THE DAY HAS COME! No longer are scavenger hunts relegated to "Saved by the Bell" episodes and globe trotting reality TV shows, they're accessible to all of us now!
Now, if you don't like looking ridiculous in front of strangers, this is not for you. Also, you suck. BIGTIME. I'm judging you at this very moment. But if you enjoy discovering new things; "Amazing Race"-type excitement; using your knowledge and creativity...and uh, the internet; and occasionally looking "special" to random bystanders, then scavenger hunting is totally your thing. Also, let's hang out because you're probably a fun person. Well, unless you're creepy. Please lemme know if you're creepy.
This was definitely TWO off the bucket list under the "Miscellaneous/ Non-Categorizable" section of my list requiring me to 1) Do a scavenger hunt, and 2) Ask a total stranger to do something ridiculous with me. Thanks to cityHunt LA!!
I'm a Groupon whore so you can imagine how I found out about cityHunt. My dreamteam of 3+me chose the Downtown LA hunt and it covered a pretty large area, especially considering Downtown blocks are pretty well hung. So it definitely involved some good exercise, but it wasn't so large that it wasn't manageable.
The best is when you go in NOT knowing what to expect so I'm keeping my mouth shut about details. But I know EXACTLY what you're thinking, don't worry, you seriously don't need to be the smartest or most creative person to play this, it really is for everyone. You don't need to know about your hunt area as much as you think you do (although it is advantageous to be a little knowledgeable), but it's still enough of a challenge to try to get through everything in the time limit. Above all, it's a blast!
The staff was pretty cool, chill, and professional. And they give you everything you need, so you don't need to bring anything really, except a smart phone with internet access, your ID (for bars), and maybe a bottle of water. Oh, and some cash/credit if you wanna eat/drink before or after the hunt. WTF, I'm seriously my mom with the obvious advice...
I'm not even kidding you when I say that I didn't think I would enjoy myself as much as I did. My team felt the same exact way. On top of that, we won the hunt!! Some prizes ensued, including a gift certificate to the bar we were at, which basically provided us with some free food and drinks.
Oh and we weren't allowed to run on the hunt. So, um, we skipped...and lemme tell you, skipping is so much harder than I remember as a kid!
We strategized, we skipped, we conquered!
PS, I'm not so sure I agree with everyone else that it's "Good for Kids" because we had to go to 21+ bars. But maybe the folks cater the hunt when children sign up. read more