Group Activities in Denver The Denver Museum of
Nature & Science

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The Twisted Science Scavenger Hunt

Try a wild team-building experiment…

…for even wilder fun on a quirky quest through this downtown Denver museum to uncover the most fascinating facts and strangest secrets of the natural world. You don’t need to be an actual scientist to play this game, but a keen sense of curiosity and collaboration will help launch your team to victory as you follow intriguing clues and answer tricky, humorous questions about what you find.

Along the way, you might encounter…

  • Fowl play in the Rare Birds gallery, featuring some of the museum’s amazing dioramas
  • Jurassic jitters in the Prehistoric Journey exhibit
  • Terrors—and shocking sounds—among Bears & Sea Mammals
  • Intergalactic oddities in the Space Odyssey exhibit
  • Cross-cultural wonders that span continents and centuries  
  • Surprising secrets about your own body via Expedition Health

If you’re looking for a group activity with a killer twist, try the Murder Mystery Edition. In addition to uncovering the secrets featured in the main hunt, you’ll have to figure out who killed a Watson Adventures staffer—and prevent an international incident that could destroy the world as we know it. (No pressure or anything.)

This is the perfect game for any social gathering where people want to have fun and see an amazing place. Company outings, birthday parties, family gatherings, school or alumni activities, you name it—our scavenger hunts are right for all of them!

Youngsters age 7 and up can also get in the game, on the Kids Edition that’s great for a school field trip or an unusual birthday bash.


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  • adults
  • kids
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The Murder at the Denver Science Museum Scavenger Hunt

Does a killer stalk the halls of the Denver science museum?

We need your help! The Watson Adventures staffer who was supposed to lead your group in a scavenger hunt today at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science is not going to make it—because he’s dead. We think that the game he prepared for your group might contain clues that reveal who bumped him off and why. Are you up for a challenge that will call on the various skills of everyone on your team?

On teams, your group will need to follow clues that you lead throughout the science museum. You must find amazing and amusing objects on display, then answer tricky questions about them. Be on the lookout for secret codes and mysterious messages that our staffer might have planted in the game. It’s possible that the staffer led a double life—and you’re about to stumble into a tale of international intrigue.

Highlights of the museum scavenger hunt include…

  • An intoxicating whiff of what outer space smells like
  • An explorer who mistook manatees for mermaids
  • Sultry scenes carved from jewels
  • A baby bear spared by a president

To solve this murder mystery, you don’t need any special knowledge of the museum or its contents: you just need good teamwork, sharp eyes, and comfy shoes.

Contact us to learn more about this killer Denver Museum of Nature & Science scavenger hunt—and find more team-building fun in Colorado!


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