City bingo challenges

A city bingo is a treasure hunt for the typical things that define a city or country. Walk the streets, tick off the bingo card by photographing what you spot, and see who completes it first. No fixed route, no time pressure, just looking around and laughing along the way.

250 pts
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Spot cherry blossoms (March-April only)

In early spring find pink-and-white cherry blossoms around the Tidal Basin. Outside the season find a cherry-blossom mural, sticker or souvenir. Photograph the blossoms.

Bingo Washington D.C.
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100 pts
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Spot Christiansborg facade

Walk to Christiansborg Palace on Slotsholmen and find the long granite facade. Photograph it with the tower in view.

Bingo Copenhagen
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150 pts
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Spot Christianshavn canal boat

Walk into Christianshavn and find a wooden boat moored along one of its canals. Photograph the boat with the canal-house facades behind.

Bingo Copenhagen
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75 pts
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Spot churros con chocolate

Find a plate of churros next to a thick cup of hot chocolate (San Ginés is the classic; any churrería will do). Photograph the dunk.

Bingo Madrid
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75 pts
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Spot cobblestone (kočičí hlavy)

Find a cobblestone street in the old centre (literally "cat's heads" in Czech for the round paving stones). Photograph a stretch.

Bingo Prague
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250 pts
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Spot De Adriaan windmill

Walk along the Spaarne and find De Adriaan windmill at Papentorenvest. Photograph the white sails against the sky.

Bingo Haarlem
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250 pts
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Spot Don Quixote and Sancho Panza

Walk to Plaza de España and find the bronze of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza on horse and donkey at the base of the Cervantes monument. Photograph the duo.

Bingo Madrid
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200 pts
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Spot Dublin grafton murals

Find a piece of Dublin street art (Subset crew, Aches, James Earley). Photograph the wall.

Bingo Dublin
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75 pts
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Spot Dutch fries with mayo

Spot a cone of Vlaamse frites with mayonnaise (Manneken Pis on Damrak or any frietkraam). Photograph the cone with the dollop on top.

Bingo Amsterdam
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150 pts
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Spot Eat Streat heated boardwalk

Walk down Eat Streat on Tutanekai Street and find the heated boardwalk (heated by geothermal water). Photograph the boardwalk.

Bingo Rotorua
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100 pts
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Spot Edinburgh Castle on the rock

Find a view of Edinburgh Castle perched on its basalt rock. Photograph it from Princes Street Gardens or the Grassmarket.

Bingo Edinburgh
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200 pts
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Spot Edinburgh Festival fringe poster

Around August the Fringe Festival posters cover every wall. The rest of the year find one in the venue offices or a Fringe shop. Photograph the poster.

Bingo Edinburgh
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100 pts
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Spot Esplanadi park

Walk down Esplanadi and find someone at the bandstand or sitting on the benches. Photograph the park with the surrounding flagship stores (Marimekko, Aarikka, Karl Fazer) in view.

Bingo Helsinki
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150 pts
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Spot Faneuil Hall or Quincy Market

Find Faneuil Hall or Quincy Market's long granite facade. Photograph the building.

Bingo Boston
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200 pts
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Spot Fenway Park's Green Monster

Find Fenway Park's Green Monster wall (or any Green Monster reference). Photograph the green.

Bingo Boston
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100 pts
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Spot fish and chips

Find a plate of fish and chips at a chippy or pub, the battered fish with chunky chips and mushy peas. Photograph the plate.

Bingo London
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150 pts
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Spot Fisherman's Bastion turrets

Walk up Castle Hill to Halászbástya (Fisherman's Bastion) and find the white seven-spired terrace overlooking the Danube. Photograph the turrets.

Bingo Budapest
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150 pts
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Spot Folkingestraat boutique storefronts

Walk down Folkingestraat (the most beautiful shopping street in NL) and photograph a vintage shop or independent boutique.

Bingo Groningen
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100 pts
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Spot Giotto's Bell Tower

Find the Campanile di Giotto on Piazza del Duomo, the marble bell tower next to the cathedral. Photograph the patterned facade.

Bingo Florence
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200 pts
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Spot Greyfriars Bobby

Find the Greyfriars Bobby bronze (the loyal Skye terrier) on Candlemaker Row near Greyfriars Kirkyard. Photograph the polished nose.

Bingo Edinburgh
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150 pts
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Spot Hadrian's Arch

Find Hadrian's Arch on Leoforos Vasilissis Amalias, the 18-metre marble arch between Plaka and the Temple of Olympian Zeus. Photograph the arch with the columns through it.

Bingo Athens
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100 pts
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Spot Hallgrímskirkja basalt facade

Walk to Hallgrímskirkja and find the 74-metre concrete church inspired by basalt columns. Photograph the facade from the front.

Bingo Reykjavik
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150 pts
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Spot Harpa concert hall

Find the Harpa Concert Hall on the harbour, with its honeycomb glass facade. Photograph the building reflecting the bay.

Bingo Reykjavik
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100 pts
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Spot Helsinki Cathedral white facade

Walk to Senate Square and find the white Helsinki Cathedral (Tuomiokirkko) with its green dome on top of the steps. Photograph the facade across the square.

Bingo Helsinki
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