Solve riddles from the Red Square via the Textile Museum to the Abbey of St Gall and hear the stories of a town that grew rich on embroidery, all on your phone, at your own pace and without a guide. 4.7 · 17 reviews✓ Instant access✓ Start any time✓ No guide needed
New for St. Gallen: six interactive city guides to food, sights, family, nightlife, day trips and budget. See the guides →
Scavenger hunt 4.7 (17)
Best for first-timers, couples and families: solve a riddle at each of the 10 stops and unlock tales of monks, merchants and embroidery.
4.50 CHF - 10 CHFSee details and book →
Outdoor escape game 4.5 (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.
4.50 CHF - 10 CHFSee details and book →
Self-guided audio tour 5.0 (1)
For anyone who prefers listening to solving: a calm self-guided audio tour with stories at every stop and no riddles, ideal for a slow afternoon.
4 CHF - 8 CHFSee details and book →
The St. Gallen scavenger hunt starts at the main station and leads to the Red Square city lounge, the Broderbrunnen fountain and the Textile Museum. Through the old town with its painted oriel windows you reach the St. Gallus Fountain, the Abbey of St Gall, the Ortsbürgergemeinde and St. Laurenzen Church, then Marktplatz and finally St. Mangen Church.
The 10 stops cover about 2.1 km, roughly 26 minutes of walking. Start anywhere or change the order in the app; Google Maps guides you. No entry tickets needed: every riddle uses the outside of the buildings.
St. Gallen grew around a monastery founded in the 8th century on the site of the hermitage of the monk Gallus. The Abbey of St Gall, with its baroque cathedral and the famous Abbey Library, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Around 1900 St. Gallen embroidery was exported worldwide, and the wealth it brought shows in the old town’s carved and painted oriel windows.
A game makes you look closely at carvings, signs and façades 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 a coffee or a snack whenever you like.
The St. Gallen scavenger hunt takes about 2 hours: 10 stops and about 26 minutes (2.1 km) of actual walking, the rest is riddles and stories. You can pause at any time and continue later.
It starts at St. Gallen main station and finishes at St. Mangen Church at the northern edge of 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 get a reference by email; enter it in the World City Trail app and start whenever you like.
Yes, it works well for families. The riddles need observation and logic, not prior knowledge, so children can join in with an adult. The route is not suitable for wheelchairs and is difficult with strollers.
You can play the St. Gallen scavenger hunt in English, German, French, Italian or Spanish. 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 St. Gallen scavenger hunt now and spend two hours solving riddles between abbey, oriel windows and embroidery houses, starting whenever you are ready.
Play the scavenger hunt →
