Connecticut Scavenger Hunts by Watson Adventures

CONNECTICUT SCAVENGER HUNTS

Ready for team-building with a dash of culture? On each of our scavenger hunts, you decipher clues to answer tricky, funny questions about the places you visit and things you find. No knowledge of any hunt location is required.

Our hunts have been acclaimed by the New York Times, ABC News, the Washington Post, Citysearch, Time Out New York, Daily Candy, and numerous other media outlets. More than 50,000 hunters have gone on our scavenger hunts from more than 200 prestigious companies, not to mention trade associations, social groups, alumni groups, bachelorettes, school groups, and more. For details on how the hunts work, and to see our rave reviews and prestigious clients, visit the Private Hunts page.

Our Connecticut scavenger hunt locations include (in alphabetical order by city)...

Greenwich

The posh shops of Greenwich make a swanky place for our traditional Grab ’n’ Go Scavenger Hunt. Just ask American Express’s Departures magazine, which commissioned our first Greenwich hunt. For an indoor option, The Bruce Museum of Arts and Science, as a small museum, lends itself to short hunts for small groups, but it is packed with great exhibits on art and natural history. Contact us for more information about scavenger hunts in Greenwich.

Hartford

See the best of The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, America’s oldest public museum, on a whirlwind tour that reveals the most unusual and amusing details in six centuries’ worth of great paintings, sculptures, and other objects. For an outdoor hunt, downtown Hartford becomes a giant game board on our popular Grab ’n’ Go Scavenger Hunt. Contact us for more information about scavenger hunts in Hartford.

Mystic

For a mixture of indoor and outdoor hunting, take trip back in time Mystic Seaport where the hunt features the historic buildings and unusual galleries of this “museum village.” For an all-indoor option, consider swimming with sharks—and many other types of exotic and bizarre sea creatures—on a hunt at Mystic Aquarium and Institute for Exploration. Contact us for more information about scavenger hunts in Stamford.

New Haven

The Yale University hunt reveals the secrets of the campus, the town green, Chapel Street, and other historic spots and amazing buildings. For indoor hunts, our Peabody Museum of Natural History hunt will make you feel like you’ve entered Jurassic Park. The Yale Center for British Art and the Yale University Art Gallery can be explored individually on hour-long hunts or combined for a two-hour or 90-minute hunt that reveals the most amazing and amusing hidden aspects of these great collections. Contact us for more information abouts scavenger hunts in New Haven.

South Norwalk

The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk: Hunt for live sharks, seals, jellyfish, turtles, tropical fish, model ships, history-making boats, and a boat-building shop. You can also combine this hunt with an outdoor jaunt among the beautifully renovated cast-iron buildings and funky stores of SoNo. You’ll search for the answers to such questions as...

• If a boat-builder says you have nice “buttocks lines,” what are you showing him? Answer: A diagram of a boat, as explained in the boat-building shop.

• In downtown SoNo, near Mr. Donovan, find your old pal Alice Wentworth. How old was she before she could have gained guidance from the nearby lighthouse? Answer: Five years old: The ship in the mural, the Alice S. Wentworth, was built in 1863, and the Sheffield Lighthouse seen in a mural across the street was built in 1868, according to signs with the murals.

The aquarium or SoNo is great for a 90-minute hunt, and they can be combined for a variety-filled two-hour hunt. Contact us for more information about scavenger hunts in South Norwalk.

Stamford

The historic city reveals quirky sculptures, distinctive buildings old and new, majestic churches, hidden history, and other intriguing sights that make for a surprising scavenger hunt. Starring the grand old buildings of Atlantic Avenue, Old Town Hall, a permanent painter in Columbus Park, a church built in 1641, surprising sculptures, and a bar operated by a baseball local hero. You’ll search for answers to such questions as...

• Near Columbus Park, stand where you can see Old Town Hall’s cupola twice. What does a woman here get from a passerby? Answer: ‘Uninvited Advice,’ a realistic sculpture of a woman painting a view of Old Town Hall

The Stamford Museum and Nature Center: Get the best of an indoor museum hunt and an outdoor nature experience on this eclectic hunt. You’ll search for answers hidden in works of art, a ten-acre working farm, and walking trails. Contact us for more information about scavenger hunts in Stamford.

Just a Train Ride Away: The Grand Central Scavenger Hunts

If you’re up for an easy ride on MetroNorth, we have several popular hunts revealing the secrets of the great train station and its famous neighbors. Highlights include the Whispering Gallery, the Transit Museum, the Biltmore Room, the gourmet marketplace, and the spot where an actual missile left a hole in the constellation ceiling. For more details, see New York Locations.

Just a Parkway Ride Away: The Bronx Zoo

This hunt puts the wild in wildlife: one minute you’re in a tropical rain forest, the next, you’re peering across the African savannah. From the Mouse House to the Monkey House, from toucans in the World of Birds to bats in the World of Darkness, here’s a safari you won’t soon forget. For more details, see New York Locations.

...And Beyond

Don’t forget, if you are in southwestern Connecticut, you’re not too far from such popular hunt locations as Midtown Manhattan, Central Park, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Museum of Natural History. See the New York Locations page for details. Plus we’re always developing hunts in new locations in Connecticut, such as The Mashantucket Pequot Museum at Foxwood Resorts, and the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield. We also offer a popular Anywhere Hunt and classic Grab ’n’ Go Hunt, which we’ve staged for companies at parks, resorts, neighborhoods, even in apartment buildings, and homes. We can turn any terrain into an adventure. Contact us for more information.

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PRINT OUT OUR CONNECTICUT BROCHURE

Of you can always print out pages on our site. But if you’d like a compact summary of our hunts to bring to a meeting, to show friends, or to help get future hunters excited, click the link below to call up our brochure as a PDF file. You may need Acrobat Reader to access it (click here to get it for free). Or you can contact us to mail you or fax you a copy.

See the Connecticut brochure.

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ON YOUR MARK, GET SET...

If you’re ready to book a hunt, or have questions, call Watson Adventures at 877-9-GO HUNT, extension 11 (877-946-4868). Or use our handy e-mail Contact Form. The hunt’s afoot!

TRY A PUBLIC HUNT: SEE OUR HUNT NEWSLETTER

Watson Adventures offers weekly hunts in New York, and occasionally Connecticut, that are open to the public for low promotional prices. To see the latest schedule, check out the Tri-state Area Edition of The Culture Vulture, our monthly newsletter. It also includes amazing trivia, jokes from famous comedians, and links to cool and offbeat Web sites. If you’d like to receive this free newsletter in your own e-mail box, sign up here—and on the next page you’ll see, be sure to check off “New York Area”: