Midtown Manhattan Historic Scavenger Hunt | Adventure Along Iconic 42nd Street
Private, fully hosted team competitions. Puzzle-driven pen & paper games in the real world.
Inside the Hunt
Our Midtown Manhattan Historic scavenger hunt dives into train stations, libraries, parks, and theaters all lining one legendary corridor. This is Midtown at its most iconic — the sights every visitor expects to see — crafted as a fast-paced, strategic competition for your group!
Race through Grand Central Terminal, the New York Public Library, Bryant Park, and Times Square beneath the soaring skyscrapers of historic 42nd Street. Chase literary clues embedded in sidewalks, decode celestial puzzles overhead, investigate international monuments, and hunt down survivors from the Gilded Age.
5–250 players
~2 hours
Indoor/Outdoor
Moderate walking
Since 2008
Midtown Manhattan's Hidden Stories
Discover how Grand Central is more than a terminal—it’s a movie star, and a vault of artistic secrets. From there, follow the literary breadcrumbs of Library Way toward the NYPL, where clues reveal how this great institution came to be.
Dive into Bryant Park, where monuments and the ground itself keep secrets. Follow 42nd Street into Times Square, where old-school luxury collides with neon spectacle on the world’s most famous stage.
Highlights
- Scout the Celestial Ceiling for Cold War scars and backward constellations—discover Dutch relics, Roman gods, iron eagles, and a patriot spy
- Follow the ancient wisdom of Library Way, test your Patience and Fortitude, and discover how three libraries merged to form one
- Meet Mr. Bryant himself and explore the park’s monuments to great thinkers and revolutionaries
- Race along historic 42nd Street to Times Square, past grand hotels and architectural landmarks
- Visit the U.S. Armed Forces Recruiting Center with its seals and Latin mottos, and map the mosaic on the NYPD station
- Creative challenges — sing Sinatra, roar with the lions, ambush strangers for autographs, dance down Broadway, and much more!
Life-long New Yorkers will be surprised by how much they learn! Visitors will have a hands-on experience not possible on a tour.
Our Midtown Manhattan Historic scavenger hunt is a game of strategy where teams search for clues, solve puzzles, and race to outsmart each other and win. Are you ready? Let’s go!
