Kids and adults work together on scavenger hunts in museums, parks, zoos, amazing neighborhoods and more. It’s an adventure you won’t soon forget! Our hunts have been acclaimed by Time Out New York Kids, the New York Times, GoCityKids.com and many other media outlets. See Scavenger Hunts for Kids and Families for basic information about how the hunts work, how much they cost and more. All hunts below are 90 minutes except where indicated (not including set up and scoring time). All outdoor hunts and some indoor hunts can include Team Photo Challenges.


Baltimore

The Fell’s Point Flash Family Scavenger Hunt
Here’s an outdoor adventure in a historic waterfront neighborhood. You’ll be amazed at the secrets you uncover. Contact us for more information about this hunt.

The Go Fish Family Scavenger Hunt at the National Aquarium
Search for exotic and bizarre fish in one of America’s premier aquariums. Five levels of numerous tanks take your investigation to a tropical rain forest, an Amazon river forest, tropical coral reefs, a four-story coral reef tank and murky depths where the giant Pacific octopus lurks. You’ll watch gliding sting rays, hear the crackling voltage of an electric eel, peer into the teeth of sharks, dodge tropical birds, spot a pygmy marmoset and rub your eyes at the brilliant colors of tropical fish and poison dart frogs. You might even find Nemo. Contact us for more information about this hunt.

The Walters’ Weird Wonders Family Scavenger Hunt
Go on an eye-popping journey across centuries and cultures on one of our famous museum hunts, this time at Baltimore’s jewel, the Walters Art Museum. You don’t need to know anything about art; the emphasis is on using your eyes and your wits. But after our whirlwind tour you’ll come away from the hunt eager to return on your own. Highlights include mummies, a snake that tells time, a cow turning into a woman, a spooky exorcism, a deadly dice game and suits of armor. Contact us for more information about this hunt.

And Beyond
Don’t see a location above that fits your plans? Consider our Grab ’n’ Go Classic Scavenger Hunt, which can be done almost anywhere! Click on the hunt name to find out more.

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Boston

The Bonkers in Boston Family Scavenger Hunt
Recommended by GoCityKids.com
Step into the time machine and set the dial for 1776, as you go in search for a Strong man in Faneuil Hall, enormous fruit in Quincy Market, a giant’s tea kettle, Mother Goose’s flock in a cemetery, a place where Ben Franklin got dunked, a basketball star’s sneakers, enemy animals, and more. Contact us for more information about this hunt.

The Museum of Fine Arts: The Artful Dodgers Scavenger Hunt
Recommended by GoCityKids.com
See art in a new way on a zany search to find out why a mummy wears lipstick, what makes Cupid the Roman Bart Simpson, why Garfield would like an Egyptian goddess, and which saint clobbers Satan at a wedding. Contact us for more information about this hunt.

The Museum of Science Madness Family Scavenger Hunt
Search for buried bones, hidden messages, a sneaky snake, a literally shocking machine, a musical zebra, live animals, and a book by a cat. Add cameras for the kooky Team Photo Challenges. If you’ve already done the hunt we created for museum members, you’ll enjoy an entirely new set of questions. Contact us for more information about this hunt.

The Harvard Museum of Natural History & Peabody Museum:
The Museum of Natural Hysteria Hunt
Giant dinosaurs, meteorites, bizarre fish, Native American villages, beautiful glass flowers, a creepy spider, dog-teeth fashions from the Pacific Islands, cute critters, a whale skeleton—these two museums have something for everyone. You’ll be amazed and amused by the variety displayed by Mother Nature and Pop Culture—foreign and ancient cultures, that is. We can include cameras and Team Photo Challenges for additional fun, creativity and souvenirs of the adventures. Contact us for more information about this hunt.

The Witches of Salem Family Scavenger Hunt
Recommended by GoCityKids.com
Here’s a new adventures to do with the kids for Memorial Day weekend: Go in search of witches and other weird wonders in Salem. Kids and adults work together to solve tricky questions while learning the tales behind old buildings, statues, and graveyards. For ages 7 and up. Contact us for more information about this hunt.

And Beyond
Don’t see a location above that fits your plans? Consider our Grab ’n’ Go Classic Scavenger Hunt, which can be done almost anywhere! Click on the hunt name to find out more.

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Chicago

The Loop the Loop Family Scavenger Hunt
Introduce kids to the historic heart of Chicago on a hunt that reveals the secrets of such places and sights as the the Picasso in Daley Plaza, Millennium Park, the spectacular rooms in the Chicago Cultural Center, Marshall Field’s (a.k.a. Macy’s), the Rookery, the surprising lobby of the Marquette Building and the giant orange Flamingo in Federal Plaza. You’ll discover the answers to such questions as, “At the Chicago Theatre, what sounds like a bird, a car, and a doorbell?” Answer: The organ, as explained by a sign in the entrance. Contact us for more information about this hunt.

The Artful Dodger Family Scavenger Hunt
For a feast for the eyes, take on the Art Institute of Chicago in this variety-filled hunt. You’ll search for wacky paintings, scary armor, tiny dollhouse-like rooms for kings and queens, and much more. This hunt has something for everyone. No knowledge of the museum is necessary. Contact us for more information about this hunt.

The Museum of Natural Hysteria Family Scavenger Hunt
Go on a whirlwind tour of Field Museum, taking you from Ancient Egypt to the Pacific Islands, from the tundra to the forest, from Tibet to the lair of bats. And watch out for dinosaurs! No knowledge of the museum is necessary to have a blast. Contact us for more information about this hunt.

The Mad Science Scramble Family Scavenger Hunt
At the Museum of Science & Industry you’ll explore a World War II German submarine, a vintage 1930s train, a Boeing 727, the Apollo 8 command module, the Whispering Gallery and much more. Contact us for more information about this hunt.

And Beyond
Don’t see a location above that fits your plans? Consider our Grab ’n’ Go Classic Scavenger Hunt, which can be done almost anywhere! Click on the hunt name to find out more or contact us.

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Connecticut

The Bonkers at the Bruce Museum Family Scavenger Hunt
The Bruce Museum, a small museum, lends itself to one-hour hunts for small groups, but it is packed with great exhibits on art and natural history. Contact us for more information about this hunt.

The Go Fish Family Scavenger Hunt
At the Norwalk Maritime Aquarium
Go nose-to-nose with sharks, search for seals, get jiggy with jellyfish, find Nemo, learn the truth about butt lines, examine a boat-building shop, and more on this whirlwind tour at the Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk, Connecticut. Kids must be accompanied by adults, and vice versa. The MetroNorth South Norwalk stop is just a few blocks away. Contact us for more information about this hunt.

The Mystic Mysteries Family Scavenger Hunt
For a mixture of indoor and outdoor hunting, take trip back in time to Mystic Seaport, where the hunt explores the historic buildings and unusual galleries of this “museum village.” For an all-indoor option, consider searching for sharks and many other types of exotic and bizarre sea creatures on a hunt at Mystic Aquarium. Contact us for more information about these hunt locations.

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

And Beyond
Don’t see a location above that fits your plans? Consider our Grab ’n’ Go Classic Scavenger Hunt, which can be done almost anywhere! Click on the hunt name to find out more.

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Los Angeles

The Art Attack Family Scavenger Hunt at the Getty Center
Looking for something new to do with the kids during the Memorial Day weekend? Team up with them to answer tricky, funny questions about the quirkiest, weirdest works of art at this mountaintop treasure chest. The tricky, devilish questions are designed to entertain and amuse young and old alike, and have won raves from such family activity experts as GoCityKids.com. Contact us for more information about this hunt.

The Artful Dodgers Family Scavenger Hunt at LACMA
Kids and adults work together on this hunt to answer tricky, humorous questions about unusual, surprising works of art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. But no knowledge of the museum or its contents is required. Highlights include fowl play, a baboon wrap star, Noah’s kitties, a saint with heartburn, a new use for skulls, strange Japanese animals, and startling African masks. Contact us for more information about this hunt.

The Hooray for Hollywood Family Scavenger Hunt
Kids and adults work together on this high-spirited, hilarious adventure through the heart of Hollywood. Starring the Chinese Theater, the Walk of Fame (see if you can find your favorite stars), the Kodak Theater, Hollywood & Highland mall, the glitzy El Capitan Theater, the eccentric Egyptian Theater, the kooky displays outside the Guinness Book of Records museum and the Ripley's Believe It or Not Museum, star-studded murals, the Roosevelt Hotel (where Oscar had his coming out party), a creepy costume store, the diner where Snow White tanks up, and much more. You’ll be surprised at how much history and fun is packed in just a few blocks along the boulevard of celluloid dreams. Contact us for more information about this hunt.

The Museum of Natural Hysteria Family Scavenger Hunt
Go on our most surreal hunt—a whirlwind tour of almost the entire Museum of Natural History, from dinosaurs to diamonds, planets to penguins. Highlights include Megamouth the shark, a life-size African watering hole, an insect zoo and more. Contact us for more information about this hunt.

The Santa Monica Scramble Family Scavenger Hunt
Kids and adults work together as you explore and uncover the secrets of the Santa Monica Pier, the Third Street Promenade, and vicinity. One minute you’ll be studying targets in an amusement park shooting gallery, the next you’ll be scrambling over giant cannons, and a few minutes later you’ll be sorting through monsters and robots in store windows. Along the way you’ll also discover movie locations, strange sculptures, hidden history, a test by the famous carousel, and more. Contact us for more information about this hunt.

The Wild Wildlife Family Scavenger Hunt at the L.A. Zoo
In the spirit of The Incredibles, kids and adults work together on this fast-paced, funny safari around the zoo. The tricky, devilish questions are designed to entertain and amuse young and old alike, and have won raves from such family activity experts as GoCityKids.com. Highlights include chimpanzees, hippopotamuses, bobcats, tigers, black bears, bats, snow leopards and even (watch yours toes) komodo dragons. There’s even an edible garden. Contact us for more information about this hunt.

And Beyond
Don’t see a location above that fits your plans? Consider our Grab ’n’ Go Classic Scavenger Hunt, which can be done almost anywhere! Click on the hunt name to find out more.

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New Jersey

The Mad Science Hunt at the Liberty Science Center
The recently re-opened Liberty Science Center boasts sparkling, state-of-the-art interactive exhibits that get kids hunting and discovering in a hands-on way. You’ll explore a mini-city of the world’s tallest skyscrapers, fight microbes, twist your tongue at language karaoke, get tangled in the communications web, figure out what makes a “bike clock” tick, get acquainted with acquariums, gawk at a gushing geyser, brave the Spark Chamber, battle the Bernoulli Blower, and find out how live animals cheat death. Contact us for more information about this hunt.

The Morris Museum Mania Hunt
At the surprising Morris Museum, you’ll explore galleries filled with mechanical music boxes, dinosaurs, dollhouses and toys, a historic classroom, mammals, minerals, Native Americans, model trains, and more. A major highlight is the Guinness Collection of 60 centuries-old mechanical musical instruments and automatons, featuring monkey musicians, Asian acrobats, magicians and more, all wound up and seen performing. (Check out the images and video of the marvels in action.) You’ll also investigate stegosaurus tracks, a stuffed bear, fluorescent rocks, a miniature palace fit for a king, a scary Iroquois mask and the Queen of Oogaboo on the way to Oz. Note: The museum has been undergoing extensive renovations and may not be available, depending on the progress of construction. Contact us for more information about this hunt.

The Newark Museum Madness Scavenger Hunt
Possibly the tri-state area’s best-kept secret, the Newark Museum boasts one of the most diverse collections under one roof. If you want a hunt with variety, this museum is hard to top,with cool and kooky art from America, Africa, Egypt and Asia, plus galleries devoted to natural science (how many hidden animals can your team spot?) and an entire 19th-century mansion. There’s even a mini zoo! This adventure is like several hunts combined in one! The museum has ample parking, and New Jersey Transit’s Broad Street / Newark stop is a few blocks away from the museum. It’s a great location for a large private hunt, such as the big-hit bar mitzvah we staged here. Contact us for more information about this hunt.

The Princeton Prowl Scavenger Hunt
The town of Princeton and the campus of the university are packed with surprising sights for adventurous hunters, including goofy gargoyles, strange sculptures, historic buildings, flower-filled gardens and more. This is a great hunt to entertain all ages. Contact us for more information about this hunt.

And Beyond
Don’t see a location above that fits your plans? Consider our Grab ’n’ Go Classic Scavenger Hunt, which can be done almost anywhere! Click on the hunt name to find out more.

