Solve riddles from the Dortmund U-Tower and the German Football Museum to St. Reinold’s Church, and hear the stories behind Dortmund’s city centre, all on your phone, at your own pace and without a guide. 4.2 · 10 reviews✓ Instant access✓ Start any time✓ No guide needed
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Scavenger hunt 4.2 (10)
Best for first-timers, couples and families: solve a riddle at each of the 10 stops, then unlock the stories of a Hanseatic town that grew on coal, steel and beer.
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Outdoor escape game 5.0 (2)
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 as you stroll from the old brewery tower to the City Garden at your own pace.
4 € - 9 €See details and book →
The Dortmund scavenger hunt starts at the Dortmund U-Tower and heads to the German Football Museum, the Museum of Art and Cultural History and the Konzerthaus. You continue to St. Reinold’s Church and the Provost Church of St. John the Baptist, then Platz von Hiroshima, the Altes Stadthaus and the Eagle Tower museum, finishing in the City Garden.
The 10 stops cover about 3.1 km, roughly 42 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.
Dortmund was a Free Imperial City and Hanseatic town in the Middle Ages before coal, steel and beer made it an industrial centre. You see both eras on foot: St. Reinold’s Church, named after the city’s patron saint, the Eagle Tower on the line of the old city wall, and the Dortmund U, a former brewery crowned by a giant golden U.
A game makes you look past the shopping streets to the details and stories behind them. Each riddle points you to a façade, a plaque or a sculpture, and the stories that follow explain what you just saw. Everyone plays on their own phone, with no schedule.
The Dortmund scavenger hunt takes about 2 hours. It has 10 stops and about 42 minutes (3.1 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 Dortmund U-Tower near the main station and finishes in the City Garden (Stadtgarten). 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 Dortmund 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 Dortmund 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 Dortmund scavenger hunt now and spend two hours solving riddles from the golden U to the medieval churches, starting whenever you like.
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