Scavenger Hunts in Boston Citywide

A game that salutes Boston, played in any neighborhood

Flaunt your hometown pride with a game of fun challenges that remind you of the many reasons Boston is a great town.

You’ll look for opportunities to take creative photos of your team such as showing your loyalty to a local team, or dramatizing a famous moment in Boston history, or re-creating the finish line of the Boston Marathon.

You’ll interact with our Hunt Host for a surprise challenge involving city landmarks.

You’ll find or create objects such as a red sock (go Sox!) or a menu that includes chowder or beans.

You’ll show off your musical knowledge while trying to break a code that reveals a Boston-themed mystery message.

This is a great game for spurring laughter and breaking the ice with teammates.

What people are saying about the Celebrate Boston Scavenger Hunt

A 5-star review on Google: “Our team of 100 had a wonderfully fun time and the coordination with Watson Adventures was super smooth and easy….The event hosts Alexis & Eric were communicative and instructed our teams with great succession and they bought the energy and fun to our team which was fantastic….[Watson Adventures] was highly recommend to me by colleagues and now I know why, if you need a fun team building event you will not be disappointed by Watson Adventures!”

“Everyone, even the cynics who weren’t planning on having fun, really enjoyed themselves. We were having so much fun that a complete stranger tried to join our group photo at the finish line!” —a director of sales

Contact us to learn more about the Celebrate Boston Scavenger Hunt—and find more fun in your favorite city!

See the best of Boston on a whirlwind tour…

…that takes you to Quincy Market, the North End, Harvard Yard, Fenway Park, Chinatown, Boston Common, Beacon Hill, and many other cool places. On teams, you’ll follow a trail of clues and answer humorous questions about the sites you visit.

You’ll also work together on Team Photo Challenges and meet up with the Hunt Host for a surprise bonus challenge.

This team-building adventure is perfect for out-of-town guests, but even native Bostonians will be surprised by the secrets they find.

Along the way, you might…

• Track down Founding Fathers (and Mothers) on the Freedom Trail
  
• Uncover the secrets of statues surrounding Faneuil Hall
• Flock to Mother Goose in a centuries-old burying ground
• Step up to the plate against some old-time Red Sox outside Fenway Park
• And much more!

Your intrepid team could take on such questions as…

• In Copley Square, find people who are traveling 26 miles to visit Mr. Copley. Complete this sequence: brook, hop, ash, _______. Answer: “Framing,” as in Brookline, Hopkinton, Ashland, and Framingham, seen on a map of the marathon route near the statue of Copley in Copley Square.
• Make way for ducklings in the Public Garden and visit the Boston Common. Nearby, off Charles, what executioner was killed in 1876? Answer: The great elm, a bygone execution site, mentioned on a sign near the Commons entrance across from the ‘Make Way for Ducklings’ statue in the Public Garden.

Don’t worry: we left out some of the directions that guide you to search for the answers in the right place. Whether you do the hunt by mass transit (mainly the T, Boston’s subway) or by limo, you and your teammates will find the navigating fun. Our directions are very clear, and no participant has gotten lost since our first Citywide Boston hunt in 2004—and that was before Google Maps!

We recommend doing a three-hour version of this scavenger hunt, although longer and shorter versions are available.

We also offer a Kids Edition, in which kids and adults must team up to win. Suitable for ages 7 and up, the hunt is perfect for kids groups visiting from out of town on a field trip: you’ll get a taste of the best of Boston.

Contact us to learn more about our scavenger hunts—and find more fun in Boston!