Fancy yourself a sleuth?
Wish that you could go hunting for clues throughout a museum just like Robert Langdon in The
Da Vinci Code? Dust off your magnifying glass, put on your detective hat and join a Watson Adventures murder mystery scavenger hunt.
HOW THE GAME WORKS
Watson Adventures offers scavenger hunt games at museums and in neighorboods throughout the country that provide you and your team with the opportunity to explore exhibits and locations through fresh eyes while searching for clues to solve a murder mystery.
Your team of up to six people will uncover secrets while tackling witty, tricky questions. The game is perfect for fans of murder mystery dinners and whodunnit books as well as anyone with a keen sense of curiosity. No previous knowledge is required.
Murder mystery hunts are offered in New York, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. Any hunt can be staged as a private event for a corporate team building outing, birthday party, bachelorette party or other occasion. Contact us for details on organizing your event.
Regularly scheduled hunts for the general public are offered on select weekends.
CHOOSE YOUR MYSTERY
Your team will be challenged with solving one of the following murder mysteries. We’ll provide you with clues and background information, but it’s up to you and your team to unravel the mystery and pinpoint the killer. Each plot is specific to the type of museum or neighoborhood in which you’re hunting.
“Who Killed the Curator?” Art Museum Murder Mystery
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 art, you begin to piece together a sordid tale about greed, lust, pride, revenge and treachery, all revolving around the museum’s planned multi-million dollar purchase of a rare painting by Leonardo da Vinci. The murder victim knew too much—and now it’s your turn 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?
Available at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, The Art Institute of Chicago, The Getty Center in Los Angeles, The Philadelphia Museum of Art and The National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
If you’d like to stage a private or corporate scavemger hunt at any of these museums, contact us.
Choose your city to see a list of all available private hunts: New York, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, or Washington, D.C.
Learn more about public murder mystery scavenger hunts.
“Beware the Curse!” Natural History & Science Museum Mystery
Someone, or some thing, has been bumping off museum staffers involved in a special acquisition. Are they victims of a dreaded curse? Or is a serial killer on the loose? Your team of sleuths will have to crack a secret code and uncover the museum’s secrets to solve the mystery and stop the killings. Depending on the museum, this plot may feature an Aztec idol, an Egyptian relic or a long-lost invention by Benjamin Franklin.
Available at The American Museum of Natural History in New York, The Museum of Science in Boston, The Field Museum in Chicago, The Natural History Museum in Los Angeles, The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, The De Young Museum in San Francisco and The National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.
If you’d like to stage a private or corporate scavemger hunt at any of these museums, contact us.
Choose your city to see a list of all available private hunts: New York, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, or Washington, D.C.
Learn more about public murder mystery scavenger hunts.
The “Spies Everyhwere!” Outdoor Murder Mystery
A Watson Adventures staffer has been murdered, and we need your help to catch his killer. Before he died, he drew a star on the ground with his blood. What does this mean? It turns out that the victim lived a dangerous double life. Can you piece together the puzzle he left behind in time to head off an international incident with catastrophic consequences? Along the way, you'll also uncover the secrets of a fascinating historical neighborhood, where many a surprising detail turns out to be part of a secret code. You'll need to make sense of cryptic clues, crack a code and send a text message to the dead man. The fate of the free world may depend on your teamwork. Please note: This scavenger hunt requires the use of a cell phone.
Available in Old Boston along the Freedom Trail, Old Philadelphia near Independence Hall, near the White House in Washington, D.C., The Loop area in Chicago, Grand Central Terminal in New York, Hollywood, Downtown L.A., Pike Place Market in Seattle, North Beach and Chinatown in San Francisco, the Yale Campus in New Haven, Conn. and Fell’s Point in Baltimore. Also available in Annapolis, MD; Atlanta, GA; Albany, NY; Camden, NJ; Charleston, NC; Hoboken, NJ; Las Vegas, NV, Bethpage, NY; New Hope, PA; Pittsburgh, PA; Princeton, NJ; Salem, MA; San Juan, Puerto Rico; Stamford, CT, Chantilly, VA; Hartford, CT; Houston, TX; Long Beach, CA; and San Jose, CA.
If you’d like to stage a private or corporate scavemger hunt in any of these locations, contact us.
Choose your city to see a list of all available private hunts: New York, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, or Washington, D.C.
Learn more about public murder mystery scavenger hunts.
PRIVATE/CORPORATE MURDER MYSTERY SCAVENGER HUNTS
Would you like to organize a team-building event for your company? Are you looking to plan a unique birthday party or other event? Consider staging a murder mystery scavenger hunt for your corporate or private event. Our hunts are a fun, cost-effective way to build teamwork, boost morale and express appreciation, and have been acclaimed by ABC News, the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune, Daily Candy and numerous other media outlets. More than 150,000 hunters have gone on our hunts
from more than 1,000 prestigious companies.
In addition to our murder mystery events, we offer scores of other scavenger hunt options in museums and historical neighborhoods that can be staged for private and corporate events, company holiday parties and corporate outings.
Historical and cultural scavenger hunts are offered in New York, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, Washington, D.C. and beyond. We also offer scavenger hunts that can be staged in any location.
To learn about staging a private event, see Private Hunts or contact us at 877-9-GO HUNT (877-946-4868), extension 11, or e-mail us.
PUBLIC MURDER MYSTERY SCAVENGER HUNTS
Locals and visitors alike can try out their detective skills on a Watson Adventures public scavenger hunt. Murder mystery hunts are available on select weekends. Advance purchase is required for all public hunts and ticket prices include museum admission.
To purchase tickets for a public hunt and see available dates, click on your location of choice below or call OvationTix at
866-811-4111. Please note that there is a $1 surcharge for phone orders. For more information on how the game is played, see Frequently Asked Questions.
NEW YORK
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York
The American Museum of Natural History
BOSTON
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
The Museum of Science, Boston
CHICAGO
The Art Institute of Chicago
The Field Museum
LOS ANGELES
The Getty Center in Los Angeles
The Natural History Museum
PHILADELPHIA
The Philadelphia Museum of Art
The Franklin Institute
SAN FRANCISCO
The De Young Museum
WASHINGTON, DC
The National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
The National Museum of American History
In addition to murder mysteries, Watson Adventures hosts dozens of other public scavenger hunts in museums, parks, historical neighborhoods and other popular locations in New York, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, San Francisco and
Washington, D.C.
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