NYC Scavenger Hunts Through Central Park, Midtown, Lower Manhattan & More

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• Central Park Scavenger Hunt

  Starting at$599per party

  2hr

  On our Central Park scavenger hunt, you’ll race through rolling hills and winding pathways, solving fun and challenging clues about notable sights along the way. Discover New York City’s most beautiful landscape, its hidden gems, attractions, fountains, statues, archways, movie scenes and much more! Form your teams and come ready to compete!

  Your adventure begins in front of The Plaza Hotel at the Pulitzer Fountain! In a race against time and the other teams…

  - Explore the Arsenal, the Delacorte Clock with its haunting chimes, Balto the Sled Dog and ‘A Treehouse for Dreaming.’
  - Seek out memorial flagpoles, a certain pilgrim, a secret sundial and a man responsible for one of the first communication codes.
  - Search for hidden engravings in the Alice in Wonderland and Hans Christian Andersen statues. Learn about the people and companies who make statues like these.
  - Investigate the iconic Boathouse, Bethesda Fountain, Bandshell, The Mall and Literary Walk.
  - Much more!

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• Midtown Historic Scavenger Hunt

  Starting at$599per party

  2hr

  Experience the heart of New York City on the Midtown Manhattan Historic Scavenger hunt! Discover a Midtown that even many native New Yorkers don’t know about in a scavenger hunt adventure that takes you through famous locations.

  In a race against time and the other teams, you’ll:

  - Divine the secrets of Grand Central’s Astronomical Ceiling…
  - Visit the spot where an important Revolutionary War event took place…
  - Discover the creative sidewalk art of Library Way…
  - See the architecture of the New York Public Library’s main branch, like never before!
  - Explore Bryant Park and its storied history!
  - Experience Times Square and Broadway as it unfolds before your eyes!
  - Much more!

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• Legends of the Village Scavenger Hunt

  Starting at$599per party

  2hr

  On our Legends of the Village scavenger hunt, you’ll race through the streets of Greenwich Village, solving fun and challenging clues about notable sights along the way. Discover the history, lore, artwork, cemeteries, haunted places, mysteries, murders, disasters and legends of NYC’s coolest neighborhoods!

  Your journey begins in Astor Place. In a race against time and the other teams…

  - Discover the statues and works of art around Cooper Union. Learn about the artists and foundries that created them.
  - Explore the cemetery at St. Mark’s Church in-the-Bowery, visit the graves of Peter Stuyvesant and a certain former Vice-President of the United States.
  - Learn about the General Slocum disaster – the worst fire fatality in NYC history before 9/11.
  - Visit a former church where the victims congregated before their fatal voyage.
  - Chase the ghosts of punk rock and explore the space that was once CBGB.
  - Search for obscure graves in Marble Cemetery, one of the city’s oldest burial grounds.
  - Visit the haunted Merchant’s House Museum, Colonnade Row, the Astor Library, and the site of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire.
  - Explore the monuments of Washington Square Park and its eponymous arch.
  - Much more!

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• Lower Manhattan Scavenger Hunt

  Starting at$599per party

  2hr

  Discover the history of New York City and the bedrock of our country on the Lower Manhattan Historic Scavenger Hunt!

  In a race against time and the other teams:

  - Unearth the secrets of Bowling Green, the first public park in New York City.
  - Discover the Charging Bull and what some people believe is the key to good luck on Wall Street.
  - Explore the many monuments and war memorials of Battery Park.
  - Hunt for clues in Castle Clinton, an important defensive fortress in New York Harbor.
  - Learn about Fraunces Tavern, where George Washington held his gatherings and the fabric of America was sewn together.
  - Dive into historic Wall Street and the foundations of America’s financial system.
  - Experience Trinity Church, a national treasure, and meet an American founding father.
  - Much more!

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• Heroes of Herald Square Scavenger Hunt

  Starting at$599per party

  2hr

  On our Heroes of Herald Square Scavenger Hunt, you’ll race throughout historic 34th Street, the Empire State Building, landmark hotels & more, solving fun and challenging clues along the way.

  Your journey begins in front of Macy’s. In a race against time and the other teams…

  - Discover the statues and works of art around Herald Square. Learn about the artists and foundries that created them.
  - Study the strange proclivities of James Gordon Bennett (the founder of the New York Herald) and the creatures he kept close.
  - Search for the public figures responsible for building (and rebuilding) Herald Square.
  - Explore the history and architecture of Macy’s and uncover some peculiar fixtures located in the store.
  - Visit the hotel where a certain baseball player changed the history of the sport.
  - Identify the builders of the Empire State Building and the various parties responsible for making it happen.
  - Get to know the founder of the New-York Tribune and heed his famous advice.
  - Search inside Hotel Martinique for a detailed mural of Broadway’s underbelly.
  - Visit the site where Thomas Edison first projected a moving picture.
  - Walk in the footsteps of a certain world-changing Yugoslav inventor.
  - Search the James A. Farley Post Office for war memorials and interesting fixtures.
  - Much more!

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