Solve riddles from Augustusplatz and St Nicholas Church to the Old Town Hall, Auerbachs Keller and St Thomas Church, and hear the stories of Bach’s and Goethe’s Leipzig, all on your phone and without a guide. 4.5 · 2 reviews✓ Instant access✓ Start any time✓ No guide needed
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Scavenger hunt 4.5 (2)
Best for first-timers, couples and families: solve a riddle at each of the 10 stops, then unlock the stories of Leipzig’s musicians, merchants and revolutionaries.
5 € - 11 €See details and book →
Outdoor escape game 5.0 (1)
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 5.0 (1)
For a relaxed walk without puzzles: listen to stories at each stop as you stroll through the compact city centre and its arcades.
4 € - 9 €See details and book →
The Leipzig scavenger hunt starts on Augustusplatz and passes the Krochhochhaus on the way to St Nicholas Church and the Museum of Fine Arts. On the Marktplatz you reach the Old Town Hall, home of the city history museum, then the Naschmarkt and Auerbachs Keller, before St Thomas Church and the finish at the New Town Hall.
The 10 stops cover about 2.2 km, roughly 30 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.
Leipzig packs centuries of history into a compact centre. Johann Sebastian Bach worked as cantor at St Thomas Church from 1723 until his death and is buried there, Goethe studied here and set a scene of Faust in Auerbachs Keller, and in 1989 the Monday prayers at St Nicholas Church grew into the peaceful demonstrations that helped bring down the Berlin Wall.
A game makes you look closely at façades, arcades and details 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 coffee and a Leipziger Lerche whenever you like.
The Leipzig scavenger hunt takes about 2 hours. It has 10 stops and about 30 minutes (2.2 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 on Augustusplatz and finishes at the New Town Hall, both in the city centre. 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 Leipzig 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 Leipzig scavenger hunt in English, German, French, Dutch or Polish. 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 Leipzig scavenger hunt now and spend two hours solving riddles between Bach’s church, Goethe’s tavern and the town halls, starting whenever you like.
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