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Outdoor city tour scavenger hunt ideas
The classic scavenger hunt format: a walking route through a neighborhood or city center, with landmark trivia, photo tasks, and the occasional hidden code along the way. It turns a normal city walk into something with a scoreboard.
- ·Keep the route to a loop under 30-45 minutes so teams don't end up scattered across the city.
- ·Ask locals a question at a couple of stops — it's the single most-repeated type of task in visitor feedback.
- ·Use street signs, plaques, and shopfronts as low-effort hiding spots for codes rather than anything that needs permission.
1. What's the event?
2. Indoor or outdoor?
Your task ideas
9 for City tour, outdoor settingTake a team photo recreating a famous statue or landmark pose nearby.
Find a plaque or sign nearby and write down what year the building was constructed.
Which of three nearby landmarks is actually closest? Give three options and let teams pick.
Hide a short code on the back of a community noticeboard for teams to find.
Check in as a team at the venue's front entrance to kick things off.
Film a 10-second video of your team's best victory dance.
Find the name of the street two blocks from your starting point.
Which ingredient is NOT in the local signature dish — three choices, one correct.
Stick a code on a specific lamppost or street sign along the route.
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