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The Downtown Milwaukee Dash Scavenger Hunt
Reveal the secrets of RiverWalk…
…and the neighboring blocks on a scavenger hunt through the heart of downtown Milwaukee. Your team will search for answers to tricky, humorous questions about what you discover, including the magnificent City Hall made famous by Laverne & Shirley, a famous flock of stubborn birds, the log cabin on the scene of the city’s first settlement, the Pabst Theater, a building that had to change its identity during World War I, and, of course, the Bronze Fonz. You’ll also be challenged to take creative photos that meet unusual requirements and find the Hunt Host for a surprise bonus challenge.
Your team might tackle such questions as…
- Find the jerk who made you cross the river at an angle today. Behind him, find out: how many times did the MJ feature a mom and her brood? (She must’ve had a great publicist!) Answer: A history sign about the Bridge Wars features Byron Kilbourn, who arranged street grids to the west of the river so that they wouldn’t match up with the ones to the east. Behind him, you can learn that Gertie the duck and her chicks were featured in the ‘Milwaukee Journal’ 37 times.
- Find people who always stand outside, undaunted by rain, sleet, or snow (or gloom of night, we assume). And yet how many years since the founding did it take for them to be delivered here? Answer: A statue honors the National Association of Letter Carriers, erected 100 years after the organization was founded.
Don’t worry if those questions seem hard: we’ve left out the clues that let you locate the places you need to visit. No previous knowledge is needed to answer the questions. You just need good teamwork and sharp eyes.
This is a great game for bringing together a diverse group of people and getting them to interact. Whether you’re planning a birthday party, a family reunion, or an outing for your church, club, or alumni group, you’ll discover that this scavenger hunt provides a fun way to mingle and make new friends—or see old friends in a new light.
What delighted clients are saying
“The hunt was fantastic! Thank you!” —the organizer for a corporate group of 63 people who did this hunt
“We had a ton of fun on the scavenger hunt—great memories and great pictures to remember it by!” —a software company
Contact us to learn more—and find more fun in downtown Milwaukee!
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The Public Museum Madness Scavenger Hunt
A team-building adventure fit for Indiana Jones…
…lies in store for you when you trek through the Milwaukee Public Museum, which almost seems like it was purposely built as a scavenger-hunt location. If you’ve never been there, you’ll be surprised and delighted at the wide variety of exhibits. Your team will follow a trail of clues around the globe—or at least through the many re-creations of homes and villages in galleries devoted to Europe, Africa, Asia, the Arctic, rain forests, remote islands, volcanic landscapes, and even the streets of Old Milwaukee—and answer tricky, humorous questions about what you find.
On your quest, you might discover…
- A giant dinosaur who’s a bit nutty
- The bathing beauty that Columbus mistook for a mermaid
- Someone who might have told his doctor he’d rather have a hole in his head than agreeing to a certain procedure
- A shark’s choice of takeout
- An animal that looks like an unfortunate “before” and “after” ad
Plus, cannibalistic bonfires, shrunken heads, hissing cockroaches, ancient games, and much more. But you don’t need any prior knowledge to win: this is a test of teamwork, not trivia.
Special editions for sleuths and kids groups
For an extra challenge, try the Murder Mystery Edition, in which secrets about objects on display reveal a tale of international espionage. Crack a code to find out who did it—and head off an international disaster.
Kids Editions are also available. Younger audiences, ages 7 and up, get in the game with adults to discover the weirdest, wildest, and most entertaining objects in the museum. On school field trips the scavenger hunt is a great way for kids and adult chaperones and teachers to work together and see a lot of the museum in a game of fast-paced fun. The scavenger hunt for kids is also a perfect activity for birthday parties, scout outings—you name it!
What delighted clients are saying
“We really enjoyed the hunt! It was challenging and fun and John was a very nice facilitator. He was funny and helpful.” —a senior vice-president from a financial company
“Everything was awesome we all had so much fun!” —a manufacturing company
“Everyone mentioned that they never done anything like this before and we all had a great time!” —a law firm
“The hunt went great! I heard a ton of positive comments from the whole Finance Team. It was also more difficult than I anticipated and wasn’t sure how the Murder Mystery would be intertwined with the Scavenger Hunt. We were all pleasantly surprised.” —a software company that did the Murder Mystery Edition of the scavenger hunt
Contact us to learn more—and find more museum fun in Milwaukee!
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The Secrets of the Milwaukee Art Museum Scavenger Hunt
Discover the art…of humor-filled teamwork
Take your group on a whirlwind tour of the best of the Milwaukee Museum of Art. On teams, you’ll follow a trail of clues, in search of answers to tricky questions about the art you’ll find. It’s a team-building scavenger hunt that will get friends and colleagues to bond, laugh, and have more fun in a museum than you ever thought possible.
And what could be a more surprising, dramatic setting for a scavenger hunt than the majestic ship-inspired art museum on the waterfront? You might think you have traveled far from Milwaukee in a luxury yacht, cruising the art galleries in faraway lands.
