Family Scavenger Hunt in Wilmington: Discover & Learn through Play!

Schedule

Fri, 28 Nov, 2025 at 10:00 am to Wed, 01 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

2 Wilmington Downtown Riverwalk | Wilmington, NC

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Take your kid on a colorful outdoor adventure where you'll be exploring together, searching for clues, solving fun puzzles and learning!
About this Event

This one-of-a-kind interactive scavenger hunt is the best way to enjoy some quality family time while turning the boring walk into a learning adventure.

Inspired by popular superhero stories, you and your children will follow clues around the city, discover beautiful hidden places, and solve engaging puzzles to find the Sensi-Stone and save the city.

Each solved puzzle will reveal a fun fact about the 5 human senses (sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch) and you'll learn together why the sky has its blue color, why the bakery smells like fresh cakes, why the birds sing in the morning, and many other fun facts about the world around us.

Can you find the Sensi-Stone and bring back all the senses before it's too late? 🌈 The whole city counts on you!



HOW DOES IT WORK❓
  • You'll be walking to real locations in your city by following clues and instructions (not playing while walking).
  • At each location, you'll solve fun puzzles together to unlock the next chapter (next location).
  • Kids use the screen minimally and meaningfully, just enough to get the next clue or puzzle.
  • If your child can read, they can play mostly on their own.
  • If not, the parent becomes the host and teammate, making it a shared experience.
  • You'll be visiting 12 locations, with a total walking distance of 1.5 miles.



Built with a child therapist to support development

This experience was co-created with a child therapist to:

  • Foster better communication between parents and children
  • Encourage teamwork, critical thinking, and observation
  • Offer screen-light, real-world play that actually benefits development
  • Help kids learn to notice, explore, and imagine again — outside


Ready to solve puzzles, discover new places, and become heroes together?



General Info
  • 📅 Date: Everyday, all day (just buy a ticket and play anytime!)
  • ⏳ Duration: ~90 minutes
  • 🗺️ Total Walking distance: 12 locations with a total of 1.5 miles walked (you can pause anytime!)
  • 📱 Equipment required: Smartphone with internet connection
  • 👶 Age recommendation: The game is designed for kids between 4-8 years old. The kids must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
  • ⚠️ Outdoor activity only; do not enter private buildings or premises!




About the organizer:

At we transform cities into interactive playgrounds where families and kids spend quality time outdoors, in the real world, exploring, discovering, searching for clues, solving puzzles, learning and simply having fun together.

Powered by local guides and creators, our immersive, self-guided exploration games are available in over 600 cities worldwide and creating unforgettable memories for over 1,000,000 explorers every month.

Turned ordinary walks into epic quests now, play !


💡 New to Questo?

Check out the demo video below or consult our for everything you need to know before you start!


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Where is it happening?

2 Wilmington Downtown Riverwalk, 2 Wilmington Downtown Riverwalk, Wilmington, United States

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Tickets

USD 5.00 to USD 20.00

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