Solve riddles from Jesuitenplatz across the Spreuer and Chapel Bridges to the Lion Monument and the Musegg Wall, and hear the stories behind Lucerne’s lakeside old town, all on your phone, at your own pace and without a guide. 4.6 · 22 reviews✓ Instant access✓ Start any time✓ No guide needed
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Scavenger hunt 4.6 (22)
Best for first-timers, couples and families: solve a riddle at every stop, then unlock the stories and legends of Lucerne’s bridges, towers and old town.
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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 4.4 (8)
For a relaxed walk without puzzles: listen to stories at each stop while you take in covered bridges, painted façades and views of the lake.
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The Lucerne scavenger hunt starts on Jesuitenplatz by the river Reuss and finishes at the Rathaus. Along the way you visit the Historical Museum, the Spreuer Bridge, the Nölli Tower, the Musegg Wall and the Lion Monument, as well as the Hofkirche St. Leodegar, the Seebrücke and the Chapel Bridge.
Expect about 59 minutes (4.3 km) of walking, including a climb to the Musegg Wall. 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.
Lucerne’s old town sits where the Reuss flows out of Lake Lucerne, with Mount Pilatus on the horizon. The 14th-century Chapel Bridge and its Water Tower, rebuilt after a fire in 1993, and the Spreuer Bridge with its Dance of Death paintings are covered wooden bridges. Above the town runs the Musegg Wall, and the Lion Monument honours the Swiss Guards who died in Paris in 1792.
A game makes you look closely at painted panels, frescoed façades and carvings you would otherwise walk past, 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 coffee by the lake whenever you like.
The Lucerne scavenger hunt takes about 3 hours. That includes about 59 minutes (4.3 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 on Jesuitenplatz by the river Reuss and finishes at the Rathaus (Town Hall) 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 Lucerne 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 Lucerne scavenger hunt in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch 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 Lucerne scavenger hunt now and spend three hours solving riddles between covered bridges, old towers and the lake, starting whenever you are ready.
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