San Francisco scavenger hunts: From neighborhoods to museums
Explore historic neighborhoods and fascinating museums while collaborating on tricky, humorous questions. Explore the heart of San Francisco or treat your taste buds to an exotic adventure a food scavenger hunt in North Beach & Chinatown scavenger hunts. Follow clues along Pier 45, Musée Méchanique, and Ghirardelli Square during a Fisherman's Wharf scavenger hunt. Explore all our San Francisco scavenger hunt locations above.
Looking for other game types? Consider San Francisco Murder Mystery or food tours. Special versions include International Editions, for groups with mixed levels of fluency in English, and Kids Editions that get youngsters and adults to collaborate on their adventures.
San Francisco scavenger hunt FAQs
Below are some questions we frequently receive regarding our scavenger hunts in San Francisco and the Bay Area. For more information, visit our complete list of FAQs.
How do the scavenger hunts work?
On most of our scavenger hunts, you and your teammates will search for answers to tricky and humorous questions to explore your venue of choice, almost like a gamified walking tour of some of San Francisco’s coolest places. No previous knowledge of the venue is required!
All scavenger hunts are organized and led by our acclaimed Hunt Hosts. Depending on the size of your group, the Host might be accompanied by assistants.
Can the hunts take place anywhere in the Bay Area I choose?
From museums and neighborhoods to zoos and aquariums, we have crafted scavenger hunts for some of San Fran’s most popular spots. Don’t see the location you’re looking for in the list above? Our Hunt Hosts can help tailor our Anywhere scavenger hunts to your location of choice!
How big or small can my group be for a private scavenger hunt?
Our specialty is staging scavenger hunts for groups, such as corporate teams, nonprofits, student groups, and more. We’ve organized outdoor scavenger hunts for as many as 500 people, but any scavenger hunt listed on our site—whether a location-specific scavenger hunt or an “Anywhere” hunt—can be booked by private groups of any size.
For smaller parties and events (4-12 people), we offer discounted small group scavenger hunts in select locations, including San Francisco’s North Beach & Chinatown. Small group hunts are popular for birthday parties, bachelor/bachelorette parties, and family reunions.
What makes these scavenger hunts so great for team building?
Our corporate scavenger hunts aren’t your typical team building activity. In fact, they’re not even your typical team building scavenger hunt! Each hunt is written by professional writers (with wicked senses of humor, if we do say so ourselves) to deliver laughs and fun while testing your teamwork, with each question designed to bring out team members' diverse talents. With the help of our fantastic customer service team and Hunt Hosts, we have been organizing scavenger hunts for companies of all sizes for more than 25 years. Inquire about a hunt today and find out why 80 of the top 100 largest companies in the U.S. have turned to Watson Adventures for our in-person and virtual team building scavenger hunts.
As seen in the media
Don't just take our word for it: San Francisco scavenger hunts have received raves from local media outlets like the San Francisco Chronicle & San Jose Mercury News.
National outlets such as USA Today, the Today Show, Travel + Leisure, & Bloomberg Businessweek have also touted Watson's scavenger hunts throughout the United States.
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