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CHICAGO SCAVENGER HUNTS

Rediscover your favorite places on an acclaimed Watson Adventures Scavenger Hunt. Teams of up to six people will tackle tricky, humorous questions about the objects and locations discovered. Don’t have a team? We’ll help you find kindred spirits at the start of the hunt. No knowledge of any hunt location is required—you just need a sharp mind and a good pair of shoes. As seen in the Chicago Tribune and numerous other media outlets. More than 110,000 hunters served since 1999.

Advance purchase is required for all hunts. To purchase tickets, go to the Calendar or Descriptions of the Hunts, or call our ticketing service, OvationTix, at 866-811-4111 (Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.). Please note that there is a $1 surcharge for phone orders.


DESCRIPTIONS OF THE HUNTS

The Art Institute of Chicago
• The Art Attack Scavenger Hunt
• The Murder at the Museum Scavenger Hunt
• The Naked at the Art Museum Scavenger Hunt

The Field Museum
• New! The Field of Screams Murder Mystery Scavenger Hunt

Lincoln Park Zoo
• New! The Wild Wildlife Scavenger Hunt

The Loop
• The “Starring the Loop” Movie Locations Scavenger Hunt

Museum of Science and Industry
• The Mad Science Scavenger Hunt

Navy Pier
• The Navy Pier Pressure Scavenger Hunt


THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO:

The Art Attack Scavenger Hunt
If you crave a feast for the eyes, take on the amazing Art Institute of Chicago on this eclectic hunt. Highlights include a garland of skulls, a “resurrected” Parisian party girl, “deer impostors,” amazing miniature rooms, a Congo man who should sue his accupuncturist, a dragon’s gilt complex, exotic paperweights crawling with snakes, a magician’s clock, Quisimodo’s smashed neighbor and much more. No knowledge of the museum or its contents is necessary. Advance purchase required. No hunts currently scheduled. Sign up for the hunt newsletter to keep posted!

The Murder at the Art Museum Scavenger Hunt
A murdered curator has left behind a cryptic trail of clues connected with secrets in works of art. As your team gathers answers about the artwork, you begin to piece together a sordid tale about greed, lust, pride, revenge and treachery, all revolving around the museum’s planned multimillion-dollar purchase of a painting by Leonardo da Vinci. The murder victim knew too much—and now it’s up to you to learn what he knew and discover what drove one of four suspects to commit murder. To find out, you’ll have to crack a secret code left in the victim’s appointment calendar. Can you figure out who dunnit? Be prepared for our most challenging hunt. Advance purchase required.


The Naked at the Art Museum Scavenger Hunt
Featured in the Chicago Tribune, Time Out Chicago, Metromix, Daily Candy, Chicagoist and Flavorpill
Search for nudity at the Art Institute of Chicago. You’ll scrutinize bathing beauties, peeping Toms, sultry sirens, a muscle man who’ll ruin his birthday suit while wrestling a lion, a woman enjoying a golden shower from Zeus, cads and cuckolds, provocative Picassos, dangerous natives, a mystic who has gone too far with the Slimfast, and much more. No previous experience with art, or nudity, is required. Advance purchase required. No hunts currently scheduled. Sign up for the hunt newsletter to keep posted!

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THE FIELD MUSEUM

New! The Field of Screams Murder Mystery Scavenger Hunt
Recommended by Chicago Traveler
Someone, or some thing, has been bumping off museum staffers involved in acquiring a sacred Egyptian relic. Is it the dreaded Curse of Ahtchu? Or is a serial killer on the loose? Your team of sleuths will have to crack a hieroglyphic code, question a suspect and uncover the museum’s secrets to stop the killings. No previous knowledge of the museum or its contents is necessary. Advance purchase required.


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LINCOLN PARK ZOO

New! The Wild Wildlife Scavenger Hunt
Discover the oddest animals and strangest facts at the Lincoln Park Zoo. You’ll cross climates on an African safari, learn how your neck is like a twiga’s, get hissed at by cockroaches, endure howling gibbons, go nose to snout with black bears, ponder puffins and learn whether or not you should punch someone who calls you a bufflehead. Advance purchase required.