Scavenger Hunts at The National Aquarium

The Swimming with Sharks Scavenger Hunt

  • private
  • adults
  • kids
  • indoor

Reel in an amazing adventure

Search for strange and exotic fish in one of America’s premier aquariums and answer tricky, entertaining questions about what you find. Five levels of tanks take your investigation to a tropical rain forest, a four-story coral-reef tank, and the murky depths where a giant Pacific octopus lurks.

Along the way, you might…

  • See a multicolored fish that could be packing heat in case others laugh at it
  • Rub your eyes at the brilliant colors of tropical fish and poison dart frogs
  • Peer into the teeth of sharks
  • Find out which Atlantic fish strategically bend genders
  • And maybe even find Nemo

Those are just a few of the highlights you’ll encounter on this underwater adventure. You don’t need to be Jacques Cousteau to have fun and even win the hunt, but you will learn a lot of cool fishy facts along the way.

It’s a great way to see the best of the aquarium—perfect for corporate events, school field trips, camp outings, birthday parties, and family get-togethers. The Kids Edition of this hunt is suitable for ages 7 and up.


The Murder Mystery Mayhem at the Aquarium Scavenger Hunt

  • private
  • adults
  • kids
  • indoor

The deadliest shark might be on your own team!

So you planned a tranquil team-building outing to your favorite aquarium? Sorry, bad luck! Turns out someone in your group—possibly on your own team—is a real Jekyll and Hyde, and they’re scheming to leave you swimming with the fishes.

Everyone in your group has been surreptitiously poisoned, and the clock is ticking. To save yourselves and get the antidote, you must play the villain’s game, identify the would-be killer, and prevent your own murder.

The killer has hidden their identity in a series of thorny puzzles, as part of an aquarium murder mystery scavenger hunt. You’ll be tasked with answering trivia questions, solving interlocking puzzles, deciphering coded messages, and meeting the conditions of tricky photo challenges around the aquarium.

Along the way, your team might…

  • Ward off a shark attack!
  • Get psychedelic with jellies!
  • Show an octopus that you are multi-armed and dangerous!
  • Tackle trivia about famous murder mysteries.
  • Identify snippets of songs that involve fish.

If your group enjoys scavenger hunts and escape-room games, they’ll love this aquarium murder mystery activity. The game will also help you solve the mystery of how to entertain a diverse group of people while boosting morale and teamwork. It’s perfect for a private party or a corporate team-building outing of any size.

A Kids Edition is also available, in which kids age 7 and up work with adults. It’s a great activity for a school field trip, a birthday party, a family reunion, you name it.

Contact us to learn more about our Murder Mystery Team Building games—and find more fun wherever you are!


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