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New York, including Long Island & Westchester

The Secrets of Central Park Scavenger Hunt
Recommended by Time Out New York and the New York Times
Kids and adults work together to explore the park below 72nd Street. To score points, you’ll have to find Stuart Little, stick your tongue out at a rude animal, learn the motto of a hidden eagle, decipher a secret code by the pond seen in Home Alone 2, spot Cupid at the carousel, unscramble a message in the sky, and find a witch turned to stone. Recommended for ages 7 and up. Contact us for more information about this hunt.

Grand Central Terminal: The Grand Central Scramble
Recommended by GoCityKids.com, New York Magazine, the New York Times and
Time Out New York
Kids and adults work together to uncover the secrets of this amazing train station. To win, you'll have to go nuts in the Whispering Gallery, learn a secret about the stars, find TV stars in the Food Court, stand on fish under an upside-down tree in the Grand Central Market, learn the arrival time of a "ghost" train, and think like Willie Wonka in the Transit Museum Gallery. Contact us for more information about this hunt.

Greenwich Village: A Choice of Three Hunts
Recommended by Time Out New York Kids and the New York Times
• We now offer a kids version of our classic, acclaimed Secrets of Greenwich Village Hunt, featuring the best of the heart of the neighborhood. You’ll search for Mark Twain’s house, bats that aren’t afraid of daylight, famous cartoon characters transformed into chess pieces, the place where doctors treated Edgar Allen Poe, a gorilla lurking in a window and more. For ages 7 and up.
• Looking for something a bit scarier? On the Ghosts of Greenwich Village Hunt you’ll uncover the stories of creepy places and the ghosts that have haunted them. Starring secret cemeteries, looming skeletons, the haunted homes of Edgar Allen Poe and Mark Twain, bats on a building, Dickensian doorknockers and Harry Potter’s nemesis. For ages 7 and up.
• Older kids and adults looking for more of a challenge can tackle the Lincoln Conspiracy Scavenger Hunt. You’ll be sworn in as investigators who must use historic photos of Greenwich Village, compare them to what you see today, answer questions and crack a code. Your objective: Discover where John Wilkes Booth and his henchmen plan to meet before attempting to stop Abraham Lincoln from giving the speech that will help him become president. It’s a tale very loosely based on actual history. For ages 11 and up.
Contact us for more information about these hunts.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: The Art Attack Family Scavenger Hunt
Recommended by the New York Times and GoCityKids.com
Here’s an adventure designed for kids and adults to do together—leaving you both exhilarated. You’ll travel through time at the Metropolitan Museum of Art as you search for answers to tricky, humorous questions about mummies, knights in armor, palace rooms, hidden gardens, and much more. Not recommended for children under the age of seven. Contact us for more information about this hunt.

The American Museum of Natural History
Recommended by the New York Times, Time Out New York, and New York
One great museum, three great hunts to choose from!
• The Museum of Natural Hysteria Hunt is our classic, acclaimed whirlwind tour of the best of the museum, starring monster squid, rampaging dinosaurs, a whale with a new bellybutton, a hidden gorilla, a crouching cannibal and more. Great for all ages, 7 and up, accompanied by adults.
• If you enjoyed the movie Night at the Museum, you’ll love The Fright at the Museum Hunt, which features exhibits that inspired scenes in the movie. Take on a Dexter’s capuchin monkey cousin, personal items that belonged to Teddy Roosevelt, a not-so-woolly mammoth with tooth trouble, a dance that Sacagawea would have done, a scary Easter Island statue, an attack by a monster whale, a slice of a giant tree, humongous warring mooses, Aztec and Incan warriors, dangerous dinosaurs and more. Please note that if you do not think your kids are old enough to see Night at the Museum, then you probably should not take them on this hunt.
• For older kids who are up for a challenge, The Murder at the Museum Hunt challenges team of investigators to learn the truth behind a mysterious series of deaths among the museum’s top scientists. Were they victims of the ancient curse of Ah Chu—or something even more diabolical? You’ll have to crack a code and hear one staff member’s last words to solve the mystery. For ages 11 and up, accompanied by adults.
For more information on these hunts, contact us. To learn more about the museum, visit amnh.org.

