The Baltimore Museum Madness Scavenger Hunt
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A feast for the eyes, a festival for the funny bone!
Find the fun in art on this whirlwind tour that whisks you from ancient times to the present, revealing masterpieces and odd artifacts along the way. Your journey will take you to almost every continent as you search for answers to tricky questions and fun puzzles.
On teams, you might…
- Discover the secrets of fortune-telling mice
- Meet the patron saint of beer
- Shake off shell shock in France
- Check out the moves of Leonardo’s cheerleader
- Capture cupids at a cockfight
- Find out where grandfather clocks got their name
- And see how to serve ice cream on snowshoes
No knowledge of art or the museum is required. You just need sharp eyes, comfy shoes, and a sense of adventure.
The hunt has been a hit with groups of all kinds, from corporate groups seeking a team-building, morale-boosting activity to social groups looking for a fun way to meet up. School groups and young birthday celebrants love the special version in which kids and adults work together, suitable for ages 7 and up.
The Murder Mystery Mayhem Scavenger Hunt
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Beware: there’s a killer in your midst
Someone playing this game with you is a bit of a Jekyll and Hyde. His or her good side knows nothing about the evil side—and the evil side has challenged you to prevent your own murder. Everyone in your group has been poisoned, and the clock is ticking down on your time left to live. To reveal the killer’s identity, you’ll have to complete a series of photo challenges, solve interlocking puzzles, decipher coded text messages, and more. If you succeed, you get the antidote. If you fail…well, you know.
If you love escape-room games, you’ll love this murder mystery scavenger hunt. But even better, you won’t be locked in a room for an hour: this game can be played almost anywhere.
An in-person murder mystery for any location!
We have a variety of versions, depending on where you want to play. Such as…
- A city, town, or neighborhood
- A science or history museum
- A zoo or aquarium
- An office building
- A school or campus
A murder mystery scavenger hunt perfect for team building
Here’s a game that will help you solve the mystery of how to entertain a diverse group of people while boosting morale and teamwork. It’s perfect for any private party or a corporate team-building outing of any size. Our clients who have enjoyed this game include T-Mobile, TD Bank, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Michigan in Washington, and others too numerous to mention.
What delighted clients are saying
“Everyone had a great time at the hunt! We are all still talking about it.” —an electrical engineer whose group played the game at the Houston Zoo
“A HUGE THANK YOU. Everyone had a BLAST and your hosts were FANTASTIC! Thank you so much for another great event!!” —an office coordinator in Los Angeles
“We had an amazing time and will be in touch for the next hunt we’d like to do in the near future! Tokia [the hunt host] was amazing, and we’d love to work with her again!!!” —an organizer for a group in Washington, DC
The hunt’s afoot! Contact us to learn more—and find more team-building fun anywhere!
The Murder Mystery Mayhem at the Zoo Scavenger Hunt
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Beware: there’s a killer behind that panda…
Your perfectly delightful team-building outing to the zoo is about to be spoiled: someone in your group is plotting to feed you to the lions, or have you hugged by a cobra, or perhaps sat on by a hippo. Because this person—possibly on your own team—is a bit of a Jekyll and Hyde.
This person now challenges you to prevent your own murder. Everyone in your group was fed a deadly venom with your lunch, and the clock is ticking down on your time left to live. To save yourselves and get the antidote, all you have to do is reveal the killer’s identity.
Easy, right? Not so fast: the killer has hidden their identity in a series of puzzles that are part of a scavenger hunt at the zoo. Your team must solve a series of interlocking puzzles, decipher coded messages, and meet the conditions of tricky photo challenges around the zoo.
Along the way, your team might…
- Play monkey see, monkey do with a monkey.
- Blend in with an animal known for camouflage.
- Tackle a trivia quiz about famous murder mysteries.
- Identify snippets of songs that feature animals.
- Twist, and maybe shout, with snakes.
If your group loves escape-room games, they’ll love this zoo scavenger hunt. The game will also help you solve the mystery of how to entertain a diverse group of people while boosting morale and teamwork. It’s perfect for a private party or a corporate team-building outing of any size.
