Founded by a CIA veteran, SpyGuide delivers immersive, spy-themed tours and events designed by former intelligence officers to maximize learning and engagement.
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About Spyher
Founded by a 15-year veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency’s Directorate of Operations, Spyher offers walking tours and spy-themed events hosted by former intelligence officers.
Visitors are treated to an insider’s perspective on the role of intelligence figures and operations while exploring the espionage history of Washington D.C.’s neighborhoods and landmarks.
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Tours
Washington D.C.
The Spies of Georgetown
Group Size: up to 25
If you enjoy real-life spy stories, covert operations, and international intrigue, this tour is for you.
Learn spy mindset as you explore the hidden history of Georgetown. Hear about the crucial role residents played in espionage during WWII and the Soviet Era. And…conduct a secret operation! Hint: Bring your map reading skills.
This tour is ideal for groups and teams.
The Spies of Embassy Row
Group Size: up to 25
If you enjoy historical stories of conspiracy, politics, cover-ups, and assassinations, this tour is for you.
Begin at Dupont Circle and examine the suspicious death of a Kremlin insider, the first of many suspicious deaths we explore. Hear more about the origins of “Embassy Row” and go to where infamous spies lived and operated. And…conduct a secret operation! Hint: Bring your map reading skills.
This tour is ideal for groups and teams.
The Spies of Capitol Hill
Group Size: up to 25
If you’ve ever noticed a stray chalk mark on a wall and wondered if – just maybe – it was part of a clandestine communication, then this tour is for you!
You’ll see Capitol Hill in a new light after learning about the conspiracies, cover-ups, and even assassinations that have taken place on its seemingly quiet streets. You’ll explore the neighborhood with a former CIA officer, learning about intelligence figures and activities and the life of an operative shared through historic and contemporary stories.
The January 6th Experience
Group Size: up to 25
The definitive walking tour of the conspiracy and national security event of our lifetimes. See the sights of Pennsylvania Avenue, from the White House to the Capitol, as you trace the steps of the mob of President Trump supporters that attacked Congress.
Along the way your guide, an expert in misinformation and trained intelligence analyst, will lay out the contours of the scheme to overturn the 2020 election. Learn about the Stop The Steal movement, the fake electors plot, the near-decapitation of the Justice Department, the QAnon belief system that fueled this extraordinary event, and more.
The Ghosts of Arlington National Cemetery
Group Size: up to 45
A former intelligence officer delivers this 3+ hour historical tour of Arlington National Cemetery, visiting the gravesites of select intelligence officers and interpreting their extraordinary stories. Some made the ultimate sacrifice.
Stops also include the John F. Kennedy gravesite, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the Pan Am Flight 103 Memorial and Beirut Barracks Memorial. Guests gain a deep appreciation for the human cost of defending U.S. freedoms from a former U.S. official with firsthand knowledge of some of the events presented.
This tour is ideal for groups and teams.
Custom Tours
We’ll work with you and do our best to accommodate your needs.
Tours
New York City
Testimonials
“Tour was a highlight our girls’ trip to DC. Rosanna is so knowledgeable about this topic and had such interesting stories to tell! Highly recommend and am look forward to taking her other tours when back in the area.” – C. Walker, Delaware
“George was fantastic. It was a great family activity and a great way to experience part of Georgetown.” – T. Kelly, Nevada
“Thanks George, we learned so much and this was so wonderful!!!!! Thanks again!!!!!” – K. Hoyt, Connecticut
“Great real-life stories and some very interesting anecdotal information about the area.” – J. Dean, U.S.
“I had good expectations of the tour and it lived up to those. As someone visiting Georgetown was good to combine walking around with the guide whilst finding out all the spy information. He was a knowledgeable and interesting guide happy to answer slightly off topic questions too. Recommended” – E. Clarke, United Kingdom
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Custom Tours
We’ll work with you and do our best to accommodate your needs.
A Very Spy Social
It’s time to dust off those in-person social skills! This half day experience combines training from former intelligence and law enforcement officers with a mix and mingle event and live-problem exercise. Guests get social and practice what they learned, going toe-to-toe against seasoned role players to accomplish a secret mission. This is fun experiential learning in people management at its best.
This experience will liven up any party and makes for a great team building event. Or give your business development and account management teams experiential training in people management to drive growth.
Straight from the Source
A former intelligence officer joins you for a meal to speak about their career, share incredible stories, and engage in a more relaxed environment.
The experience is ideal for groups and teams including youth 14+ and students interested in the world of espionage or a career in public service.

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