The Bronx Zoo: The Wild Wildlife Scavenger Hunt
See the best of the Bronx Zoo as you discover creatures you never suspected were there—or anywhere! Find out why it’s hard to grab a degu, why your neck is like a giraffe’s, what the Good Humor man might deliver to a tiger, and how to look right through a grizzly bear, Starring baboons, bats, rats, reptiles, and many more critters. Contact us for more information about this hunt.

Madame Tussauds: The Wax Attacks Scavenger Hunt for Families
Recommended by Time Out New York Kids
At Madame Tussauds, you’ll mingle with celebs at a Hollywood party, brush elbows with presidents in a hall of fame, and pose for pictures with Britney Spears, Usher, the Spice Girls, George Washington, President Bush, Einstein, Mick Jagger, Madonna, Evander Holyfield, and many more. Kids and adults work together to uncover answers to tricky questions. This hunt lasts one hour, or 90 minutes if you include Team Photo Challenges. Contact us for more information about this hunt.

The Sports Museum of America
This new museum in lower Manhattan celebrates the heroes and great moments in a wide variety of sports, with galleries dedicated to football, baseball, baseketball, hockey, racing, the Olympics, tennis...you name it. Great relics from the past are on display beside the latest interactive video screens and giant screens showing great plays. A special gallery honors women in sports. Our hunt here makes every sport entertaining and accessible, so that even the sports-phobic will enjoy a game about games. The hunt lasts an hour and a half, and there is a limit of 30 participants. For more information about the museum, see www.sportsmuseum.com. Contact us for more information about this hunt.

Lower East Side: The Pastrami & Wry Hunt
On our “Pastrami & Wry Hunt,” you’ll discover trendy new cafes and stores that are side-by-side with traditional eateries associated with the neighborhood’s Jewish heyday. You better catch this neighborhood while you can—right before your eyes, you’ll see history vanishing as the neighborhood is gentrified. Right now, it’s an amazing time to catch the transition. You’ll see old synagogues that have become artists’ studio and art galleries, a sleek new luxury hotel across the street from the legendary Economy Candy store, old tenements with splashy new murals by rising artists, and the last traces of such neighborhood food legends as Streit’s Matzo and Shapiro Wine.

For groups of Jewish teens, we offer a special two-hour edition that covers even more legendary Jewish sites, including the former Forward newspaper headquarters, the former Garden Cafeteria, the former Jarmulowsky’s Bank, Seward Park (site of the daily Chazir Mark), the birthplace of the B’Nai B’rith, Ira Gershwin’s onetime home and several synagogues past and present. Contact us for more information about our Lower East Side hunts.

The Brooklyn Museum: The Brooklyn Blitz Scavenger Hunt
Kids and adults work together on humorous questions throughout the five floors of the Brooklyn Museum, taking in Egypt, Africa, Europe, Asia, and America. Starring a mummy, Garfield’s ancient ancestor, a pitcher full of Niagara Falls, a woman dancing with a lion, a monster palace, and a dragon-headed turtle. This is absolutely our most underrated hunt at New York’s most underrated museum. Easy to get there by subway: the 2 train stops right in front of the museum, with an easy connection from the Long Island Railroad. Ample parking available in the museum lot. Contact us for more information about this hunt.

Go Deluxe in Manhattan: The Makeover Madness Limousine Hunt
For kids who really want the star treatment, what could be better than challenging them to actually become their favorite TV and movie stars? See details

Long Island: The Secret Agents of Aviation Family Scavenger Hunt
A spy has stolen information about a new American jet and hidden a secret message somewhere among the historic planes and jets in the amazing Cradle of Aviation Museum (near Nassau Coliseum). Can you decode the message before time runs out and the enemy gets the plans? To do so, you’ll have to uncover clues among wacky photos of bygone balloons, study dummies flying suspended planes, walk on the surface of the moon alongside an actual lunar landing model, comb through gadgets in a re-creation of a World War I garage, watch snippets of film of goofy old-time planes, climb steps to peer into cockpits and much more. We love this museum and consider it an undiscovered gem of Long Island–and no one has gone away from this hunt disappointed! Contact us for more information about this hunt.

