What is the Prague scavenger hunt?
The Prague 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 legends behind it. It takes about 2 hours, with around 53 minutes of actual walking over 4.6 km with 10 stops, and you start whenever you like.
Highlights include the Municipal House, the Týn Church and the Astronomical Clock on Old Town Square, the Spanish Synagogue, Charles Bridge and St Vitus Cathedral at Prague Castle. The route links the Old Town with Malá Strana across the Vltava, and the climb to the castle gives you views over the rooftops of the city.
- Durationabout 2 hours
- Walkingabout 53 min · 4.6 km
- Stops10
- LanguagesEnglish, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Czech
How the hunt plays from the New Town up to the castle
One riddle, one landmark
Every one of the 10 stops holds a riddle whose answer is visible from where you stand: a bell, a tower, a figure in a window, a date carved into a plinth. No background in Czech history is expected of anybody.
Legends behind the answer
Once solved, the stop tells its stories: the clockmaker Hanuš, blinded according to legend so that he could never build a second astronomical clock, the gilded Hussite chalice melted down in 1626 for a halo on the Týn Church, Tycho Brahe lying in the same church. A voice in the app can take over the reading at any stop.
Old Town, river, castle hill
Google Maps carries you over 4.6 km with 53 minutes of walking, from Henry's Tower through the Old Town, across Charles Bridge into Malá Strana and up to Prague Castle. Only that last stretch climbs, and the view back over the rooftops pays for it.
No clock on the game
The hunt pauses as long as you want it to. Stop for a beer on the way up, come back to the last stops in the evening or the next morning, and let the app put the stops in the order your day needs.
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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.
Who the Prague hunt is made for
A first visit to Prague
The Old Town Square, the Jewish Town, Charles Bridge and the castle arrive in a sensible order instead of as a scramble between crowds. In 2 hours you have the shape of the city and know which bridge tower belongs to which century.
A team with children in it
The clock puts on its procession of Apostles every hour, Charles Bridge carries thirty statues to count, and the first stone is said to have been laid at 5:31 on 9 July 1357 because the figures read the same backwards. An adult has to be in the team.
Colleagues on a day out
Five players to a team, each with the riddle on their own phone, lets a department set off in waves and compare answers in front of St Vitus Cathedral. Beyond the tickets nothing needs reserving, since all ten riddles stand in open streets and squares.
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.
The route: Henry's Tower, Old Town Square, Charles Bridge, Prague Castle
10 stops · about 53 min walking · start: Henry's Tower (Jindřišská věž) · finish: St Vitus Cathedral
The hunt starts at Henry's Tower in the New Town and heads past the Municipal House into the Old Town, to the Týn Church, the Spanish Synagogue, St Nicholas Church and the Astronomical Clock. At the Charles IV Monument you cross Charles Bridge into Malá Strana, pass the Holy Trinity Column and climb up to Prague Castle to finish at St Vitus Cathedral. All ten riddles are read off the outside of these buildings, so the hunt costs nothing in entry tickets, and the app will set a different first stop and a different order for anyone sleeping in Malá Strana rather than the New Town.
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1Henry's Tower (Jindřišská věž)Start
Henry's Tower is the free-standing belfry of the Church of St Henry and St Kunhuta in Prague's New Town, about 66 metres tall. The stone tower was built in the late 16th century and got its neo-Gothic look in a rebuilding of 1876–1880, and its oldest surviving bell, Maria, was cast in 1518.
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2Municipal House (Obecní dům)
The Municipal House was built from 1905 and opened in 1912 to designs by Osvald Polívka and Antonín Balšánek, on the site of a medieval royal palace next to the Powder Gate. Above the entrance is Karel Špillar's mosaic Homage to Prague, and in 1918 the building saw the declaration of Czechoslovak independence.
3Church of Our Lady before Týn
The Gothic Týn Church rises behind the houses of Old Town Square, with two towers about 80 metres high; the south tower was finished in 1511. The astronomer Tycho Brahe is buried inside, and the golden Hussite chalice that once crowned the gable was melted down in 1626 for the halo of a statue of the Virgin Mary.
4Spanish Synagogue
The Spanish Synagogue was completed in 1868 in the Moorish Revival style, on the site of what was probably the oldest synagogue in Prague's Jewish Town. Today it is part of the Jewish Museum in Prague, and beside it stands Jaroslav Róna's modern statue of Franz Kafka.
5St Nicholas Church (Old Town)
This Baroque church on Old Town Square was designed by Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer for the Benedictines and built in 1732–1737. Its white façade with statues by Antonín Braun only became visible from the square after a house in front of it was demolished in 1902, and today it belongs to the Czechoslovak Hussite Church.
