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LOS ANGELES SCAVENGER HUNTS

See your world with new eyes on a scavenger hunt. Teams of up to six people will tackle tricky, humorous questions about the objects and places 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. More than 90,000 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 noon to midnight, Saturday and Sunday 1 p.m. to 9 p.m.).

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DESCRIPTIONS of the Hunts

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DESCRIPTIONS OF THE HUNTS

Downtown Los Angeles
• The Downtown Movie Locations Scavenger Hunt

Getty Center
• The Art Attack Family Scavenger Hunt
• The Naked at the Getty Scavenger Hunt

Hollywood
• The Hooray for Hollywood Scavenger Hunt
• The Hooray for Hollywood Family Scavenger Hunt

Los Angeles County Museum of Art
• The Artful Dodgers Family Scavenger Hunt
• The LACMA Mania Scavenger Hunt

Los Angeles Zoo
• The Naked Ape Scavenger Hunt
• The Wild Wildlife Family Scavenger Hunt

Natural History Museum
• The Murder at the Natural History Museum Hunt
• The Museum of Natural Hysteria Family Scavenger Hunt

Santa Monica
• The Santa Monica Pier Pressure Scavenger Hunt
• The Santa Monica Scramble Family Scavenger Hunt

DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES

The Downtown Movie Locations Scavenger Hunt
Discover a thrilling mix of gleaming new and gritty old as you visit locations featured in such films as Speed, L.A. Story, Seven, L.A. Confidential, The Grifters, Independence Day, Naked Gun, Ed Wood, Raging Bull, Barton Fink, Beverly Hills Cop, Ghostbusters, even New York, New York. You’ll also explore other cool historic places and learn the stories behind them. This is one of our favorite hunt locations in L.A. Price: $17.50 per person. Meeting place information

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GETTY CENTER

The Art Attack Family Scavenger Hunt
Looking for something new to do with the kids? Team up with them to answer tricky, funny questions about the quirkiest, weirdest works of art at the Getty Center, an amazing mountaintop treasure chest. The tricky, devilish questions are designed to entertain and amuse young and old alike. For ages 7 and up. Kids must be accompanied by an adult, and vice versa. Meeting place information

The Naked at the Getty Scavenger Hunt
Recommended by UrbanDaddy.com, The Rundown and Los Angeles Nomad
Go on a humorous, mind-tingling search for nudity at the amazing Getty Center. You don’t need to know anything about art or the museum—or nudity—to solve our tricky questions. Highlights include a sultry dog whisperer, slapstick with a lemon, an ancient game of Wife Swap, Toulouse-Lautrec’s “moodel,” Mischief’s bear hide, a Cupid who pulls a Mike Tyson move, a god who enjoys children (preferably with a bit of mustard) and more. After the hunt, linger in the mountaintop gardens for a great view of the sunset. This hunt is rated PG-13. Price: $17.50 per person (does not include the museum parking fee). Meeting place information

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HOLLYWOOD

The Hooray for Hollywood Scavenger Hunt
Venture into the heart of craziness as you discover the odder aspects of Hollywood Boulevard near the Hollywood & Highland mall. You’ll uncover secrets in such sights as the stranger celebrity imprints outside the Chinese Theatre, the surprising and debatable stars on the Walk of Fame, the list of Best Movie winners at the Kodak Theatre, oddball art in the Hollywood & Highland Center, the glitzy El Capitan Theatre, the eccentric Egyptian Theatre, the kooky displays outside the Guinness Book of Records museum and the Ripley’s Believe It or Not Museum, the Roosevelt Hotel (where Oscar had his coming-out party), a creepy costume store that is Halloween central, 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. Price: $17.50 per person. Meeting place information.

