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The Plane Crazy Scavenger Hunt at the Cradle of Aviation Museum
Brace yourself for high-flying fun
Your mission: to zero in on the most surprising and funniest facts in the Cradle of Aviation Museum’s amazing aerial collection. You’ll encounter plenty of real planes, of course, from the earliest ones at the dawn of flight to an actual lunar landing module. But you’ll also discover a World War I garage, the 1920s Hempstead Plains, astronaut food, quirky pioneers of flight, cranky neighbors, and much more, as you collaborate with your team to answer tricky, humorous questions.
You might tackle such questions as…
- Which “president” flew the bouncing bovine below a dragon kite? Answer: Lincoln Beachey flew an airship called the Rubber Cow, as seen in a photo.
- What did a naval officer change after hearing complaints about early flying hours from a resident of Lloyd’s Neck? Answer: He moved the training flight time from 5 a.m. to 4 a.m.
- The museum stands at the airfield where Lindbergh took off for his historic solo flight across the Atlantic. How many bounces did it take him fly? Answer: His plane bounced four times before getting airborne, as seen in a video.
But you don’t need to know anything about planes or the museum to play or to win: all you need is good teamwork, sharp eyes, and comfy shoes.
We also offer a Murder Mystery Edition. Either version is great for any event where you want to get people interacting, bonding, and laughing.
The Kids Edition challenges children and adults to take flight together, in a quest that makes for a great school field trip or an unusual birthday party. Suitable for ages 7 and up.
What happy clients are saying
“It was a lot of fun. Everyone had a great time.” —from an adult group that celebrated a birthday party with the scavenger hunt
“I just wanted to thank you for all of your help with planning our class field trip. The kids had a great time.” —from a middle school teacher whose class that did the hunt
“We had a wonderful time thanks to your fabulous guides and great planning.” —from the event planner for a nonprofit organization
Contact us to learn more about our hunts at the Cradle of Aviation Museum—and find more fun on Long Island!
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Since 1999, we've planned and hosted thousands of one-of-a-kind games to help groups and teams explore some of the best locations across the U.S. and find more fun.
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Anywhere on Long Island Games
Can’t get your group to one of the museums where we offer scavenger hunts? Then let us bring the game to you! We offer a variety of fun and funny games that can be played just about anywhere, from the streets of your favorite town to your own conference room. Just check visit Anywhere to learn more.
Possible games include
- The Grab ’n’ Go Scavenger Hunts, outdoor adventure featuring team photos, things to create or rind, and other challenges—plus the Celebrate Long Island edition
- Murder Mystery Games, in which your team must solve puzzles and crack codes to figure out whodunit
- Office Games, in which adventure and surprises might lie right around the copier and just past the water cooler
- Trivia Games, featuring the pub-quiz-with-a-twist Trivia Slam
- And hunts for mixing and mingling,
Your quest for team-building adventures need not go any farther than your map of Nassau or Suffolk county!
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Murder at the Long Island Music Hall of Fame Scavenger Hunt
A musical killer lurks among you…
…and this villainous virtuoso is set to knock out of tune your team-building trip to the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame in Stony Brook Village. Someone in your group, possibly on your own team, is tired of playing second fiddle and plans to make the fat lady sing—for all of you!
But as luck would have it, this game gives you a 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, you and your teammates must band together, complete various fun challenges, and reveal the killer’s identity.
The killer has hidden their identity in a scavenger hunt at the museum. Your team will solve a series of interlocking puzzles, decipher coded messages, and meet the conditions of creative, collaborative photo prompts.
Along the way, your team might…
- Act like real-life guitar heroes.
- Pose for your own album cover.
- Tackle a trivia quiz about famous murder mysteries.
- Interrogate rock stars or famous musicians for clues.
- Identify murderous movies and snippets of killer songs.
If your group loves escape-room games, they’ll love this music 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 also available, in which kids age 7 and up work with adults. It’s a great activity for a school field trip, birthday party, and more.
Contact us to learn more about our scavenger hunts at the L.I. Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame in New York—and find more fun!
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The Long Island Museum Mania Scavenger Hunt
Time-travel to Long Island’s past…
…on a scavenger hunt at one of New York’s most underappreciated museums, the Long Island Museum in Stony Brook. It’s several delightful museums in one: an art museum boasting remarkable 19th-century paintings, a carriage museum with some 100 carriages of all kinds, plus a formal garden and a collection of historic buildings in a nine-acre setting. There’s an 1877 schoolhouse! An 1875 blacksmith shop! A 1794 barn! We could go on.
But this isn’t any old tour. To explore the museum’s diverse treasures—and to triumph—you’ll be challenged to answer tricky, entertaining questions with your team. No knowledge of art or Long Island history is necessary: you just need to keep your eyes open and work together.
The museum commissioned us to create this hunt, which is ideal for corporate or social-club outings, student and alumni reunions, family get-togethers—you name it. We also offer a version for kids and adults to do together, which is a big hit for school field trips and birthday parties; it’s recommended for ages 7 and up.
You owe it to yourself to check it out.
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The Murder at the Aviation Museum Scavenger Hunt
Catch a killer on the loose on Long Island!
Bad news: your team-building scavenger hunt at Long Island’s Cradle of Aviation Museum will be slightly delayed because your hunt host was found in one of the galleries… dead. And he was definitely the victim of foul play.
It turns out that the first thing the police need you to do is to complete the museum scavenger hunt that the host, David, created for your group. You’ll follow a trail of clues to answer tricky, amusing questions about unusual objects on exhibit. It seems that the answers will help you decode and an “emergency message” that David apparently wrote in case he turned up dead.
Solve puzzles, save the world
Can your team of sleuths piece together David’s puzzle to reveal his killer—and possibly head off an international incident with catastrophic consequences? The fate of the free world may depend on your teamwork.
This scavenger hunt is a great way to build teamwork and boost morale. No knowledge of the museum or aviation is necessary: you just need sharp eyes and comfy shoes.
If you’ve never been to the Cradle of Aviation Museum, you’ll be amazed at just how entertaining the exhibits are. It’s conveniently located near the Nassau Coliseum. And there are lots of dining options nearby if your team wants to celebrate after your victory.
Contact us to learn more—and find more mysterious fun on Long Island!
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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 delighted clients are saying
“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!