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DEA Museum & Visitors Center

700 Army Navy Drive, DEA Headquarters, Arlington, VA 22202
202-307-3463
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Ranked #13 of 26 attractions in Arlington
Type: History Museums
Activities: Group tours/walking tour
Description: An educational and historical trip through the lifecycles and effects of illegal drugs in America.
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 April 2013

We loved it, Museum is closed but the history of this site is amazing. You learn so much about the DEA that you don't realize that it more than the United States that is involved. Would go back again.

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 December 2012

Having lived in Arlington for many years I finally decided to check this place out. I spent a couple of hours reading all of the display materials. I found the early history of how drugs came to this country and became an epidemic and the consequent growth of drug enforcement to be the most interesting. There is also a lot... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 November 2012

Definitely not something I ever thought about before but one day I was walking by and saw the sign for the museum. Then I read about it in one of the local magazines. It is a nice museum. It shows the histroy of drug use in the U.S. over time and some of the associated problems. Just make sure to... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 June 2012

Lots of reading and exhibits for a small museum. You can definitely spend a minimum fof 30 mins in there. Cool to see what items they seized from drug dealers and old undercover wardrobes.

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2012

Spent a good 2 hours there learning about drugs and its history. Free admission but note the days open online. However, I must say that the exhibition unfairly put the blame on the Chinese workers who brought opium into the U.S. in the mid 1800s when it doesn't explain that the British - along with the U.S. - were the... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 January 2012

I pass this museum often and had always wanted to stop, then finally convinced some out of town visitors to go with me. I liked it!!! It was fun to see what the DEA does. I didn't know a lot about that agency before we went - for example I hadn't thought much about how the current focus is on... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 June 2011

I guess I expected more of an interaction, but overall it was very informative. It was a big commercial to not do drugs basically. Wanted to see more interaction with how to DEA solves cases rather than a history of drugs.

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 June 2010
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