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 Theatre, the Walk of Fame (see if you can find your favorite stars), the Kodak Theatre, Hollywood & Highland Center, the glitzy El Capitan Theatre, the eccentric Egyptian Theatre, 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 eats 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. For ages 7 and up. Kids must be accompanied by an adult, and vice versa. Price: $15 per person. Meeting place information

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LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART

The Artful Dodgers Family Scavenger Hunt
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. For ages 7 and up. Kids must be accompanied by an adult, and vice versa. Price, which includes museum admission: Ages 7 to 17, $17 per person; adults, $24 per person. Meeting place information

The LACMA Mania Scavenger Hunt
Recommended by Los Angeles Nomad
On our whirlwind tour of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, you don’t need to know anything about art or the museum to solve our devious, humorous questions. Few museums in California can match LACMA in diversity, and that’s never been more true now that the Broad Contemporary Art Museum has been added to the hunt. You’ll discover quirks and surprises in Old Master paintings, odd contemporary works, Latin American art, American masterpieces, exotic Asian gods, quirky Japanese netsuke and more. Highlights include fowl play, a sultry Psyche who could use a psychiatrist, Noah’s kitties, Hearst’s hopes, a saint with heartburn, a new use for skulls, a goddess who has gone too far with Slimfast and a “Fantasy Bust.” Price, which includes museum admission: $27 per person. Meeting place information

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LOS ANGELES ZOO

The Naked Ape Scavenger Hunt
If you can talk to the animals, then you’ll be cheating on this adults-only hunt that takes you on a strange safari all around the L.A. Zoo, taking in chimpanzees, hippopotamuses, bobcats, tigers, black bears, bats, snow leopards and Komodo dragons. There’s even an edible garden. It’s a great way to have a day that seems to take you far from L.A. Price, which includes zoo admission: Ages 7 to 23, $19.50 per person, age 13 and up, $24.50 per person. Meeting place information

The Wild Wildlife Family Scavenger Hunt
In the spirit of The Incredibles, kids and adults work together on this fast-paced, funny safari around the L.A. Zoo. The tricky, devilish questions are designed to entertain and amuse young and old alike. Highlights include chimpanzees, hippopotamuses, bobcats, tigers, black bears, bats, snow leopards and Komodo dragons. There’s even an edible garden. For ages 7 and up. Kids must be accompanied by an adult, and vice versa. Price, which includes zoo admission: Ages 7 to 12, $21 per person; ages 13 and up, $24 per person. Meeting place information

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NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM

NEW! The MURDER at the Natural History Museum Scavenger Hunt
Debuts Saturday, September 20, 2 to 4:30 p.m.
Someone, or something, 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 and uncover the museum’s secrets to stop the killings. This is our most challenging hunt, so the more sleuths you bring on your team, the better your chances of figuring out whodunnit. Price, which includes museum admission: $28 per person. Meeting place information

NEW! The Museum of Natural Hysteria Family Scavenger Hunt
Go on our most surreal hunt, a whirlwind tour of almost the entire Natural History Museum, from dinosaurs to diamonds, planets to penguins. Highlights include Megamouth the shark, a life-size African watering hole, an insect zoo, Zuni fetishes and more. For ages 7 and up. Kids must be accompanied by an adult, and vice versa. Meeting place information

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SANTA MONICA

The Santa Monica Pier Pressure Scavenger Hunt
You may think you know the Santa Monica Pier and the Third Street Promenade, but on this hunt you’ll uncover secrets and quirks you never suspected. Highlights include movie locations, historic photos, menacing cannons, spectacular views, antics in an arcade, strange sculptures and a giant shark. Price: $17.50 per person. Meeting place information

The Santa Monica Scramble Family Scavenger Hunt
Kids and adults work together to explore and uncover the secrets of the Santa Monica Pier, the Third Street Promenade and the 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. For ages 7 and up. Kids must be accompanied by an adult, and vice versa. Price: $14.50 per person. Meeting place information

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DOWNLOAD THE SCHEDULE

If you’d like a fancy-shmancy printed version of the L.A. schedule, you can download the PDF file by clicking here. Print the two pages on opposite sides of one sheet for maximum fanciness. Please note that we often add new hunts to the schedule that are not included in the printed version, so check this page for the latest listing of what hunts are available.

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