WAIT! We know what you’re thinking. To enjoy this game—and even win—you don’t need to know anything about art or the museum: you just need sharp eyes and comfy shoes.
Your quest might include…
- A golden guy surfing a turtle while balancing a giant shell on his head
- A spooky monk who seems to be contemplating his own bony skull
- A come-hither zither player showing a lot of pluck
- Startling contemporary art including a terrifying lynx and a striking snake
- A kicking, spinning, singing visit to Possum Trot, Calif.
Those are just a few of the unusual highlights on this adventure across centuries and continents.
Want to solve a crime at the museum? Ask us about the Murder at the Art Museum Scavenger Hunt.
A Kids Edition is also available, in which kids and adults collaborate. It’s a great activity for school field trips, camp outings, scout outings, and more, for ages 7 and up.
Contact us to learn more about this unusual art museum scavenger hunt—and find more fun in Milwaukee!
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The Hog Wild at the Harley-Davidson Museum Scavenger Hunt
It’s hog heaven for everyone!
Whether you love motorcycles or you couldn’t give a cog, this scavenger hunt at Milwaukee’s Harley-Davidson Museum will surprise and delight you. Sure, you’ll see bikes and memorabilia boldly displayed in the spacious, dramatic galleries, but you’ll also get a captivating tour of American history and pop culture—as you see the world reflected in the bikes through the decades. Plus, even something as simple as a glowing wall that features dozens of colorful gas tanks turns out to be as striking and engaging as a work of modern art.
The hunt features the best of the museum, revealing its strangest, funniest, and most fascinating objects and details. Your team will follow a trail of clues to answer tricky, humorous questions about all kinds of bikes, the inventive and fanatical people who’ve loved them, the movies the bikes have starred in, the resourceful roles the bikes played in wartime, and an array of hog-related toys.
Highlights include Silent Gray Fellows, Magic Lanterns, cops and robbers, cartoon kittens, astronauts and presidents, crazy stunts, wacky races, insane polo matches, Motor Maids, Knuckleheads, movie posters, and much more.
No knowledge of the museum or Harley-Davidson bikes is required: you just need good teamwork, sharp eyes, and comfy shoes. The hunt provides a great way for a mixed group to bond, have a blast, and explore and enjoy this great museum.
If you’re up for more of a challenge, try the Murder Mystery Edition. The objects on display provide clues in a tale of murder and international intrigue—and you have to crack a code before it’s too late.
What delighted clients are saying
“The hunt went perfectly last week. Everyone in the group talked about how much fun they had. They thought the Harley museum was a unique place for an event such as this, so I thought that was great given a good portion of the group was from out of town.” —a Fortune 500 company
“The group enjoyed the hunt tremendously. Thank you for making it a great experience for our teams.” —the organizer for a group of 90 people from a pharmaceutical company that did this hunt
Contact us to learn more about our Harley-Davidson Museum scavenger hunts—and find more fun in Milwaukee!
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The Murder Mystery Mayhem Scavenger Hunt
Beware: there’s a killer in your midst
Someone playing this game with you is a bit of a Jekyll and Hyde. His or her good side knows nothing about the evil side—and the evil side has challenged you to prevent your own murder. Everyone in your group has been poisoned, and the clock is ticking down on your time left to live. To reveal the killer’s identity, you’ll have to complete a series of photo challenges, solve interlocking puzzles, decipher coded text messages, and more. If you succeed, you get the antidote. If you fail…well, you know.
If you love escape-room games, you’ll love this murder mystery scavenger hunt. But even better, you won’t be locked in a room for an hour: this game can be played almost anywhere.
An in-person murder mystery for any location!
We have a variety of versions, depending on where you want to play. Such as…
- A city, town, or neighborhood
- A science or history museum
- A zoo or aquarium
- An office building
- A school or campus
A murder mystery scavenger hunt perfect for team building
Here’s a game that will help you solve the mystery of how to entertain a diverse group of people while boosting morale and teamwork. It’s perfect for any private party or a corporate team-building outing of any size. Our clients who have enjoyed this game include T-Mobile, TD Bank, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Michigan in Washington, and others too numerous to mention.
What are clients saying about the Murder Mystery Mayhem game?
A 5-star review on Google: “On my yearly company meeting near Philadelphia, we had Watson Adventures organize a scavenger hunt for about 25 of us in Conshohoken, PA. We all had a wonderful time, I would love to do another!”
“Everyone had a great time at the hunt! We are all still talking about it.” —an electrical engineer whose group played the game at the Houston Zoo
“A HUGE THANK YOU. Everyone had a BLAST and your hosts were FANTASTIC! Thank you so much for another great event!!” —an office coordinator in Los Angeles
“We had an amazing time and will be in touch for the next hunt we’d like to do in the near future! Tokia [the hunt host] was amazing, and we’d love to work with her again!!!” —an organizer for a group in Washington, DC
The hunt’s afoot! Contact us to learn more—and find more team-building fun anywhere!
