Solve riddles from St Martin’s Church to Little Venice and the Bartholdi Museum, and hear the stories behind Colmar’s half-timbered old town, all on your phone, at your own pace and without a guide. 4.6 · 1,502 reviews✓ Instant access✓ Start any time✓ No guide needed
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Scavenger hunt 4.6 (1,502)
Best for first-timers, couples and families: solve a riddle at each of the 10 stops, then unlock the stories and legends of Colmar’s old town.
5 € - 11 €See 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.
5 € - 11 €See details and book →
Self-guided audio tour 4.3 (4)
For a relaxed stroll without puzzles: listen to stories at each stop while you take in the canals and half-timbered houses at your own pace.
4 € - 9 €See details and book →
The Colmar scavenger hunt starts at St Martin’s Church and heads first to the Unterlinden Museum, the Théâtre Municipal and the Parc du Champ de Mars. From the Roesselmann Fountain you continue to Little Venice and the Fishmongers’ District, then to the Ancienne Douane, Saint-Matthieu Church and finally the Bartholdi Museum.
The 10 stops cover about 2.7 km, roughly 33 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.
Colmar’s compact old town is lined with colourful half-timbered houses and made for walking. The river Lauch runs through Little Venice, the Unterlinden Museum houses the Isenheim Altarpiece, and the town is the birthplace of Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, sculptor of the Statue of Liberty, whose fountains you meet along the way.
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 tarte flambée whenever you like.
The Colmar scavenger hunt takes about 2 hours. It has 10 stops and about 33 minutes (2.7 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 St Martin’s Church and finishes at the Bartholdi Museum, both 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 Colmar 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 Colmar 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 Colmar scavenger hunt now and spend two hours solving riddles between half-timbered houses and canals, starting whenever you are ready.
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