Solve riddles from the Spire and O’Connell Bridge to Christ Church and St Patrick’s Cathedral, and hear the stories behind Dublin’s streets, all on your phone, at your own pace and without a guide. 4.5 · 38 reviews✓ Instant access✓ Start any time✓ No guide needed
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Scavenger hunt 4.5 (38)
Best for first-timers, couples and families: solve a riddle at each of the 10 stops, then unlock the stories and legends behind Dublin’s cathedrals, bridges and squares.
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Outdoor escape game 4.5 (6)
For puzzle lovers, friends and team building: crack an independent puzzle hidden at every attraction between the Liffey and St Stephen’s Green, with up to three hints.
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Self-guided audio tour 4.5 (2)
For a relaxed walk without puzzles: listen to stories about Vikings, writers and politicians at each stop while you explore Dublin at your own pace.
4 € - 9 €See details and book →
The Dublin scavenger hunt starts at the Parnell Monument on O’Connell Street and heads south past the Spire to O’Connell Bridge. Across the Liffey you continue to Christ Church Cathedral, City Hall and St Patrick’s Cathedral, then via St Andrew’s Church to the Fusiliers’ Arch at St Stephen’s Green, the National Museum and finally the Whiskey Museum.
The 10 stops cover about 4.7 km, roughly 59 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.
Dublin is a city of short distances. The Liffey divides it into north and south, and on foot you move from broad O’Connell Street to Christ Church Cathedral, founded around 1030 under the city’s Norse kings, and to St Patrick’s Cathedral, where Jonathan Swift, author of Gulliver’s Travels, was dean. Georgian streets and St Stephen’s Green are only a few minutes further on.
A game makes you look closely at statues, inscriptions and façades you would otherwise miss, and the stories explain what you just saw. Everyone plays on their own phone, there is no schedule, and a pub or café is never far when a shower passes.
The Dublin scavenger hunt takes about 3 hours. It has 10 stops and about 59 minutes (4.7 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 the Parnell Monument at the north end of O’Connell Street and finishes at the Whiskey Museum south of the Liffey. 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 Dublin 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 Dublin scavenger hunt in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Polish or Chinese. 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 Dublin scavenger hunt now and spend three hours solving riddles from the Liffey to St Stephen’s Green, starting whenever you are ready.
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