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Watson Adventures sprang from the mind of Bret Watson, a veteran writer and editor (and occasional stand-up comedian), who started creating scavenger hunts in the early ’90s for friends as a way to share his unique take on the lighter side of museums. As word of the unusual scavenger hunts spread, companies began to ask Bret to let them get in the game, and a business was born. Since then, Watson

Adventures has grown to span the nation, with more than 300,000 people participating in hunts, including employees of more than 2,000 prestigious corporations. All the while, Watson Adventures’ scavenger hunts have received more media raves and other acclaim than any other company of its kind.

Fun fact: These happy hunters have won more sunset scavenger hunts on the High Line (1) than Simone Biles and Michael Ph...
02/08/2024

Fun fact: These happy hunters have won more sunset scavenger hunts on the High Line (1) than Simone Biles and Michael Phelps combined (0)! 🎉 🏅 🎉

Don’t miss your next chance to be a champion on August 24th!

Jumping into Memorial Day Weekend like……these hopping hunters on our North Beach & Chinatown Chase   in San Francisco!  ...
24/05/2024

Jumping into Memorial Day Weekend like…

…these hopping hunters on our North Beach & Chinatown Chase in San Francisco!

Ruh-roh! The names of everyday household items have disappeared! Can you identify the brand names of these 14 incognito ...
17/04/2024

Ruh-roh! The names of everyday household items have disappeared! Can you identify the brand names of these 14 incognito items?

Happy (almost) St. Patrick's Day! Before you join a parade or enjoy a pint with friends, see how well you know this gree...
15/03/2024

Happy (almost) St. Patrick's Day! Before you join a parade or enjoy a pint with friends, see how well you know this greenest of holidays.

Before you join our new St. Patrick's Day Trivia Game or enjoy a pint with friends, see how well you know this greenest of holidays.

Who had sad Oompa Loompa giving Manet bartender vibes on their bingo card? 🍺☹️🍸
01/03/2024

Who had sad Oompa Loompa giving Manet bartender vibes on their bingo card? 🍺☹️🍸

Renoir did what with his paintbrushes? Eakins got fired for doing what with his students?? A New Yorker died for a naked...
14/02/2024

Renoir did what with his paintbrushes? Eakins got fired for doing what with his students?? A New Yorker died for a naked sculpture?!

Our Naked at the Art Museum Valentine's Day scavenger hunts explore the naughty side of fine art. Warm up with this fun n**e art trivia. Inspired by those games, test your wits on these 14 fun trivia questions featuring n**e art.

Happy Valentine’s Day to all the art lovers (and just plain ol’ lovers) out there!
14/02/2024

Happy Valentine’s Day to all the art lovers (and just plain ol’ lovers) out there!

Saturday’s winners from the American Museum Madness Scavenger Hunt at the  and  in D.C. They crossed the Delaware, met a...
30/01/2024

Saturday’s winners from the American Museum Madness Scavenger Hunt at the and in D.C. They crossed the Delaware, met an Obama, and went loony with the Looney Tunes better than all the rest!

One of these mammals in Chicago’s famed  is among the Asian Elephant’s closest living relatives: the bristly Wild Boar, ...
23/01/2024

One of these mammals in Chicago’s famed is among the Asian Elephant’s closest living relatives: the bristly Wild Boar, the striped Zebra, or the furry Little Rock Hyrax. Can you guess which it is?

Drip? Rizz? Era? If you're lost when it comes to modern slang, you're not alone. Discover 12 current slang meanings, wit...
05/01/2024

Drip? Rizz? Era? If you're lost when it comes to modern slang, you're not alone. Discover 12 current slang meanings, with help from famous paintings.

Drip? Rizz? Era? If you're lost in Gen Z slang, you're not alone. Discover 12 modern slang meanings, with help from famous paintings.

What's the best-selling Christmas song? When did Rockefeller Center first put up a Christmas tree? How many ghosts bothe...
21/12/2023

What's the best-selling Christmas song? When did Rockefeller Center first put up a Christmas tree? How many ghosts bother Scrooge? Flex your Christmas mind muscles with these 30 holiday trivia questions.

