Escape the Great Lakes Science Center Scavenger Hunt
- private
- adults
- kids
- indoor
You’ve been poisoned!
Sorry to be the bearer of that bad news, but don’t panic: you can find the cure by playing this scavenger hunt. The evil genius who dosed you has created a series of puzzles that will reveal the combination to a box that contains the antidote. Sure, you can escape a room, but can you unlock the box and escape the museum with your life?
On teams, you’ll follow the villain’s diabolical trail of clues through the Great Lakes Science Center, searching for secrets in the galleries and exhibits. You’ll tackle devilishly tricky questions about what you find, interact with our staff to solve sneaky puzzles, and ultimately crack a code.
Plus you’ll interact with the science exhibits for creative Team Photo Challenges!
No knowledge of the museum is required: you just need sharp eyes, comfy shoes, and excellent teamwork.
This is a great game for all kinds of groups—especially ones too large for conventional escape-room games. What makes this particularly perfect for mixed groups is that if you have participants who don’t care much for puzzles, they’ll still be delighted by what we help them discover in this fascinating museum. A Kids Edition is also available.
Contact us to learn more—and find more fun in Cleveland!
The Art Museum Madness Scavenger Hunt
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- adults
- indoor
Uncover the Cleveland Museum of Art’s most startling secrets…
…on a hilarious, history-packed tour that will get your group to bond, laugh, and have more fun in a museum than you ever thought possible. You’ll see the best of the museum by following clues through the galleries and collaborating with your team to answer tricky, humorous questions about the surprises in works ranging from ancient Greece to modern America. But you don’t need to know anything about art or the museum to win: you just need sharp eyes and comfy shoes.
Your team might tackle such questions as…
• In galleries of art from the Americas, find a well-fed pet that might have said, “¡Yo quiero Taco Bell!” He was very good at obeying the command to “stay!” for centuries. For the living, what did he serve as? Answer: A sculpture of a dog from a tomb represented a source of food. Man’ best friend indeed!
• Walk like an Egyptian and find a box that would let you call a mummy “four eyes.” Talk about a tomb with a view: What does the magical pair help him view each day? Answer: An ancient coffin has eyes painted on the outside so the mummy of Senbi could see the rising son.
• Find an animal that might be thinking, “I just gotta get this monkey off my back…” What factory put him in this predicament? Answer: A perplexed pooch with a monkey on his back was made by the Mennecy Porcelain Factory.
You might also seek answers to quirky questions about actual scratches from someone who attacked evil in a painting; a gilded container for an apostle’s arm; an 18th-century man who seems to invented 3D glasses; a Rodin sculpture that caused a scandal; a scheming monkey that dupes a hungry cat; and more.
Those are just a few of the unusual highlights on this adventure across centuries and continents. Contact us to learn more—and find more fun in Cleveland!
The Cleveland Museum of Natural Hysteria Scavenger Hunt
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- adults
- kids
- indoor
Leap across time and continents…
…on a team-building adventure that reveals the oddest and most amazing aspects of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Your group will have to work together if you want to win—by following a trail of clues that leads you through the museum in search of answers to tricky, humorous questions.
Along the way, you might…
- Marvel at the museum’s oldest dinosaur that haunted the Ghost Ranch
- See the Earth turn before your eyes as Foucault’s pendulum dominates dominoes
- Declare, “I love Lucy!” when you meet your most famous ancestor
- Boggle at a rock that Bean brought back from the moon’s Ocean of Storms, a mere 3.3 billion years old
- Ponder whether a puny T. rex is an adult pygmy or a young pipsqueak
- Find out why Balto the Wonder Dog wanted to go Nome again
- Track down live foxes, bobcats, coyotes, and a bald eagle
And those are just a few of the highlights on this trek through time. No knowledge of the museum or its contents is required: the game is a test of teamwork, not trivia. But you’ll be delighted by what you learn along the way—including how amazing your friends or colleagues are.
If you’ve been looking for an out-of-the-box activity for a diverse group of people, you’ve found it! This scavenger hunt is great for everything from corporate outings to social-group events and birthday parties.
A Kids Edition for ages 7 and up is also available—a curiosity-stimulating introduction of a marvelous museum to young minds. They’ll be eager to return to learn more.
Escape to the Museum Virtual Scavenger Hunt
- private
- adults
- indoor
Visit museums across the country—virtually!
Discover odd and unusual art and artifacts on this unique museum virtual tour. Tricky, fun trivia questions provide clues that lead you on a quest to explore 16 online museums of all kinds, all over America. You’ll pick your way through virtual galleries and historic locations, in search of amazing masterpieces, startling artifacts, dinosaurs, famous people, and more, earning points for uncovering humorous details, all without leaving your comfy chair.
No previous knowledge is required. You just need sharp eyes and great teamwork on this adventure. Thanks to video conferencing technology and our custom game app, people at home can play along with a Watson Adventures host, work with teammates, and have fun together. This game sends you searching for the strangest and funniest details in art hidden on museum websites.
Special editions for private groups
- Want your colleagues to mix more during the game? The Mix & Mingle edition rearranges the teams at “halftime” to increase the number of people players interact with during the game.
- The International Edition is great for groups seeking online ESL games.
- If your group is up for a challenge, try the Brain Squeeze Edition, which adds devilish trivia questions to the clues.
- Or if you’re an educator looking for online classroom games, consider the Kids Edition.
Want to see more of a particular city’s best museums and landmarks? Escape games for New York, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, the San Francisco Bay Area, Texas, and Washington, D.C., are also available. If your group includes people from a variety of countries, whose first language might not be English, check out the Around the World Scavenger Hunt.
Contact us to learn more—and find more fun working at home!
