My husband and I are not museum people but I know I must submerge myself to things like this every now and then. I bought a Living Social deal for $10 olus $3.50 processing fee. It cost $23 at the museum. We arrived on a Saturday at 2:00p and the place was crowded and hot. Not a good start for... More

The Crime and Punishment Museum had many interesting exhibits and even a couple simulators but the Crime Lab in the basement made the visit worth the time. In the lab you got to conduct hands on experiments to determine the murder weapon, fingerprints, review information such as alibis and phone records. The police car and firearms simulators were very popular.... More

Thoroughly enjoyed my visit. I think it would be a bit pricey normally, but I was given 1/2 off (to my surprise!) for Mother's Day (plus a really nice coffee mug!). I paid the extra for the audio option, because I'm a big fan of the narrator, Bill Kurtis, but I found that it's not a huge enhancement to the... More

We arrived on a Sunday at 10:10am and left 4 hours later. Lots of interesting things to read about and interact with and well put together. Kids would enjoy it and if you need to decide between this and the Spy museum around the corner, then this is far preferable.

In a city with so much free stuff -- why pay for another museum? The Museum of Crime and Punishment is worthy of paying for a ticket. Topics rance from Spanish Inquisition torture to modern CSI technology. We found the original torture techniques and tools fascinating even if macabre. It is OK for kids.

Like previous reviewers I concur that you need to allow plenty of time. This museum is so interesting I could have easily spent 4 hours there instead of the 2 I had time for. They suggest you start on the 3rd floor and it is there that I spent most of my time. Great experience.

We spent so much time in the first area of the museum, we almost had to rush through the other floors! Depending on how much time you can devote, this can take at least 2 hours--if you are a speed reader. More if you want to read and savor every word...AND participate in the interactive exhibits.

This is one of the most interesting museums in all of DC. The details about the criminals and ability to figure out a crime scene was really interesting to all 48 students I brought with me.

This was hands down the highlight of our DC trip. We were having so much fun that we never realized that it took us nearly 3 hours to see just 2 of the 3 floors. The displays held so much interesting information that I wanted to read all of them. I also enjoyed the interactive experiences - especially the driving... More