Whether you're with family or planning a belated office holiday gathering, liven up your event with these 30 holiday trivia questions.

All the single hunters, all the single hunters could not Bey any more excited to experience our first-ever hunt at Stanf...
19/12/2023

All the single hunters, all the single hunters could not Bey any more excited to experience our first-ever hunt at Stanford University’s beautiful Center this past weekend.

Looking for last-minute gift ideas? From a cute LEGO kit to wildly expensive keepsakes, our 2023 museum gift guide offer...
16/12/2023

Looking for last-minute gift ideas? From a cute LEGO kit to wildly expensive keepsakes, our 2023 museum gift guide offers 15 fun and unusual gift ideas from museum gift shops around the country.

Looking for last-minute gift ideas? Our 2023 museum gift guide offers 15 fun and unusual gift ideas from museum gift shops around the country.

Have you gotten tickets to the Midtown Holiday Hunts yet-i? If not there’s still time to see this wild guy , the incredi...
15/12/2023

Have you gotten tickets to the Midtown Holiday Hunts yet-i? If not there’s still time to see this wild guy , the incredible displays , the , and more!

Families can join this Saturday, Dec. 16th, and adults hunt again next Saturday, Dec. 23rd. Tickets at watsonadventures.com

Guess what? One of these pics from the dazzling   of  and  will help you answer a question on next Saturday’s Midtown Ho...
01/12/2023

Guess what? One of these pics from the dazzling of and will help you answer a question on next Saturday’s Midtown Holiday Movie Locations Scavenger Hunt!

Join us on December 9th at 11 a.m. and find out which! Visit our website for more info and tickets.

How did Ben Franklin feel about turkeys? How did the Civil War help cement Thanksgiving as a national to-do? And what's ...
22/11/2023

How did Ben Franklin feel about turkeys? How did the Civil War help cement Thanksgiving as a national to-do? And what's "Mary Had a Little Lamb" got to do with it?

Before you tuck into dinner, enjoy these 11 fascinating facts you might not know about Thanksgiving

Before you tuck into Thanksgiving dinner, enjoy these fascinating facts about everyone’s favorite gravy-soaked November holiday.

THIS SATURDAY! Join us on an appetizing adventure that will reveal LES’s best-kept culinary secrets on our “Munch Around...
15/08/2023

THIS SATURDAY! Join us on an appetizing adventure that will reveal LES’s best-kept culinary secrets on our “Munch Around the Lower East Side” Scavenger Hunt! Swipe through for some mouth-watering highlights. 🍕🍡Trust us— you don’t want to miss this one!

Tickets are available on our website (link in bio). 🥯 🥯 🥯

Last week, our intrepid Hunt Hosts scattered all over Manhattan to run one of our biggest events of the year! Can you gu...
27/07/2023

Last week, our intrepid Hunt Hosts scattered all over Manhattan to run one of our biggest events of the year! Can you guess the 3 neighborhoods where our Hosts are pictured? (We were in Grand Central too, but you’ll just have to take our word for it)

L.A. staffers looking snazzy at
28/06/2023

L.A. staffers looking snazzy at

Heads up, thrill-seekers: our “Secrets of the Loop” scavenger hunt in Chicago is a rollercoaster of fun!
13/06/2023

Heads up, thrill-seekers: our “Secrets of the Loop” scavenger hunt in Chicago is a rollercoaster of fun!

Intrepid hunters? Broadway stars?Future revolutionaries?? Our money’s on all of the above. Our “Hamilton” scavenger hunt...
20/05/2023

Intrepid hunters? Broadway stars?Future revolutionaries?? Our money’s on all of the above.

Our “Hamilton” scavenger hunt is so fun we’ve got two of them: one in NYC and one in Philly. Can you tell which city these hunters are in?

We wish we could say that these amazing team hats were our idea, but this group of Hamilton superfans gets all the credi...
16/05/2023

We wish we could say that these amazing team hats were our idea, but this group of Hamilton superfans gets all the credit. Talk about showing up prepared!

We had a blast running our “Hamilton!” scavenger hunt in the Wall Street area for this fantastic group this weekend.

And if you’re in NYC: lucky you! We’re offering this same hunt for the public this Saturday, May 20th. Hats not included.

