Solve riddles from the Burgtor past St Mary’s Church and the Holstentor to the Cathedral, and hear the stories behind Lübeck’s Hanseatic old town, all on your phone, at your own pace and without a guide. 4.6 · 62 reviews✓ Instant access✓ Start any time✓ No guide needed
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Scavenger hunt 4.6 (62)
Best for first-timers, couples and families: solve a riddle at each of the 10 stops, then unlock the stories and legends of the old Hanseatic city.
5 € - 11 €See details and book →
Outdoor escape game 4.3 (3)
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 4.4 (5)
For a relaxed walk without puzzles: listen to stories at each stop while you take in brick churches, merchants’ houses and city gates at your own pace.
4 € - 9 €See details and book →
The Lübeck scavenger hunt starts at the Burgtor, the old northern city gate, and leads to the Hospital of the Holy Spirit, Theater Lübeck and the Buddenbrookhaus. After St Mary’s Church and the Town Hall you walk out to the Holstentor, then back via St Peter’s Church and the St Annen Museum Quarter to Lübeck Cathedral.
The 10 stops cover about 3.4 km, roughly 44 minutes of walking. You can start elsewhere 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.
Lübeck was the leading city of the Hanseatic League, and its old town island, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, still shows that wealth. St Mary’s Church became a model for Brick Gothic churches around the Baltic, the Holstentor guards the western entrance, and the Buddenbrookhaus recalls Thomas Mann’s famous novel. The Cathedral was founded in 1173 by Henry the Lion.
A game makes you look closely at gables, brickwork and inscriptions you would otherwise pass by, and the stories that follow explain what you have just seen. Everyone plays on their own phone, there is no schedule, and you can stop for marzipan whenever you like.
The Lübeck scavenger hunt takes about 2 hours. It has 10 stops and about 44 minutes (3.4 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 Burgtor at the northern end of the old town and finishes at Lübeck Cathedral in the south. 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 Lübeck 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 Lübeck 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 Lübeck scavenger hunt now and spend two hours solving riddles between brick churches, gabled houses and city gates, starting whenever you are ready.
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