Scavenger hunt in the United Kingdom

Spot a black taxi For Hire light

Find a black cab with its yellow FOR HIRE light glowing (meaning you can hail it). Photograph the light against the dark cab.

Spot a black taxi in Manchester

Find a black hackney cab on a Manchester rank or street. Photograph the cab.

Spot a blue plaque

Find a round blue plaque on a London building (English Heritage marks the homes of famous past residents). Photograph the plaque close-up.

Spot a Camden punk

Walk into Camden Town and find punk fashion: leather, mohawks, Doc Martens, fishnet, the lot. Photograph the storefront or the look.

Spot a Castlefield canal lock

Walk to Castlefield and find a canal lock or warehouse. Photograph the canal with the brick warehouse.

Spot a closes alley sign

In the Old Town find a "Close" alley sign (Mary King's Close, Advocate's Close, Anchor Close). Photograph the narrow alley behind the sign.

Spot a curry mile sign in Rusholme

Find a Wilmslow Road / Curry Mile sign or a curry-house front (Rusholme). Photograph the sign.

Spot a fish and chips parcel

Find a Scottish fish and chips parcel at a chippy on the Royal Mile, the Grassmarket or Leith. Photograph the wrapped parcel.

Spot a Greggs sausage roll

Find a Greggs storefront and photograph a sausage roll (the British high-street classic) on a tray.

Spot a Hacienda or Factory Records reference

Find a Hacienda club or Factory Records reference (the Hacienda apartments on Whitworth Street, FAC51 plaques, T-shirts). Photograph the reference.

Spot a haggis dish

Find haggis on a pub menu or plate (often with neeps and tatties, sometimes inside a battered fritter). Photograph the dish.

Spot a Harry Potter reference

Find a Harry Potter reference: The Elephant House café, the Greyfriars Kirkyard gravestones (Tom Riddle), Diagon-Alley-inspired Victoria Street. Photograph the reference.

Spot a Highland cow souvenir

Find a Highland cow (the long-haired ginger breed) on a postcard, soft toy or coffee mug in a souvenir shop. Photograph the shaggy cow.

Spot a John Rylands Library reading-room window

Walk to the John Rylands Research Institute and Library on Deansgate. Photograph the gothic exterior or the famous reading-room interior (no flash inside).

Spot a London bus stop

Find a red TfL bus stop with the digital timetable display. Photograph the bus-stop pole and timetable.

Spot a London Christmas wreath / Mayfair facade

In Mayfair or Marylebone, find a Georgian townhouse facade with a flower-box, wreath or ironwork. Photograph the elegant frontage.

Spot a London phone box library

Some old phone boxes have been converted into mini libraries, defibrillators or coffee kiosks. Find a repurposed phone box and photograph the inside.

Spot a London pigeon on a statue

Find a London pigeon perched on a statue (Nelson on his column, any of the lions in Trafalgar Square). Photograph the irreverent gathering.

Spot a London Underground roundel

Find a red-and-blue Underground roundel at any tube entrance. Photograph the disc with the station name across the bar.

Spot a London zebra crossing

Find a zebra crossing in classic black-and-white stripes with the orange Belisha beacons (Abbey Road is the famous one). Photograph the crossing.

Spot a Manchester bee

Find the Manchester worker bee on a manhole cover, mosaic, mural, public bin or bollard (the bee is the city symbol). Photograph the bee.

Spot a Manchester brick warehouse

Find a Victorian-era brick cotton mill or warehouse (Ancoats, Castlefield, Northern Quarter). Photograph the brickwork.

Spot a Manchester chippy (fish and chips)

Find a fish and chips parcel at a Manchester chippy. Photograph the wrapped parcel.

Spot a Manchester City kit

Find a Manchester City (sky blue) kit on someone or in a shop. Photograph the kit.