Solve riddles from the Triumphal Arch and St Anne’s Column to the Golden Roof and the Hofburg, and hear the stories of the Habsburgs’ Alpine city, all on your phone, at your own pace and without a guide.✓ Instant access✓ Start any time✓ No guide needed
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Scavenger hunt
Best for first-timers, couples and families: solve a riddle at each of the 10 stops, then unlock the stories and legends of Innsbruck’s old town.
5 € - 11 €See details and book →
Outdoor escape game
For puzzle lovers, friends and team building: crack an independent puzzle hidden at every attraction, with up to three hints whenever you get stuck.
5 € - 11 €See details and book →
Self-guided audio tour
For a relaxed walk without puzzles: listen to stories at each stop while the Nordkette mountains rise above the rooftops.
4 € - 9 €See details and book →
The Innsbruck scavenger hunt starts at the Triumphal Arch and heads to Eduard-Wallnöfer-Platz and St Anne’s Column on Maria-Theresien-Straße. After the Ferdinandeum museum you enter the old town at the City Tower and the Golden Roof, then continue to the Hofburg, the Court Church and the Leopold Fountain, finishing at St James’ Cathedral.
The 10 stops cover about 1.8 km, roughly 24 minutes of walking. You can start anywhere or change the order in the app, with Google Maps guiding you. No entry tickets are needed: every riddle uses the outside of the buildings.
Few cities sit this close to the mountains: from Maria-Theresien-Straße you look straight up at the Nordkette. Innsbruck was a favourite residence of the Habsburgs. Emperor Maximilian I had the Golden Roof built around 1500, the Court Church holds his tomb monument with its larger-than-life bronze figures, and the city later hosted the Winter Olympics in 1964 and 1976.
A game makes you look closely at coats of arms, frescoes and statues you would otherwise pass by, and the stories that follow explain what you just saw. Everyone plays on their own phone, there is no schedule, and you can stop for apple strudel whenever you like.
The Innsbruck scavenger hunt takes about 2 hours. It has 10 stops and about 24 minutes (1.8 km) of actual walking; the rest is solving riddles and listening to stories. You can pause at any time and continue later or on another day.
It starts at the Triumphal Arch at the southern end of Maria-Theresien-Straße and finishes at St James’ Cathedral in the old town. In the app you can choose a different starting stop or change the order.
No, you need neither a guide nor a time slot. After booking you receive a reference by email; download the World City Trail app, enter it and start whenever you like.
Yes, the Innsbruck scavenger hunt works well for families. The riddles need observation and logic, not prior knowledge, so children can join in with an accompanying adult. The route is not suitable for wheelchairs and is difficult with strollers.
You can play the Innsbruck scavenger hunt in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish or Dutch. Audio narration is also available for the stories.
Yes. Buy one ticket per player and form teams of up to 5 people; larger groups split into several teams. For team building, the outdoor escape game with its independent puzzles is a great fit.
Book the Innsbruck scavenger hunt now and spend two hours solving riddles between the Golden Roof, the Hofburg and the Alps, starting whenever you like.
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