Denver's scavenger hunt in brief, from the ballpark to the cathedral spires
The Denver scavenger hunt is a self-guided city game you play on your phone: you walk from landmark to landmark, solve a riddle at each one by looking closely at what is in front of you, and unlock the stories and local legends behind it. Allow about 3 hours in total, of which only 69 minutes are spent walking, as the route covers 4.5 km and 10 stops between the ballpark and the cathedral, and you set the starting time yourself.
Highlights include Coors Field, Union Station, Larimer Square, the 16th Street Mall, the Colorado State Capitol with its mile-high marker, and the Denver Art Museum. The route moves from railway history and baseball to Beaux-Arts architecture, city planning and a Victorian house, all in one walk.
- Durationabout 3 hours
- Walkingabout 69 min · 4.5 km
- Stops10
- LanguagesEnglish, German, Spanish
How the game plays out in the Mile High City
A mile-high step, a rattlesnake pavement, a golden dome
Each stop hides one riddle in what you can see on the spot: the paving pattern of the 16th Street Mall, the Victorian brick fronts on Larimer Square, the marker on the Capitol steps. Observation and a bit of logic solve them, and nobody needs to know baseball or Colorado history beforehand.
Railroads, rebuilds and an unsinkable lady
Answers unlock the stories: a station that rose again in Beaux-Arts style after a fire, the restoration begun in 1965 that kept Larimer Square's old buildings standing, the house of Margaret Brown, the Titanic survivor remembered as Molly Brown. Turn on the audio narration and the tales come through your earphones while you look at the skyline.
From LoDo up to Capitol Hill
Google Maps guides you over 4.5 km and about 69 minutes of walking: from the ballpark through Lower Downtown, along the 16th Street Mall to the civic centre around the park, then gently uphill to Capitol Hill. Sidewalks are wide, and the street grid makes the city easy to read.
Lunch on Larimer, a pause in the park
Nothing runs against the clock, so break for lunch on Larimer Square or sit on the lawns of Civic Center Park, then carry on later the same day or tomorrow. The game picks up where you left it.
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How it works
- Book online Choose the number of players. Your booking reference arrives by email straight away.
- Get the app Download the World City Trail app from the App Store or Google Play and enter your booking reference.
- Play when you like Start whenever you are ready, walk at your own pace and pause any time. No guide, no fixed schedule.
A game for conference days, family outings and team afternoons
In town for a convention or a client meeting
Denver hosts plenty of conferences, and with no fixed start the game fits around a meeting schedule: an afternoon covers downtown's main sights. Coming from the airport? The A Line train ends at Union Station, which is the second stop.
Families with energetic kids
Children like the ballpark at the start, the giant Dancers by the Performing Arts Complex and counting the Capitol steps, and the riddles give each stretch a purpose. Every team includes an adult, and with 4.5 km in all, plan a snack break somewhere along the way.
Old school friends and new workmates
Up to 5 players form a team, each with the game on their own phone, so a bigger group can split up at Coors Field and compare answers in front of the cathedral at the end. Only the tickets need booking.
Good to know
- Bring a charged smartphone with mobile data; a power bank helps.
- No entry tickets needed: everything happens outside the buildings. Going inside is optional and paid separately.
- Family friendly; children must be accompanied by an adult.
- Not suitable for wheelchair users and difficult with strollers.
- Teams of up to 5 work best; bigger groups split into several teams, one ticket per player.
- Every purchase helps support stray cats and dogs in Greece.
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