Museum Scavenger Hunts in Connecticut

Uh-oh! A killer lurks among you…

…and they’re about to interrupt an otherwise normal group outing at Hartford’s Connecticut Science Center. Someone in your group—possibly on your own team—is a bit of a Jekyll and Hyde, and they’re plotting to make you their next experiment.

Fortunately, this murder mystery team building game gives you a fighting chance to prevent your own murder. Everyone in your group has been secretly poisoned, and the clock is ticking down on your time left to live. To save yourselves and get the antidote, all you have to do is complete various fun challenges and reveal the killer’s identity.

The killer has hidden their identity in a scavenger hunt at the science museum. On your quest, you’ll encounter such exhibits as Science Alley, the Engineering Lab, Invention Dimension, the Forest of Illusions, and a dilophosaurus. This game will challenge your team to solve a series of interlocking puzzles, decipher coded messages, and meet the conditions of creative, collaborative photo prompts.

Along the way, your team might…

• Do your best mad-scientist impressions.
• Clash with powerful prehistoric creatures.
• Interrogate sculptures and fossils for clues.
• Gape in wonderment at incredible technology.
• Tackle a trivia quiz about famous murder mysteries.
• Identify murderous movies and snippets of killer songs.

If your group loves escape rooms and murder mystery games, they’ll love this science museum scavenger hunt. The game will also help you 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 available in which kids (ages 10 and up) and adults collaborate in the adventure, which makes the game a great activity for a school field trip.

Contact us to learn more about our Murder at the Museum Scavenger Hunts—and find more fun in Hartford, CT!

Discover the art of adventure!

See the best of the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford on a whirlwind tour that reveals the most unusual and amusing details in six centuries’ worth of great paintings, sculptures, and decorative arts. After the recent renovations, there has never been a better time to visit and be dazzled. But this isn’t your ordinary tour: on this group game, you’ll follow clues and collaborate with teammates to answer tricky, humorous questions about what you find.

Along the way, you might uncover…

• A chaotic nudist camp
• Trojan horseplay
• A lion whisperer
• An infamous piece of painted propaganda
• Colonial calamities
• A pistol-packin’ gallery
• Inaccurate acupuncture
• A portrait that a Founding Father dismissed as simply shin-ful
• And someone committing chop suey-cide

Those are just a few of the hilarious highlights you’ll be treated to on this tour. And anyone can play and win: no knowledge of the museum or art is required. You just need sharp eyes and comfy shoes. The emphasis is on teamwork—and fun.

A Murder Mystery Edition is also available.

Investigate an art-filled murder mystery

…on this adventure through the Yale University Art Gallery, a museum that’s a large, surprising treasure chest. At the start of the game, you’ll learn that the Watson Adventures staffer who was supposed to run your team-building scavenger has been found dead! The police need your help in discovering whodunit. 

The victim also wrote the hunt you are about to go on, and there’s reason to believe that he hid a secret message in the questions and answers. Can your team follow the trail of clues throughout the museum, answer the tricky questions, and tease out the details of the victim’s secret life—and perhaps his last message?

No previous knowledge of art or the museum is required: you just need sharp eyes and comfy shoes.

You might search for answers to such questions as…

• In the Africa gallery, find a man who looks like he really annoyed a cranky carpenter. What do you see when you contemplate his navel? Answer: You see yourself or a mirror when you look at the belly of the nkondi, with nails and other sharp items stuck into all parts of his body.
• Find something that could illustrate the nursery line, “The dish ran away with the spoon.” What Liberian name might make you think you made this? Answer: A carved spoon with legs was possibly made by the Wépeople.
• Like Yankee Doodle, what ingredient did an artist use to help feathery trees stand tall? Answer: A work by Picabia includes macaroni as an ingredient.

This Yale murder mystery game is guaranteed to get your groups working together, having fun, and bonding.

A more relaxed version of this game that’s not a murder mystery is also available.

A Kids Edition for kids ages 7 and up challenges adults and kids to work together. It’s perfect for exposing young minds on a school field trip to the wide range of art. The emphasis is on fun, curiosity, and cooperation.

Contact us to learn more about our Yale University Art Gallery scavenger hunts—and find more fun in New Haven! Looking to explore campus with your group instead? Check out our Yale University scavenger hunt, the Bulldog Blitz!

From dinosaurs to dodos, fossils to pharaohs…

…you’ll see the best of  Yale’s newly expanded Peabody Museum of Natural History while playing this most unusual game. This New Haven museum is a dinosaur haven, but it’s also filled with an array of scientific curiosities. You don’t need to be a scientist to play or to win—you just need great teamwork to answer the hunt’s tricky, humorous questions about strange specimens, objects from outer space, intriguing insects, eerie mummies, and more.

You might track down answers to such questions as…

• In the Egypt gallery, crack the case of the dummy mummies. As a result of this swindle, what was the “exchange rate” of gods and pots? Answer: 1 to 1, or “One god, one pot,” according to a decree after six men sold false animal mummies for tombs.
• Walk among dinosaurs. From which apparently tasty place did a president get his unusual White House decor? Answer: Jefferson filled one room in the White House with mastodon bones from Big Bone Lick, Kentucky.

Keep in mind that we’ve left out some of the clues that will help you zero in on the correct answers. No prior knowledge of the museum or its flora and fauna is necessary.

A version in which kids and adults work together is also available, suitable for ages 7 and up.

What happy clients are saying

“We had a wonderful time! The hunt was challenging and kept everyone involved and together. It certainly speaks to the competitiveness of our group! I’ve had nothing but positive feedback from all our participants. It has ranked as one of the best retreats we’ve ever had.” —Allie Squeglia, Manager of Operations, Yale School of Public Health

Contact us to learn more about our scavenger hunt at the Yale Museum of Natural History—and find more fun in Connecticut!

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!