Scavenger Hunt of the Smithsonians

Schedule

Sat Feb 28 2026 at 11:30 am to 03:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center | Washington, DC

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Meet at the Food Court of the Ronald Reagan International Trade Building
THE SHUT DOWN IS OVER! SEE THE SMITHSONIANS IN STYLE!

Join TTD at this incredibly popular event. Today’s scavenger hunt takes place throughout several Smithsonian museums on the National Mall. Look for items, answer trivia, get exciting pictures and win big prizes!

Also, be among the first to explore the New Air and Space Museum – which is reopening this weekend!

How does it work?

1) Upon arrival we will break you into teams. Each team will be given a list of several items to retrieve, pictures to take or answers to get from the museums. The items are all of little or no cost.

2) The list will also contain a location in a particular museum where each team must check in by a certain time. Each team should take whatever items it has and proceed to that location by the designated time. If you are late, you lose points. Teams are not expected to retrieve all of the items listed.

3) Throughout the day, at each location, points will be calculated, teams will get a brief time to rest, and teams will be given a different list of items to retrieve and take to the next location. There will be a few different check-ins throughout the area. At each check-in, teams will be given different scavenger hunt lists for a different museum.

4) Bonuses are given to the first team to arrive at each respective location. Teams will leave each location in the order in which they arrived. The winning team will be the one that collects the most points. Prizes will be awarded to the top teams.

Throughout the day, you’ll learn about and explore fascinating subjects of a wide range. There are over 100 items listed and what you see depends upon your team’s resolve, speed and ability to




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Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, United States

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