A Kids Edition is also available, in which kids age 7 and up work with adults. It’s a great activity for a school field trip, a birthday party, a family reunion, you name it.
What delighted clients are saying
“Everyone had a great time at the hunt! We are all still talking about it.” —an electrical engineer whose group played the game at the Houston Zoo
“A HUGE THANK YOU. Everyone had a BLAST and your hosts were FANTASTIC! Thank you so much for another great event!!” —an office coordinator in Los Angeles
“We had an amazing time and will be in touch for the next hunt we’d like to do in the near future! Tokia [the hunt host] was amazing, and we’d love to work with her again!!!” —an organizer for a group in Washington, DC
PLUS check out Watson Adventures on Google to see hundreds of 5-star reviews from delighted clients!
The hunt’s afoot! Contact us to learn more—and find more team-building fun at the zoo!
The Secrets of Fell’s Point Scavenger Hunt
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Discover Charm City’s most charming waterfront neighborhood
This eclectic Baltimore gem is your game board while you search for answers to tricky, entertaining questions among its cobblestone streets, 19th-century buildings, waterside walkways, and harbor views, as well as its lively new stores, bars, and restaurants. You’ll also see why Hollywood loves the area, which served as the backdrop for Sleepless in Seattle and the TV series Homicide.
On this Fell’s Point adventure you will…
- Scrutinize surprising street art and historic buildings
- Uncover a tiny graveyard
- Walk in Frederick Douglass’ footsteps
- Blush at twin mermaids
- Ponder a ghostly vote against Prohibition
No previous knowledge of Fell’s Point is necessary to succeed—you just need a sharp mind and comfortable shoes.
Our most popular Baltimore scavenger hunt
Since its debut in 2005 this game has been a popular team-building activity with corporate groups, including Exelon, Cintas, M&T Bank, AstraZeneca, and Toyota, to name a few. Plus numerous educational institutions have enjoyed the hunt, including groups from Johns Hopkins, Towson University, St. Joseph School, and the Baltimore Lab School.
Which reminds us: We also offer a Kids Edition, crafted for ages 7 and up, that’s been a big hit for school field trips and summer camps.
What delighted clients are saying
“We used Watson Adventures for a work teambuilding activity, and [hunt hosts] Tokia & Nina were an absolute dream!! They kept everyone engaged and laughing throughout the [Fell’s Point] Scavenger Hunt. The hunt was tricky, but in a good way that kept everyone interested. I would definitely recommend them in the future!” —a five-star review posted on Google
Contact us to learn more—and find more fun in Baltimore!
The Secrets of the Maryland Zoo Scavenger Hunt
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Discover Baltimore’s most fantastic beasts…
…on this hunt that takes you in search of amazing animals and weird wildlife facts. On teams, you’ll see the best of the Maryland Zoo while following clues, searching for answers to tricky and humorous questions, taking unusual photos, and finding the Hunt Host for a bonus challenge.
On your surprising safari, you’ll also chill with polar bears, go batty in the bat cave, stick your neck out to see how it measures up to a giraffe’s, carouse at the carousel, avoid getting bogged down at the bog, go on an African journey, and more.
If you’ve been looking for an interesting, unusual way to get a diverse group interacting and having fun, you’ve found it. We also offer a version for younger audiences, ages 10 and up.
The Swimming with Sharks Scavenger Hunt
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Reel in an amazing adventure
Search for strange and exotic fish in one of America’s premier aquariums and answer tricky, entertaining questions about what you find. Five levels of tanks take your investigation to a tropical rain forest, a four-story coral-reef tank, and the murky depths where a giant Pacific octopus lurks.
Along the way, you might…
- See a multicolored fish that could be packing heat in case others laugh at it
- Rub your eyes at the brilliant colors of tropical fish and poison dart frogs
- Peer into the teeth of sharks
- Find out which Atlantic fish strategically bend genders
- And maybe even find Nemo
Those are just a few of the highlights you’ll encounter on this underwater adventure. You don’t need to be Jacques Cousteau to have fun and even win the hunt, but you will learn a lot of cool fishy facts along the way.
