Solve riddles from Bonn Minster to Beethoven’s birthplace and the Electoral Palace, and hear the stories of the former capital, all on your phone, at your own pace and without a guide. 4.5 · 66 reviews✓ Instant access✓ Start any time✓ No guide needed
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Scavenger hunt 4.5 (66)
Best for first-timers, couples and families: solve a riddle at each of the 10 stops, then unlock the stories of Beethoven, the prince-electors and the Bonn Republic.
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.
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Self-guided audio tour 5.0 (1)
For a relaxed walk without puzzles: listen to stories at each stop as you stroll from the Minster square to the palace and the Hofgarten at your own pace.
4 € - 9 €See details and book →
The Bonn scavenger hunt starts at Bonn Central Station and heads straight into the old town to Bonn Minster, the Martinsbrunnen and the Beethoven Monument on Münsterplatz. Through the Sterntor you reach the Beethoven-Haus, then the Palace Church, the Old Town Hall on the market square, the Electoral Palace and finally the Egyptian Museum of the University of Bonn.
The 10 stops cover about 2.5 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.
Bonn packs a lot of history into a small, walkable centre. Ludwig van Beethoven was born here in 1770, the Romanesque Minster is one of the oldest churches in Germany, and the Baroque palace of the prince-electors of Cologne is now the main building of the university. From 1949 to 1990 the city was the capital of West Germany.
A game makes you look closely at statues, gates 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 coffee on the market square whenever you like.
The Bonn scavenger hunt takes about 2 hours. It has 10 stops and about 30 minutes (2.5 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 Bonn Central Station (Hauptbahnhof) and finishes at the Egyptian Museum of the University of Bonn, near the Electoral Palace. 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 Bonn 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 Bonn 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 Bonn scavenger hunt now and spend two hours solving riddles on the trail of Beethoven and the prince-electors, starting whenever you are ready.
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