6Astronomical Clock
The astronomical clock on the Old Town Hall dates from 1410 and was made by the clockmaker Mikuláš of Kadaň and the astronomer Jan Šindel. Every hour figures of the Apostles appear in the windows above the dials, and according to legend the clockmaker Hanuš was blinded so that he could never build another one.
7Charles IV Monument
This statue of Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Bohemia, stands on Křižovnické náměstí at the Old Town end of Charles Bridge. The Dresden sculptor Ernst Julius Hähnel made it, and it was unveiled in 1848 for the 500th anniversary of Charles University, which Charles founded in 1348.
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8Charles Bridge
Charles IV had the stone bridge begun in 1357 to designs by Peter Parler, and according to tradition the first stone was laid at 5:31 on 9 July 1357, so that the date and time read the same backwards. The bridge is about 516 metres long and lined with 30 statues and sculpture groups, among them Saint John of Nepomuk.
9Holy Trinity Column
This Baroque plague column on Malá Strana Square was completed in 1715 to mark the end of the plague epidemic that struck Prague in 1713. It was designed by the architect Giovanni Battista Alliprandi, with sculptures by Jan Oldřich Mayer and Ferdinand Geiger.
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10St Vitus CathedralFinish
Work on the Gothic cathedral inside Prague Castle began in 1344 under Matthias of Arras, Peter Parler took over after his death, and the building was only completed in 1929. It holds the relics of Saint Wenceslas and the tombs of many Bohemian kings, and the Art Nouveau painter Alfons Mucha designed one of its stained-glass windows.
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France –
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Tr?s bonne activit? pour d?couvrir la ville de fa?on ludique
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Die Rätseltour war sehr interessant und informativ. Die vorgeschlagene Streckenführung war gut durchdacht und hat mich in Ecken geführt, die ich noch nicht kannte. Um die Rätsel lösen zu können, war es von Vorteil französisch zu können, da einige Lösungen aus Beschreibungen auf Schildern vor Ort hervorgingen. Aber mit ein bisschen Kombinstionsgabe und/oder Internetrecherche geht es auch ohne. Für die Tour muss man sich eine App runterladen. Diese funktionierte einwandfrei und ich werde sie für mögliche weitere Touren an anderen Urlaubsorten auf dem Handy lassen.
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Melis– France –
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très bonne façon de découvrir Rome, il faut un plus de temps si on veut visiter
Annelies– Belgium –
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De eerste quizvragen klopt niet en vraag 5 slaat hij constant over
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Jenske– Netherlands –
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Erg leuk om te doen! Je gaat middels een goede planning de stad door langs alle hoogtepunten. De puzzels zijn ook erg leuk en zorgen ervoor dat je even wat langer stil moet staan.
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Ja, man sieht viele touristische Sehensw?rdigkeiten, aber die Informationen dazu sind sehr entt?uschend. Zu wenig Info ?ber die Orte, teilweise sehr schlecht ?bersetzt und manchmal Informationen ohne Zusammenhang. Die R?tsel sind unn?tig und haben zum Schluss nur genervt. Ich hatte mir f?r den Preis mehr erhofft.
Bettina– Denmark –
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A good way to Explorer the city
Italy-Antonio –
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Attività molto carina e divertente. Ottima per conoscere la città, i principali luoghi di interesse storico-culturale e scoprire vietate carine dove mangiare e bere.
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Leuk om op deze manier de highlights te zien, wel wat ver lopen met kinderen.
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Let op! Je moet 2(!) apps downloaden: GYG en Wold City Trail! Leuke, informatieve wandeling door Staatsburg. Door de vragen en puzzeltjes ook leuk voor de tiener.
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Très bel itinéraire présenté pour faire la visite de Lyon à notre rythme. Les énigmes étaient amusantes et on n’a pas eu à se casser trop la tête. On est en vacances après tout!!
Sandra– Germany –
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Wir hatten einen sehr netten Tourguide. Sie kann sehr gut deutsch und man hat alle ihre Geschichten verstanden. Zwischendurch gab es noch kleine Hinweise auf Lokale und Aktivit?ten, die man sich nicht entgehen lassen sollte. Die Tour war sehr interessant und informativ, alles in allem ein gelungener Abend von 1,5 Stunden. Einmal querfeldein durch einen Teil der Stadt, auch gerne nal abseits der ausgetretenen Pfade, wo man dann in Ruhe lauschen konnte, was die Legenden so zu erz?hlen haben. Wir k?nnen es nur empfehlen.