It’s a great way to see the best of the aquarium—perfect for corporate events, school field trips, camp outings, birthday parties, and family get-togethers. The Kids Edition of this hunt is suitable for ages 7 and up.
The Walters’ Weird Wonders Scavenger Hunt
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Go on an eye-popping journey…
…across centuries and cultures at Baltimore’s gem of a museum, where you’ll explore everything from mummies to masterpieces in a most unusual way. On teams, you’ll follow a trail of clues and answer fun, funny questions about what you find.
Along the way, you might discover…
- A blinged-out snake that tells time
- A deadly medieval dice game
- A creepy arm inside of a glitzy arm
- A stuffed animal that would give children nightmares
- Someone with a MAN-icure
You don’t need to know anything about art to triumph on this hunt—the emphasis is on using your eyes and your wits and on working together. But after our whirlwind tour, you’ll be eager to return to the museum on your own.
A Kids Edition is also available. It’s a fantastic option for school field trips, camp outings, birthday parties, and any other event where you want to encourage collaboration, learning, and lots of belly laughs. Recommended for ages 7 and up.
The Grab ’n’ Go Anywhere Scavenger Hunts
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Fun games with humorous twists!
If you’re looking for a good, old-fashioned scavenger hunt, we have one—with very unusual challenges that will exercise your brain and tickle your funny bone. Your tasks may involve strange uses for food, new lyrics for old songs, people in any kind of uniform, strangers wearing valuable words, secrets about local landmarks, and more. If you’ve been on scavenger hunts where you’ve had to collect boring things like clothespins and obscure CDs, you’re in for a surprise and a treat.
Teams fan out to tackle such challenges as…
Take unusual team photos
Get creative and keep your eyes open as you explore your area and try to meet the requirements of diverse “photo op” challenges. Everyone has to get into the picture (except the person holding the camera, of course). We’ve designed them to allow room for creativity while also delivering dramatic visuals (not just shots of people standing around, smiling and pointing). You might be asked to demonstrate a group member’s superhuman powers. Or treat a staircase as if it’s a carnival ride. Or photobomb another team.
Participants use their smartphone cameras and our browser-based app. You’ll get to see the other players’ pictures and download them afterward.
Find or create unusual items
As in a classic scavenger hunt, you’ll have to locate or create unusual items. But in our version, you might encounter these tricky tests: Can you create and name an amazing new food by combining two unlikely foods? How about an appropriate trophy for the hunt winners? Three items that rhyme? Something improved by being broken? You’ll be surprised by the results that come from great teamwork.
Crack a code to decipher a mystery message
Your hunt materials will include a bizarrely coded message. What the heck does it say? To crack the code, you’ll need to solve crafty, fun puzzles, involving a trivia questions, pop music, and a “pigpen cipher.” Can you piece together the key that unlocks the mystery message?
Locate the Hunt Host for a surprise bonus challenge
At a designated spot in the hunt area, the Host will be waiting for you, ready to spring a tricky, humorous visual puzzle for you to ponder. It could involve unusual celebrity pairings…or musical snippets…or international maps…or strangely altered art.
Go on a scavenger hunt anywhere, with versions and themes to suit your group
Go Deluxe: Let us tailor the hunt to your needs. Tell us what you want to highlight and we’ll weave it into the game. Perhaps someone you want to celebrate? A theme or slogan for a new campaign? Hidden talents in your group? Talk to us! We like a challenge.
Care to take a bite out of crime? Check out the Murder Mystery Mayhem Scavenger Hunt.
The hunts are available in International Editions, for hunters whose first language is not English. They are also available in Spanish, as well as in other select languages.
A Grab ’n’ Go Scavenger Hunt for Kids challenges youngsters and adults to work together to tackle challenges appropriate for ages 7 and up. It’s the perfect activity for birthday parties, bar/bat mitzvahs, family reunions, school field trips, summer-camp outings—you name it.
For a snack-tastic adventure, the Grab ’n’ Go Food Edition features food-themed Collect & Create and Photo Challenges.
