Bret found the inspiration to create his first scavenger hunt on a 1993 visit to one of his favorite haunts, the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Upon discovering humorous details in works of art—like a woman spanking her husband on a medieval brass bowl—Bret realized that scavenger hunts would be a smart, amusing way for his friends to have fun while seeing the quirkier sides of interesting places. Corporate groups soon took notice, and requests for privately staged hunts led to the birth of Watson Adventures in 1999. A Princeton graduate, Bret is a former journalist who has served as a writer and editor at Entertainment Weekly and numerous other magazines. Bret lives in New York with his wife, Nicole, and their two cats, who feel that the hunts could use more mice.