Long Island: The Bonkers in Old Bethpage Family Scavenger Hunt
Old Bethpage Village Restoration has taken 209 acres and turned them into a time machine that transports you to the 18th century, with 51 historic buildings and actors in colonial costumes. On this hunt you’ll search homes, a general store, an inn, farms, a blacksmith shop, a schoolhouse, a cemetery and more. You don’t have to know the history, but you’ll love the secrets you uncover. Contact us for more information about this hunt.

Westchester: The Hudson River Hijinks Family Scavenger Hunt
The Hudson River Museum combines a historic modern art galleries with a mansion filled with knickknacks and oddities. Together they make for a fun one-hour hunt filled with variety. Consider also our classic Grab ’n’ Go Scavenger Hunt, which can be done in a variety of Westchester locations. And don’t forget that our hunt at the Bronx Zoo is just a parkway ride away! Contact us for more information about this hunt.

And Beyond
Don’t see a location above that fits your plans? Consider our Grab ’n’ Go Classic Scavenger Hunt, which can be done almost anywhere! Click on the hunt name to find out more.

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Philadelphia

The Philadelphia Museum of Art: The Art Attack Scavenger Hunt
Recommended by GoCityKids.com
Kids and adults work together to discover the secrets of all kinds of art, starring knights in armor, munching monks, puzzling jugs, dragons with bad breath, surprising sea monsters, twinkling tortoises, and goofy glasses. You think you’ve traveled to foreign lands, in galleries that re-create an Indian Temple, a Chinese palace, a Japanese Village, a medieval courtyard, and fancy mansions. No knowledge of art or the museum required. Contact us for more information about this hunt.

The Franklin Institute: The Mad Science Scramble
Interact with amazing exhibits as you and your team try to crack a mad scientist’s code and prevent him from creating a dangerous weapon. To accomplish your mission, you’ll have to investigate a space station command center, “operate” on a giant heart, explore a fighter jet, climb aboard a real, 350-ton locomotive and learn the secrets of Ben Franklin’s strangest inventions. You can also add Team Photo Challenges to spur creativity and take home souvenirs of the adventures. To learn more about the museum, visit www2.fi.edu. Contact us for more information about the hunt.

The Haunted Philadelphia Scavenger Hunt
Visit ghost-plagued buildings and secret cemeteries while learning the stories of the restless souls you might disturb. Starring the spirits of 1776 in Independence Hall, Ben Franklin (of course), the Hag of Pine Street, a Quaker to make you quake in Washington Square, the burning bride of City Tavern, and various other apparitions, sudden chills, rustlings, and knockings. Contact us for more information about this hunt.

The Secrets of Old Philadelphia Scavenger Hunt
Recommended by GoCityKids.com
Just in time for Memorial Day weekend, here’s a kid-friendly version of our popular adult hunt. If you think you know “Old Philadelphia”—from Society Hill to Old City—then prepare to be surprised. This irreverent tour reveals the most curious and quirkiest aspects of Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell, Carpenter’s Hall (where Continental Congress first met), Elfreth's Alley, and museums featuring Ben Franklin, portraits of Founding Fathers (and Mothers), and the military. If you ever wished you could time travel, this is the hunt for you. Can you find the hidden giant? Contact us for more information about this hunt.

The Philadelphia Zoo: The Wild Wildlife Family Scavenger Hunt
Recommended by GoCityKids.com
Kids and adults work together to uncover the secrets of the zoo, from ants to apes. Highlights include the Pachyderm House, the Rare Animal Conservation Center, Bear Country, the Reptile Exercise Yard (“Give me twenty push-ups, iguana!”), and, of course, Monkey Junction (“...what’s your function?”). Contact us for more information about this hunt.

The Adventure Aquarium: The Go Fish Scavenger Hunt
Recommended by GoCityKids.com
Kids and adults work together to explore the Adventure Aquarium, featuring a wide array of exhibits, environments, and surprising sea creatures. Highlights include the toothsome Shark Realm, the bizarro deep-sea creatures of the Jules Verne Gallery, the technicolor Caribbean Currents exhibit, the gigantic, 760,000-gallon Ocean Realm tank, the Amazonian inhabitants of the roaring Irazu Falls. Contact us for more information about this hunt.