And young Harry Potter fans will be cheating if they use their wands and other magical powers on the Wizards & Witches Scavenger Hunt, for ages 7 and up.
What happy clients are saying
“The Grab ’n’ Go Scavenger Hunt was so much fun! All of the teams were engaged and working together. We couldn’t have asked for a better team-building and celebration event.” –Brittney Gallardo, Office Manager/Executive Assistant, Texture by Next Issue Media
A 5-star review on Google: “We hired Watson Adventures to host the Grab ‘n’ Go scavenger hunt for a teambuilding event in our local downtown area. We chose to pay for an on-site host and it was well worth it. Kim, the host, was fantastic, well organized, very helpful with the game app, and added even more fun to the game with opportunities to earn extra points. Our team had a blast!! We thoroughly enjoyed getting out from in front of our computers to spend time together in this fun and creative environment!”
A 5-star review on Yelp: “I planned a surprise custom scavenger hunt for my fiancé’s birthday last year and it was so much fun! Tara was a pleasure to work with and incredibly accommodating with all of my requests. The event host was equally wonderful. We all had a blast. I wish I had more reasons to plan scavenger hunts!”
Contact us to learn more about the Grab ’n’ Go Scavenger Hunts—and find more fun wherever you are!
Birthday Bash Blowout! An Outdoor Birthday Party Scavenger Hunt
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Turn your outdoor birthday party into an adventure!
Celebrate someone’s BIG DAY by bringing together friends and family on a fast-paced, fun outdoor birthday scavenger hunt. On teams, you’ll tackle a series of challenges that stretch your creativity, foster connections, and tickle the humerus (that’s the funny bone, right?).
Challenges that honor the Birthday Celebrant
- Take team photos, many of which pay tribute to the Birthday Celebrant—providing keepsakes to share after the game
- Find or create objects that test how well you know the Birthday Celebrant
- Answer trivia and decode a mystery message honoring the Birthday Celebrant
- Connect with our Hunt Host for a surprise bonus challenge
Our live Hunt Host keeps the game going and everyone laughing and sharing. Depending on your location and your preference, our Hunt Host can conduct the game in person, or can the Host can meet the teams on Zoom at the start and finish of the game, as text the teams during the game.
Players use our custom, browser-based app for all parts of the game.
Customize the outdoor birthday party to suit your celebrant
For an additional fee we can customize the game to the particular interests, enthusiasms, and even humorous dislikes of the Birthday Celebrant. We’ll send you questions about the celebrant and then incorporate them in creative ways into the challenges.
In addition to the version for adults, a Kids Edition is available for ages 12 and up.
What clients are saying about our outdoor birthday party scavenger hunt
“I planned a surprise customs scavenger hunt for my fiancé’s birthday last year, and it was so much fun! Watson Adventures was a pleasure to work with and incredibly accommodating with all of my requests. The event host was equally wonderful. We all had a blast. I wish I had more reasons to plan scavenger hunts!” —a reviewer on Yelp
“Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Saturday was a huge success. The kids had a blast and Eric, the host, was fun and in total control. I could not have come close to giving [our son] as awesome a birthday without your help. You’re the best party coordinators ever!” —a survey response from a parent
Contact us to learn more—and let us make your birthday celebration one of the most memorable you’ll ever enjoy!
Heroes & Villains Super Powers Grab ‘n’ Go Scavenger Hunt
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Show Off Your Heroic Side
Calling all caped crusaders, mighty mutants, and strange visitors from other planets! Gather your super friends for an imaginative, empowered adventure. Whether you live in a mighty metropolis or a small town, team up for a super hero scavenger hunt—and take on challenges that bring out the superpowers and secret talents in everyone.
Your Super Teams Will Have To…
• Take Unusual Team Photos: Complete hero- and villain-themed photo prompts. Perfect your heroic poses, hold up tall buildings with a single hand, defeat your arch-enemies, and more.
• Collect & Create Interesting Items: As in a traditional scavenger hunt, this game tasks your league of extraordinary players with finding or cobbling together certain things. You might need your own super logo, an object you smashed with your super strength, or a key to the city!