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Das benützen der Schnitzel Jagt würde gut erklärt. Alles war gut einfach zu benützen. Historisches würde schön und interessant erklärt. Insgesamt hat es Spaß gemacht, die Fragen zu erraten und die Wege abzulaufen.
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Trevlig promenad som man gör i sin egna takt. Mycket info
Germany-Ursula –
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Eine amüsante eigenständige Tour durch Brügge
Silke– Germany –
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Sehr schöne Aktivität um Bologna kennenzulernen 😊
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Die Schnitzeljagd war super! Wir Eltern haben einiges über die Stadt erfahren und unsere Kinder fanden die Rätsel toll. Klasse Idee, würden wir auch in einer anderen Stadt wieder buchen
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Spannende Infos
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Die F?hrung erm?glicht flexible Zeiteinteilung, f?hrt an den bekanntesten Sehensw?rdigkeiten entlang und macht Spa?. Die R?tsel sind alle l?sbar aber nicht zu einfach
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Divertente e emozionante. Mi sono divertita come una bambina. Interessante e curiose le storie dopo aver risolto gli enigmi. Consiglio di fare questo tour per coloro che visitano Praga per l a prima volta perch? ? molto istruttivo e completo
Rodolfo– Italy –
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Fantastica esperienza!
Germany –
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An vielen Stellen war unklar, was man eingeben soll, da keine genauen Fragen gestellt wurden. Man erh?lt trotzdem in ca. 2 Stunden einen guten ?berblick ?ber Prag.
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Gut um die Stadt erstmals zu erkunden.
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Es war super interessant und kurzweilig. Kann ich nur empfehlen.
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Es war eine sch?ne Schnitzeljagd, sch?ne Bilder und relativ leichte R?tsel f?r erfahrene R?tsler in Ordnung. F?r einige R?tsel w?ren extra Infos wie der genaue Standort wichtig gewesen oder der Tipp spiele bei Tageslicht. Sonst sehr sch?n gemacht.
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Wir haben die Tour zu 2. gemacht und es richtig genossen. Vor allem die Geschichten dazwischen waren interessant und auch die R?tsel nett. Dauer war genau richtig und wir haben uns dazwischen auch Pausen f?r Abstecher geg?nnt.
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Wir waren zu zweit und hatten voll Spa?
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Sch?ne M?glichkeit, die Stadt auf eigene Faust zu erkunden und dabei auch ein bisschen mitzudenken. Wir fanden die R?tsel gr??tenteils angenehm einfach. Man kann die Schnitzeljagd unterbrechen und sp?ter weitermachen. Hier und da h?tten wir gern eine andere Reihenfolge gew?hlt, haben aber nicht herausgefunden ob und wie das geht. Ansonsten cool.
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Die Schnitzeljagd hat uns allen sehr viel Spa? gemacht
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Hallo, meine Tochter sagte, dass es sicher interessanter gewesen w?re, wenn wir die Schnitzeljagd fr?her gemacht h?tten und nicht erst am 10. Tag, da wir bereits viel gesehen hatten – also vielleicht so fr?h wie m?glich 😉 Ich finde, dass manche Aufgabenstellungen schon recht schwierig nachvollziehbar und somit zu l?sen waren. Eine haben wir zu dritt nicht geschafft. Daher w?nschen wir Euch viiiel Spa? und Ausdauer 🙂 toi toi toi Die Kinder hatten keine Lust, die beschreibenden Texte zur jeweiligen Station zu lesen, aber, nun gut. Ich ging davon aus, dass wir einen gr??eren Radius ablaufen und nicht nur in der Altstadt bleiben w?rden – f?r die Kinder war die Distanz jedoch okay!
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Sehr nette Idee, sch?ne Route und interessante Infos und R?tsel. Nur zu empfehlen.
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Great experience! Highly recommended!
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It was ok, but we couldn’t do everything so we had to skip some tasks.
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Sehr informative und angenehme Art eine Stadt zu erkunden! In eigener Geschwindigkeit und abwechslungsreich durch die verschiedenen R?tsel nie langweilig 🙂 sehr empfehlenswert, wird demn?chst auch f?r andere St?dte ausprobiert
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interessante Idee
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Fab way to see the city and take it all in at your own pace and learn some history along the way. We all loved it
Giannis –
We walked through the old city, Carles IV bridge and so many other places. The clock and the castle were really fascinating. Very nice idea, nice app. The riddles are of a mixed difficulty