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Corporate Scavenger Hunts

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Turn Your Next Company Outing into an Adventure—with a Dash of Culture

Watson Adventures corporate scavenger hunts use witty, tricky questions in fast-paced games that bring out the best in a city—and the best in you and your teammates. Our team-building hunts have been acclaimed by ABC News, the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Boston Herald, the Chicago Tribune, the Philadelphia Inquirer, and numerous other media outlets. Since 1999, more than 150,000 hunters have gone on our hunts from more than 1,000 prestigious companies. Contact us for a quote.

How corporate scavenger hunts work

In museums, historic neighborhoods, and other locations, hunters compete to answer questions in hunts designed to:

  • get people relaxed, laughing and having fun
  • foster teamwork and togetherness in a dynamic new way
  • introduce people to fascinating—and often overlooked—places
  • lead to an exciting gathering over drinks after the hunt, which we can help you set up
  • leave you with more money to spend on that party

You’re not hunting for things (put back that Ming vase!) but for answers to tricky and humorous questions about the intriguing places and objects you discover. No previous knowledge is necessary—you just need a sharp mind and comfortable shoes. The game is like a walking tour spiked with caffeine. The team from your company that answers the most questions correctly wins. Typically the game lasts two hours (with about half an hour more for set-up and post-hunt scoring), but the length can be customized to meet your needs.

Build teamwork while boosting morale-through fun

The questions emphasize nimble thinking and, above all, teamwork. They’re crafted to bring out the various skills of each member of your team. A person who’s good at seeing the big picture will get one answer, a teammate who’s good with wordplay will get the next, and someone who is good at navigating may excel at getting the team from place to place. The best teams quickly learn that they must use the strengths of everyone in the group.

Ready to get your company in the game? Choose a city in the yellow box at the top of this page to explore what events are available, or contact us now!

Scavenger Hunt Location:

New York City

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New York Is All a Game on a Scavenger Hunt!

Explore Manhattan and Brooklyn on public scavenger hunts that reveal the best of such places as Greenwich Village, Grand Central, Central Park, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Natural History, Wall Street, Chinatown, Little Italy, and many more great locations. Plus special theme hunts feature gourmet food, ghost stories and haunted locations, and murder mysteries. Public hunts for kids and families are also available.

On teams of up to six people, you’ll follow clues and answer tricky, humorous questions. No previous knowledge is necessary—you just need a good teamwork and comfy shoes. Click outside this box to start exploring, or see the Public Hunts FAQ.

Corporate Team-Building Hunts and Other Private Hunts Available

Boost morale, build teamwork and have fun with your colleagues on our New York City Corporate Scavenger Hunts.

Celebrate a birthday, have a party with friends and family, go on a great school field trip, raise money for a charity—our New York City Private Group Scavenger Hunts are great for all occasions.

For private hunts on Long Island and in Westchester County, NY, see New York Suburbs.

Photo: The famous bull at Bowling Green, near Wall Street

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The Secrets of Grand Central Scavenger Hunt

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Grand Central Terminal

Grand Central as you've never seen it!

Discover the history, cool places, and surprising sights in the terminal. Highlights include mysterious markings in the constellation ceiling, times for “ghost” trains in the former arrivals room, the last survivor of the Biltmore Hotel, the gourmet extravaganza of the Grand Central Market, the architectural wonder of the Whispering Gallery, the Transit Museum Annex, the dazzling art deco lobby of the Chrysler Building, surprising historic photos in the Graybar Building, the bustling food court, hidden art, and more.

You’ll take on such questions as...

• Follow a ramp down to the doors of a place where mollusks get drunk. In front of the doors is the Whispering Gallery: If you talk facing any corner, someone at the opposite corner can hear you. But if you try this, people will think you’re nuts. What kind of nuts, judging from the kind closest to you? (They’re a symbol of the Vanderbilts, who owned the railroad when the terminal was built.) Answer: Acorns, in a decoration outside the Oyster Bar.

• On Lexington Avenue, one set of doors has a canopy with a scene from the docks in days of yore. How many invaders try to board the “ship” by climbing the mooring ropes? Answer: Three rats climb the “mooring lines” that hold up a canopy over the entrance to the Graybar Building.

Please note that in the sample questions above we haven’t given you all of the clues here you’d use to find these answers. No previous knowledge of Grand Central is necessary to succeed—you just need a sharp mind and comfortable shoes.

We offer 90-minute and two-hour versions of the hunt. An International Edition of this hunt is also available, for people whose first language is not English. No need to worry about the weather: The hunt is almost entirely indoors, and Grand Central is climate-controlled—cool in the summer, warm in the winter.

Contact us to learn more and get in the game!

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