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DEA Museum & Visitors Center

700 Army Navy Drive, DEA Headquarters, Arlington, VA 22202
202-307-3463
Drug Encforcement Administration Museum
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Ranked #16 of 23 attractions in Arlington
4.0 of 5 stars 4 Reviews
Description: An educational and historical trip through the lifecycles and effects of illegal drugs in America.
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Walnut, CA
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“Best things in life are often free!”
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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“Come See What the DEA Does!”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 January 2012
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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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Orange Park, Florida
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“Visit to DEA was OK”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 June 2011
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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. More

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Rimouski
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16 helpful votes 16 helpful votes
“Visite intéressante”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 June 2010
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