Solve riddles from Navy Pier through Millennium Park to Buckingham Fountain and the Museum Campus, and hear the stories behind Chicago’s lakefront, all on your phone, at your own pace and without a guide. 5.0 · 1 reviews✓ Instant access✓ Start any time✓ No guide needed
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Scavenger hunt 5.0 (1)
Best for first-timers, couples and families: solve a riddle at each of the 10 stops along the lakefront, then unlock the stories and legends behind them.
6 US$ - 13 US$See details and book →
Outdoor escape game 5.0 (1)
For puzzle lovers, friends and team building: crack an independent puzzle hidden at every attraction, with up to three hints whenever you get stuck.
6 US$ - 13 US$See details and book →
Self-guided audio tour 5.0 (1)
For a relaxed walk without puzzles: listen to stories at each stop while you take in the skyline, the parks and Lake Michigan at your own pace.
5 US$ - 11 US$See details and book →
The Chicago scavenger hunt starts at Navy Pier and crosses the Chicago River on the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Bridge to Maggie Daley Park and Millennium Park. You continue past the Art Institute of Chicago to Clarence F. Buckingham Memorial Fountain and Queen’s Landing, then follow the lake to the Field Museum, the Shedd Aquarium and the Adler Planetarium.
The 10 stops cover about 5 km, roughly 73 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.
Chicago’s lakefront links many of its best-known sights in one long walk: Navy Pier, which opened in 1916, the Cloud Gate sculpture in Millennium Park, the bronze lions of the Art Institute, Buckingham Fountain in Grant Park and the three museums of the Museum Campus, with the skyline rising behind you.
A game turns that walk into a series of small discoveries. Each riddle makes you look closely at sculptures, inscriptions and façades, 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 a deep-dish pizza whenever you like.
The Chicago scavenger hunt takes about 3 hours. It has 10 stops and about 73 minutes (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 Navy Pier and finishes at the Adler Planetarium on the Museum Campus. 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 Chicago 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 Chicago scavenger hunt in English, German or Spanish. 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 Chicago scavenger hunt now and spend three hours solving riddles along the lakefront, from Navy Pier to the Museum Campus, starting whenever you like.
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