Does the name James Bond stir you up? Is the name enough to get you excited and pump up that adrenaline? Well, if you truly love the man and his moves, and always wondered how you could get any closer than just through the screen, well, here’s the address.
Some of the best James Bond museums you just cannot miss!
Bring Out Your Inner James Bond At The New York City Spy Museum
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Haven’t we all dreamt of being ‘James Bond’? This New York City Museum helps you do just that, right from the moment you enter! Be ready to get your ‘identity bands’ at the entrance and complete the different tasks. Dodge those laser beams, take lie detector tests and monitor CCTV footage – all in a day’s work. And wait, if you thought this was a joke – a former head of training at British Intelligence will assess the kind of spy you are. You could be an agent handler, an intelligence analyst, or a hacker. So much to choose from!
Watch Bond In Motion In The London Film Museum
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James Bond waits here, along with an extensive collection of vehicles and various props that featured in the Bond movie series – do you need more? Here you can feast on the largest exhibition of Bond-stuff, all of which are related to the iconic movie series. From concept drawings, scripts, model miniatures, life-size cars, boats and mobikes – go gaga over the spread. Talking about Bond, did we tell you about his sexy rides, the Aston Martin DB10 from Spectre, the Aston Martin DB5 from GoldenEye, the ‘Wet Nellie’ Lotus Esprit S1 from The Spy Who Loved Me, the Rolls-Royce Phantom III from Goldfinger, and the ‘Little Nellie’ Wallis WA-116 Agile Autogyro from You Only Live Twice – all of which are waiting right there, to give you a lifetime’s worth of Bondness.
The 007 Elements Museum In The Austrian Alps For The Bond Experience
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This museum is designed by none other than Neal Callow, the artistic director for Bond movies such as Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace, Skyfall, and Spectre. You can reach this steel and glass building in a cable car and take a look through other artefacts that you’ll immediately spot from the Bond films shot here. And while you’re doing so, don’t forget to catch the spectacular view around you.
If you’ve been calling yourself a true James Bond fan all this while, these special addresses should definitely be on your must-visit list, at least once in your life. Start planning and get going.
