The Tech Trek Scavenger Hunt
on the Innovation Trail

Uncover Boston’s Tech History

The streets of Cambridge, in and around MIT, are packed with the hidden history behind incredible scientific breakthroughs. On this team-building scavenger hunt, each clue leads you through a world of groundbreaking ideas and surprising inventions. From early breakthroughs like woven fire hoses and the microwave oven to modern marvels like gene-editing and AI, you’ll trace the footsteps of the visionaries who turned curiosity into change.

Through wits and teamwork, you’ll search for answers to tricky questions about such landmarks as The Broad Institute, Google, Microsoft, Novartis, and Akamai. Along the way, you’ll snap creative photos, and collect fascinating stories about the people and discoveries shaping East Cambridge today.

Highlights of the hunt include…

• The labs decoding our DNA and pushing the limits of brain science
• A giant full moon in a place that made the Apollo space missions possible
• The sweet spots where Junior Mints and Fig Newtons were born
• Legendary MIT hacks—Tetris on skyscrapers, cars on rooftops—and the birthplace of Guitar Hero

Every clue you solve brings you closer to connecting past ingenuity with the innovations that will fill tomorrow’s history books. Ready to join the hunt and become part of Cambridge’s story in the making?

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