City of spies: Washington DC is the world's capital of espionage

From spy attractions around town to intelligence recruitment at local colleges, the city is a hot bed for spy activity.

Is Washington the world capital of espionage? Officially speaking, that’s top-secret—after all, our resident spies, foreign and domestic, aren’t about to raise their hands. Still, you can make a strong case that when it comes to the shadowy world of intelligence, our city stands alone.

The area is home to an alphabet soup of federal intelligence agencies…