• Decode a Mysterious Message: Is a bald professor recruiting you to join his fancy school? Is a galactic menace coming to devour the earth? You’ll never know unless you crack the code and reveal the message.
• Join the Hunt Host for a Surprise Challenge: Not even a supreme sorcerer or cosmically powered telepath can predict the fun puzzle in store for your avenging heroes.
Contact us to learn more about this awesome super hero scavenger hunt. Your super-powered adventure awaits!
The Murder Mystery Mayhem at the History Museum Scavenger Hunt
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Uh-oh! A killer lurks among you…
…and they’re about to interrupt an otherwise normal team-building outing to your favorite history museum. Someone in your group—possibly on your own team—is a bit of a Jekyll and Hyde, and they’re plotting to make you history.
Fortunately, this game gives you a fighting a chance to prevent your own murder. Everyone in your group has been secretly poisoned, and the clock is ticking down on your time left to live. To save yourselves and get the antidote, all you have to do is complete various fun challenges and reveal the killer’s identity.
The killer has hidden their identity in a scavenger hunt at the history museum. Your team will solve a series of interlocking puzzles, decipher coded messages, and meet the conditions of creative, collaborative photo prompts.
Along the way, your team might…
- Act your age with age-old artifacts.
- Put your patriotism on display for all to see.
- Interrogate sculptures and statues for clues.
- Gape in wonderment at outdated technology.
- Tackle a trivia quiz about famous murder mysteries.
- Identify murderous movies and snippets of killer songs.
If your group loves escape-room games, they’ll love this history museum scavenger hunt. The game will also help you entertain a diverse group of people while boosting morale and teamwork. It’s perfect for a private party or a corporate team-building outing of any size.
A Kids Edition is also available, in which kids age 7 and up work with adults. It’s a great activity for a school field trip, birthday party, and more.
Contact us to learn more about the Murder Mystery Mayhem Scavenger Hunts—and find more fun!
The Wizards & Witches Scavenger Hunt for Kids
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An adventure Harry Potter fans will love
Journey to an enchanted world without ever leaving your hometown, on a scavenger hunt that features a variety of challenges that might remind you of Harry and friends. On teams of six, kids search for objects that young witches and wizards would use at a school such as Hogwarts. They’ll also take Team Photos that let them demonstrate their magic skills or show off the effects of spells.
Though the challenges may call to mind aspects of the Harry Potter books and movies, no knowledge of them is required whatsoever. So if, say, you’re throwing a birthday party for the world’s biggest Potter fan, he or she will be thrilled, while friends who know little or nothing about the boy wizard will still have a blast.
This hunt is recommended for ages 7 and up. The minimum rate is $700 for up to 20 people.
Contact us to learn more about this scavenger hunt for kids who wish they could go to Hogwarts—and find more wizarding fun right in your hometown!
Escape to the Museum Virtual Scavenger Hunt for Kids
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Explore Museums All over the Country—at Home!
Round up your teammates for an online adventure that challenges you to explore museum websites in search of the craziest, zaniest, secret-and-surprise-stuffed-fulliest (is that a word?) exhibits you’ve ever seen outside of your dreams. You’ll follow tricky clues on different museum websites and answer humorous question about what you uncover.
No knowledge of any particular museum is required: you just need sharp eyes, sharp wits, sharp teammates, and sharp pencils. Wait: sharp pencils not required, because you’ll be reading the clues and answering the questions in our spiffy app, bursting with links and hints and sound effects and other fun stuff.
Virtual scavenger hunt highlights include…
- Sue the T. rex at the Field Museum in Chicago
- A tour of the Texas State Aquarium with a sloth
- A bison stampede at the Milwaukee Public Museum
- The Space Shuttle Discovery at the Air & Space Museum
- Vintage arcade games at San Francisco’s Musée Méchanique
The game is suitable for ages 10 and up, and we recommend at least one adult per team. This virtual scavenger hunt is a great way to connect with family, friends or classmates. Contact to learn more about a private game for your group!