting the video tutorials as soon as the next group enters (if waiting) so you are then not also delayed getting in. You can buy extra time but it is a bit pricy and it felt like 50 min was enough. The activities in Spygames seemed appropriate for ages 6 and up. Younger kids would have fun but they may not be able to do as many of the games so it may not be worth the money. Spyscape was the museum about spys and a series of challenges (both mental and physcial). The actual displays were were cool and well done (thogh we sort of rushed through these as my child was not as into them). There are set of challenges that you participate in throughout the Spyscape that then lead to a spy profile you get digitally. Each of the activities is connected to a muesum display. These include: a lie detector activity, laser tunnel, decoding activity, survaialnce (this was one of our favorites) personality and inteligence profile. The last (the personality and intelegence profile is a set of 8 quizzes). This is a bit lengthy and when we were there, there was a bottle neck at the start. We did not realize that ALL of the kiosks throughout the space had the same activity on them and it would be best to just move further into the museum and use a different one. You can also use your phone. Sharing just as a tip because this was a bit annoying and led us to rush through that part when we did not need to. At the end you recieve a Spy profile which was really cool. While we very much enjoyed the Spyscape portion, it may not be worth the money for anyone under 10 unless they are really into spy type things. More general feedback - The space was beautiful and very spy/hightech visuals (screens with scores, live feeds, spy memoriablia which added SO much to the experience. You are given a personalized wristband that scans you into all of the activities and keeps track of your scores which was also really fun and allowed you to not need a phone. There are free lockers to use where you keep all of your items. While the staff was very friendly, they were not super helpful in directions they gave - this led to a bit of confusion (though I'm sure dealing with tourists all day can wear on you :)). Also the gift shop, while overpriced, did have some pretty cool and interesting things and you should leave time to check it out. Transit there is also super easy. Overall, I think this museum was well worth the time and money spent.
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Mvp3215
Jul 18, 2025
Great experience. - Spyscape was a great experience for me and my niece. It causes you to have to work together and talk to accomplish a goal. It's not an individual game that you play by yourself. I look forward to going again with her and my little people. I could hear them giggling and laughing all the way through it. It's a great experience for the family or friends or a couple. I recommend it ten out of ten.
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Itziarf
Jul 10, 2025
Loved it - My 11 year old boy LOVED it! Like, really loved it. It it sort if a museum exhibit with activities you get to complete and at the end it tells you what type of spy your are. It took about an hour to complete most of the tasks. Fun activity.
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Sabinekv815zy
Jun 23, 2025
Great activity for the whole family - Great activity for the whole family. Entertaining stations, movement games, tricky puzzles, all very varied and - if you are interested - lots of information on the subject of espionage. However, more for older children
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Colin_p
Oct 5, 2025
Interesting, interactive, fun. - Interesting, fun and interactive. Tons to do and learn about the spying world. A museum with games, nicely done!
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Aalexbao
Sep 26, 2025
This museum will tell us what kind of skills one is according to challenges. - This is a museum dedicated to espionage. A fully interactive experienic. It is interesting for both older and younger, but I recommend it especially more for young people. We are given a bracelet when entering and it is recorded all the challenges in which you participate and in the end the museum elaborates your profile will tell us what kind of spy you are. It's worth going to this place.
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Imduf
Jun 24, 2025
A different kind of escape room where you don't escape and aren't timed - This "museum" was confusing. From the moment we arrived and the staff struggled to give us our tickets, to the constant confusion of where we were supposed to go/what we were supposed to do...we just wandered and figured out the path (there were arrows on the floor that sort of guided us but not really well and no one was there to explain throughout. Some of the activities were too easy and some were ridiculously hard. Some things worked on the first try while others were not working at all (the phones to report images we saw). And no one was around to explain. It was different, but definitely not for very young kids...I would say tweens to older teens and adults might be most appropriate. While it was fun, I wouldn't do it again.
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Sandyki3142fm
Jul 3, 2025
Anticlimatic and Childish - Anyone who says this is an intellectual and modern experience for professionals, must have been in a coma for the last 40 years. Poorly maintained, "Artifacts" look like they are ordered from Temu, the experience is clearly designed for young children, or a cutesy date night, but I must say the building itself is gorgeous.
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