Boston Scavenger Hunts

Boston Scavenger Hunts

Outdoor, Museum & Virtual Scavenger Hunts in Boston

Top 5 Boston Games for Groups

Take a humorous whirlwind tour of Boston on a scavenger hunt that reveals the secrets of the city's most fascinating neighborhoods—ideal for Boston group activities and team building. Murder mystery hunts are available in most locations. We can also customize questions and challenges enhance your goals for the game.

Boston Scavenger Hunts

Great for Groups!

Looking for an activity to make your next event unforgettable? Watson Adventures scavenger hunts combine adventure, mystery, puzzles, and teamwork to bring fun and laughter (and maybe even some learning!) to groups large and small.

Corporate groups & team building

This isn’t your average team building activity! Our scavenger hunts use humor and amazing real-world discoveries to help your team laugh, collaborate, and bond like never before. Learn about corporate hunts

Private parties & events for adults

From fundraisers and alumni events to birthday parties and bachelorettes, our private scavenger hunts bring groups together for an unforgettable, laugh-filled adventure. Learn about private hunts

Field trips & kids groups

Trips to historic sites, museums, and your local zoo have never been more fun! Our Kid scavenger hunts take the stress of planning off the adults and keep kids learning without even realizing it. Explore Kid Hunts

Public scavenger hunts

In select cities around the U.S., public scavenger hunts provide an opportunity for smaller groups and individuals to experience the best of Watson Adventures games and explore the coolest spots around town. Get Tickets

Why Bostonians Love Our Scavenger Hunts

It's not just media outlets like the Boston Herald, Metro Boston, the Washington Post, and New York Magazine that recommend our scavenger hunts. See what Bostonians just like you are saying!

"After having such a great time at our first hunt, my company was back for more. Watson Adventures is a great team building activity for corporate groups and encourages coworkers to work together to solve clues, puzzles, and trivia. The MFA Murder Mystery hunt was great!"

- Joanna M.

"We've hosted multiple company scavenger hunts across multiple offices and all feedback from attendees was great! Watson Adventures was super accommodating to our groups and super friendly--not only are you learning new things about the city that you would have never known otherwise, you are having fun while doing so! We will definitely be using them again in the future!"

- Caitlin M.

"Watson Adventures provided an excellent virtual guided scavenger hunt for a team building event of 50+ people. Feedback from team members was overwhelmingly positive and the logistics management of planning and execution was professional and prompt. Will be using again and would highly recommend to others."

- Drew H.

Boston Scavenger Hunt FAQs

Below are some questions we frequently receive regarding our scavenger hunts in Boston. For more information, visit our complete list of FAQs.

On most of our scavenger hunts, you and your teammates will search for answers to tricky and humorous questions to explore your venue of choice, almost like a gamified walking tour of some of Boston’s coolest places. No previous knowledge of the venue is required!

All scavenger hunts are organized and led by our acclaimed Hunt Hosts. Depending on the size of your group, the Host might be accompanied by assistants.

From Boston museums and neighborhoods to zoos and aquariums, we have crafted dozens of scavenger hunts for some of Beantown’s most popular spots. Don’t see the location you’re looking for in the list above? Our Hunt Hosts can help tailor our Anywhere scavenger hunts to your location of choice! 

Our specialty is staging scavenger hunts for groups, such as corporate teams, nonprofits, student groups, and more. We’ve organized outdoor scavenger hunts for as many as 500 people, but any scavenger hunt listed on our site—whether a location-specific scavenger hunt or an “Anywhere” hunt—can be booked by private groups of any size. 

For smaller parties and events (4-12 people), we offer discounted small group scavenger hunts in select locations. In Boston, these venues include the MFA, the Museum of Science, and the Freedom Trail. These small group games are popular for small teams, birthday parties, bachelor/bachelorette parties, and family reunions.

We offer public hunts in a handful of cities around the U.S, including Boston! We typically offer 1-2 public games each month here in Beantown, so check out our public hunt calendar to find an upcoming hunt near you. Best played in teams of 2-6.

Our corporate scavenger hunts aren’t your typical team building activity. In fact, they’re not even your typical team building scavenger hunt! Each hunt is written by professional writers (with wicked senses of humor, if we do say so ourselves) to deliver laughs and fun while testing your teamwork, with each question designed to bring out team members’ diverse talents. With the help of our fantastic customer service team and Hunt Hosts, we have been organizing scavenger hunts for companies of all sizes for more than 25 years. Inquire about a hunt today and find out why 80 of the top 100 largest companies in the U.S. have turned to Watson Adventures for our in-person and virtual team building scavenger hunts.

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