The Battleship New Jersey: The Battleship Blitz Scavenger Hunt
It’s all hands on deck as adults explore the Battleship New Jersey stem to stern. You’ll clamber into gun turrets, scour the captain’s mess, uncover bunk in the barracks, and learn about war in pieces on display in the ship’s museum. Contact us for more information about this hunt.

And Beyond
Don’t see a location above that fits your plans? Consider our Grab ’n’ Go Classic Scavenger Hunt, which can be done almost anywhere! Click on the hunt name to find out more.

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Washington, D.C.

The Air & Space Race Family Scavenger Hunt at the New Air & Space Museum (Dulles)
Few museums are as jaw-dropping as the National Air and Space Museum near Dulles Airport. The giant hangar-like space boasts more than 200 planes, helicopters, gliders, and space vehicles, including a full-size Concorde, a full-size Space Shuttle, a Boeing-707, a scary-cool Blackbird jet (like something out of a Batman movie), to name just a few highlights. You’ll discover plenty of objects to amuse and fascinate you, such as an airman’s wacky “party suit,” the original spaceship from Close Encounters of the Third Kind, space memorabilia, people attacking a balloon (because they thought it was a monster) and a CIA transmitter disguised as dog poop. Contact us for more information about this hunt.

The American Museum Madness Family Scavenger Hunt
Two museums in one building combine for a whirlwind tour of the best of American history and art, and this hunt reveals the quirkiest secrets in the American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery. Highlights include freaky folk art, silly sculptures, Oval Office oddities, celeb secrets and more. Contact us for more information about this hunt.

The Art Attack Family Scavenger Hunt
Recommended by GoCityKids.com
Kids and adults work together on this whirlwind tour of the most startling, fascinating works in the National Gallery of Art. Don't worry, hunters don’t need to know anything about art—but we bet you’ll come away eager to return on your own. You’ll search for a sloppy dragon, greedy gremlins, a shark attack, Rip Van Winkle, a rude lion, an artistic monkey, a “fowl-mouthed” dog, and more. Contact us for more information about this hunt.

The Fright at the White House Family Scavenger Hunt
Learn the stories of the ghosts who have roamed the halls of the White House and other buildings in the area while answering tricky questions about what you discover along the way. Contact us for more information about this hunt.

The Museum of Natural Hysteria Family Scavenger Hunt
Recommended by Budget Travel and GoCityKids.com
Kids and adults work together to solve tricky, humorous questions on this whirlwind tour of the best of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Highlights include giant dinosaurs, live insects, a cursed diamond and other jewels, mummies, African dolls, a crystal ball ("Aunty Em!"), bats and bears and bones (oh my). Find out what town you probably should avoid during a meteor shower, and how dental floss can help you when confronted with a bison. Contact us for more information about this hunt.

The Plane Crazy Family Scavenger Hunt at the Air & Space Museum
Kids and adults work together on this hunt exploring the best of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, packed with real life propeller planes, jet planes, bombers and bombs, missiles and rockets. Above all, you'll enjoy flights of fancy, as you scramble over an aircraft carrier control tower, slip through a space station, touch a moon rock, find out what happens when your jet pack is low on fuel, ponder an ancient Chinese rocket, and search for a teddy bear that has been to outer space. Contact us for more information about this hunt.

The Wild Wildlife Family Scavenger Hunt at the National Zoo
Lions and tigers and bears, oh boy! Kids and adults work together to explore the National Zoo from giant pandas and great apes to naked mole rats and the sea walnut. Contact us for more information about this hunt.

And Beyond
Don’t see a location above that fits your plans? Consider our Grab ’n’ Go Classic Scavenger Hunt, which can be done almost anywhere! Click on the hunt name to find out more.

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You Name It: The Grab ’n’ Go Classic Scavenger Hunt

Available in the metropolitan areas of New York City, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, D.C., Chicago and Los Angeles

If you’re looking for a good old-fashioned classic scavenger hunt, we have one of those too—but with very unusual challenges for things to collect and team photos to take that will exercise your brain and your funny bone. Your tasks may involve strange uses for food, new lyrics for old songs, people in uniform, pets, strangers wearing valuable words, merchants interacting with imaginary objects, 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.

Just tell us what you need, and we’ll come up with a creative solution. Our job is to produce results that make you look good—and let you relax. Contact us for details.

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