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Heroes of Herald Square Scavenger Hunt
Explore the historic 34th Street district on this scavenger hunt featuring Macy's, the Empire State Building, and hidden gems throughout Herald Square. Solve entertaining clues while discovering the people and events that shaped this iconic New York neighborhood.
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| Location | Midtown - Btwn 6th & 7th Avenues |
| Pricing |
$699 for up to 20 people; $30 per additional person
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| Duration |
Up to 2 hours For a shortened session, please request desired length in special requests at checkout.
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| Group Size |
Up to 1000 people Group size can be changed after booking if needed.
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| Materials | See event description. |
| Themes | This event has 16 themes. Browse all themes below. |
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Description
Explore Herald Square and 34th Street through team clues about the area's history and architecture.
Join our Heroes of Herald Square scavenger hunt, where teams race across historic 34th Street, stopping at Macy's, the Empire State Building, landmark hotels, Penn Station, the James Farley Post Office, and more. Along the way, teams solve clues that illuminate the fascinating history and unexpected details woven into every building and public space in this district.
Herald Square has been at the center of New York's newspaper culture, retail history, and architectural ambition for more than a century. It was home to the New York Herald and the Tribune, and its French Renaissance hotels and hidden public sculptures reward anyone who knows how to look for them.
Your adventure begins in front of Macy's. In a race against time and rival teams, you will:
- Discover the statues and artworks of Herald Square and learn about the artists and foundries that created them
- Explore the eccentric world of James Gordon Bennett, founder of the New York Herald, including his famous menagerie of exotic animals
- Identify the public figures most responsible for shaping the Herald Square area into what it is today
- Uncover the history and hidden features of Macy's, including surprising fixtures tucked within the store itself
- Visit the hotel that played a pivotal role in one of baseball's most consequential moments
- Learn the stories of the visionaries who built the Empire State Building and the organizations involved in its construction
- Find and heed the timeless wisdom of the founder of the New-York Tribune
- Search Hotel Martinique for a striking mural depicting Broadway's lesser-known stories and characters
- Follow the path of Thomas Edison's first projected moving picture
- Trace the contributions of a groundbreaking Yugoslav inventor whose work quietly underlies much of modern technology
- Investigate the James A. Farley Post Office for war memorials and architectural details worth seeing
- And much more throughout the district
Our Heroes of Herald Square scavenger hunt is a test of strategy, collaboration, and communication. Teams work together to crack clues, solve puzzles, and outmaneuver their competition.
How it works: We organize, staff, and oversee the entire hunt. You simply arrive and dive into the adventure. Our staff manages everything in person from start to finish.
Booking: select a date, time, and participant count. Upon confirmation, you are on the calendar, and we stay in contact through the event date.
Before the hunt, our team contacts your group leader to confirm details. On the day, we are on-site early, ready to gather participants and form teams before the adventure begins. Teams then race, strategize, and search for answers across the district, with our staff available throughout for support and guidance.
All event logistics are managed by our experienced on-site team from arrival through the final score tally. Here is a brief summary of the hunt rules teams will receive at the start of the event:
- Teams must stay together - no splitting up to cover more ground.
- The hunt has a two-hour maximum runtime; early finishers are welcome to call it done before time expires.
- Clues can be tackled in any order - reading ahead is a smart strategy.
- Photo and video challenges require team phones and are scored at the conclusion of the event.
- The team with the most points wins; ties are broken by order of arrival at the designated endpoint.
- The phrase puzzle on the final page must be completed - it is essential for a winning score.
As the hunt concludes, teams reconvene at the endpoint for scoring, winner announcements, and prizes. We remain available afterward to address questions and discuss the clues.