Solve riddles from the Swiss National Museum via Lindenhof and the lakeshore to the Grossmünster and hear the stories behind Zurich’s Old Town, all on your phone, at your own pace and without a guide. 4.6 · 104 reviews✓ Instant access✓ Start any time✓ No guide needed
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Scavenger hunt 4.6 (104)
Best for first-timers, couples and families: solve a riddle at each of the 10 stops and unlock the legends of Zurich, from the museum to the Grossmünster.
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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 5.0 (1)
For a relaxed walk without puzzles: listen to stories at each stop as you stroll along the Limmat and the lakeshore at your own pace.
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The Zurich scavenger hunt starts at the Swiss National Museum next to the main station and crosses Bahnhofplatz, then follows Bahnhofstrasse past the Pestalozzi park to Lindenhof hill and St Peter’s Church. You cross to the Town Hall, then head to the shore of Lake Zurich, pass the Opera House and finish at the Grossmünster, with the lanes of the Old Town all around.
The 10 stops cover about 3.7 km, roughly 47 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.
Zurich’s Old Town lines both banks of the Limmat where the river leaves the lake, so the highlights are close together. Lindenhof, once the site of a Roman fort, looks out over the rooftops, St Peter’s has one of the largest church clock faces in Europe, and the baroque Town Hall stands right on the river. The twin towers of the Grossmünster, where Zwingli launched the Reformation in Zurich, are the city’s best-known landmark.
A game makes you look closely at towers, fountains and façades you would otherwise pass, and the stories explain what you just saw. Everyone plays on their own phone, with no schedule and time for Swiss chocolate.
The Zurich scavenger hunt takes about 3 hours. It has 10 stops and about 47 minutes (3.7 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 Swiss National Museum (Landesmuseum) next to the main station and finishes at the Grossmünster 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 Zurich 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 Zurich 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.
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