Champions! 🏅Congratulations to this weekend’s winners of our “Secrets of Old Boston” scavenger hunt!
03/05/2023

Champions! 🏅Congratulations to this weekend’s winners of our “Secrets of Old Boston” scavenger hunt!

Little-known fact: our scavenger hunts are so much fun they’ve been known to cause spontaneous bouts of levitation. Just...
08/04/2023

Little-known fact: our scavenger hunts are so much fun they’ve been known to cause spontaneous bouts of levitation. Just look at this group of McDonnell International Scholars from WashU St. Louis, seen here on our “Secrets of Grand Central” hunt! 🪄 🎩 🌟

Sherlock Holmes who?? They’re  #1!! Congrats to the winners of Saturday’s “Murder at the Met” scavenger hunt.If you miss...
15/03/2023

Sherlock Holmes who?? They’re #1!! Congrats to the winners of Saturday’s “Murder at the Met” scavenger hunt.

If you missed this one, don’t worry—you can join us on 4/15 for a chance to untangle a twisted plot with the help of clues hidden in some of the Met’s greatest artworks. We promise it’s to die for. 💀💀💀

Pictured here is a collection of the world’s most stellar detectives. Just this past weekend, they managed to solve a se...
01/03/2023

Pictured here is a collection of the world’s most stellar detectives. Just this past weekend, they managed to solve a series of mysterious deaths at Boston’s Museum of Science—finishing in plenty of time for dinner. That’s professionalism.

Jealous? Don’t worry. We have a sneaky feeling that next month, they’ll be another string of murders to be solved. We can feel it!

Sign up for the “Murder at the Science Museum” hunt— or hunts in NYC, Chicago and more— on our website, watsonadventures.com.

Where in the “World” are we today? Our intrepid writers are researching a museum and attraction dedicated to a certain s...
23/02/2023

Where in the “World” are we today? Our intrepid writers are researching a museum and attraction dedicated to a certain soda brand. It’s subtle, but can you guess which one?

Earlier this month, hunters across the country got naked at the art museum for Valentine’s Day. That is: they solved che...
22/02/2023

Earlier this month, hunters across the country got naked at the art museum for Valentine’s Day. That is: they solved cheeky questions about n**e art in our “Naked at the Art Museum” scavenger hunts at the Met, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Getty and more. 💘

Missed the fun? Don’t worry! You can solve murders, answer tricky questions, and unlock puzzles on our games at art museums all year round (and yes, some of the art involved might even be n**e).

SHOCKING news! Our weekend hunts for the public are fun for the whole family! Proof: pictures here is the winning team f...
15/02/2023

SHOCKING news! Our weekend hunts for the public are fun for the whole family!

Proof: pictures here is the winning team from this weekend’s “Twisted Science” scavenger hunt at Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry. We have it on good authority that TeamOfScienceAndWind-astry would not have clinched their victory without the valuable input from this very wise baby. MVP!

Chicagoans, join us next month on Saturday the 11th for the “Field of Screams” murder mystery scavenger hunt at the Field Museum! Or check out our website to find public hunts in NYC, LA and more.

Our Hosts had a grand time hosting our “Secrets of Grand Central” scavenger hunt! Fun fact: did you know that when the c...
10/02/2023

Our Hosts had a grand time hosting our “Secrets of Grand Central” scavenger hunt! Fun fact: did you know that when the city cleaned the ceiling of the terminal in the 1990s, they left one tar-and-nicotine-stained rectangle untouched? We’d tell you where it is, but that would be a spoiler. 🤐

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Watson Adventures sprang from the mind of Bret Watson, a veteran writer and editor (and occasional stand-up comedian), who started creating scavenger hunts in the early ’90s for friends as a way to share his unique take on the lighter side of museums. As word of the unusual scavenger hunts spread, companies began to ask Bret to let them get in the game, and a business was born. Since then, Watson Adventures has grown to span the nation, with more than 300,000 people participating in hunts, including employees of more than 2,000 prestigious corporations. All the while, Watson Adventures’ scavenger hunts have received more media raves and other acclaim than any other company of its kind.