Independently explore central Boston with a scavenger hunt. Learn about Boston’s history, architecture, and cinematic heritage with challenges that take you past the Old City Hall, the New England Aquarium, the Boston Common, the Massachusetts State House, and Faneuil Hall, among other places. Solve each challenge to move onto the next location.

• Solve challenges to learn about Boston’s history
• Explore notable places in central Boston
• Experience Boston’s cultural heritage at your own pace
• Get to know Boston through a fun game

What To Expect

Are you looking for interesting things to do in Boston, Massachusetts? Try one of our self-guided walking tours, our Tourist Scavenger Hunts.

You will find several Tourist Scavenger Hunts here: around the civic center, in North End, and in Back Bay. And, we’ve got more on the drawing board!

A Tourist Scavenger Hunts is a 2 to 3-hour self-guided walking tour with instructions through our mobile website on your smartphone. You’ll learn the history of a city or neighborhood, and the significance of various sites, monuments, and names. Also, you’ll enjoy solving our various challenges at almost every stop along the way.

This tour takes you from Old City Hall through the theatre district and up through Boston Common to the Massachusetts State Capitol. Continue to the Old State House, Faneuil Hall, and Post Office Square.

Learn some history as well as solve your first 2 challenges.