From the moment you enter the National Law Enforcement Museum, it is clear that it is unlike any other museum you've ever visited before. As you cross the glass bridge and descend into the Museum's exhibit area, your eyes and ears will begin to fill with the sights, sounds and stories of law enforcement's past, present and future.

The Museum is designed to be a free-choice learning experience. In other words, visitors can start at any number of places within the Museum and explore from there, with access to the latest in educational technology to enhance the experience.

• Take a seat in the Introductory Theater to view a gripping film that will challenge your impressions of law enforcement. Shown on a panoramic screen, the film puts visitors at the center of the important and complex relationship between law enforcement officers and the public they serve.
  
  
• Explore the history of law enforcement in America through a number of high-tech time capsules, and witness up close some of the tools of the trade.
  
  
• Walk in an officer's shoes, exploring both the "everyday" activities of real officers as well as the highly specialized — and often dangerous — work of SWAT, K-9 units, bomb squads and undercover operations.
  
  
• Put your investigative skills to work and solve a crime. Collect evidence from the scene, learn how to interpret clues and analyze the facts in the realistic Target Forensics Lab.
  
  
• Step inside the world of America's correctional officers. Often outnumbered by prisoners by a ratio of ten to one, they have to protect themselves and the prisoners armed with little more than solid communication skills and rigid security procedures.
  
  
• Get an entertaining look at how law enforcement has been portrayed in the media and popular culture and how that compares to the lives of real, working officers.
  
  
• Take an in-depth look at some of the fascinating stories, trends and developments in law enforcement over the years, through the DuPont Changing Exhibits Gallery.
  
  
• Honor the service and reflect on the sacrifice of the thousands of law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty throughout U.S. history. Designed to complement the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, the Museum's Hall of Remembrance provides a place to connect and share stories.