Urban Scavenger Hunting
Urban Scavenger Hunting
Crack clues and chase your own city for things hidden in plain sight.
~$12Cost to start
EasyDifficulty
1–3 hrTime / session
2 setup steps, ~$12 all in. Nothing to buy until you say so.
Is it you?
Nobody has scored this against your answers yet. 1–3 hr at a time, $12 to find out whether it sticks.
MessSome cleanupSpaceOpen area
The further from centre, the more strongly this hobby leans that way. Your quiz answers are scored against exactly these fifteen.
- RestfulPhysical
- IndoorsOutdoors
- SolitarySocial
- PracticalCreative
- InstinctiveTechnical
- Hands-offHands-on
- RelaxedCompetitive
- CautiousDaring
- Quick winsPatient
- PrivatePerformer
- MinimalistCollector
- Just do itStudious
- Low-kitGear-heavy
- AnalogDigital
- ObjectsLiving things
The path14 quests
ASetting up2 things to sort, in any order$12
- Find a hunt, or write your own list of ten things
- Carry a power bank
Then the quests
- Do a themed scavenger hunt around your city
- Photograph every item or clue you find
- Finish a whole hunt, finding everything
Same shape of evening, different thing to hold at the end. Or follow a tag sideways.
Geocaching$106
Follow GPS coordinates to a container someone hid for you to find.
Hiking$152
Walk good trails to better views, from an easy afternoon to a real summit.
Find and document the abandoned places the city forgot.
Camping$257
Trade four walls for a tent and fall asleep under open sky.