Discover Warsaw Scavenger Hunt
Discover the Polish capital with a one-of-a-kind scavenger hunt. Walk the meticulously rebuilt Old Town, climb to the Royal Castle, picnic in Lazienki Park and chase the perfect pierogi. Warsaw is your playground for the day.
Challenges (18)
Warsaw kick-off
The hunt begins! Find a typical Warsaw backdrop (a milk bar, a tram, a pierogi window) and take a group photo with everyone striking a determined post-Soviet rebuild pose.
Checkpoint: Old Town Square
Navigate to the Old Town Square (Rynek Starego Miasta) and check in.
Old Town mermaid pose
In the middle of the Old Town Square stands the Warsaw Mermaid (Syrenka). Take a group photo where the team imitates her: sword raised, shield up.
Trivia: Old Town rebuilt
The entire Warsaw Old Town was destroyed in 1944 and meticulously rebuilt. The reconstructed Old Town is on UNESCO's list because of which fact?
Answers: rebuilt / reconstruction / rebuild / reconstructed / rebuilt after war / rebuilt after WWII / reconstruction after war
Checkpoint: Royal Castle
Navigate to the Royal Castle (Zamek Królewski) and check in.
Royal Castle pose
In front of the Royal Castle: take a group photo where everyone strikes a Polish-king pose, hand on imaginary sword, gaze toward the Vistula.
Checkpoint: Palace of Culture
Navigate to the Palace of Culture and Science (Pałac Kultury i Nauki) and check in at its base.
Palace of Culture forced perspective
In front of the Palace of Culture: take a forced-perspective photo where someone in the team is "holding" or "balancing" the entire skyscraper on their fingertip.
Trivia: Palace donor
The Palace of Culture and Science was a "gift" from which country to Poland in the 1950s?
Answers: Soviet Union / soviet union / USSR / Russia / the Soviet Union / the USSR
Checkpoint: Lazienki Park
Navigate to Lazienki Park (Lazienki Królewskie) and check in.
Chopin pose
In Lazienki Park stands the famous Chopin monument. Take a team photo where one member poses as Chopin (eyes closed, head tilted, hand on chest, listening to imaginary music).
Trivia: Chopin birth
Frédéric Chopin was born just outside Warsaw in 1810. What instrument is he most famous for?
Answers: piano / the piano
Pierogi moment
Find a milk bar (bar mleczny) or pierogi shop. Order a plate of pierogi and take a group photo of everyone biting into one.
Vodka cheers
Poland is the home of vodka. Find a vodka bar and take a group toast photo (with shots, water for the abstainer). Na zdrowie!
Trivia: vodka origin
In what century is vodka first attested in Poland (the 8th, 9th, or somewhere around the 8th-9th centuries)?
Answers: 8th / 9th / 8th century / 9th century / eighth / ninth / eighth century / ninth century
Local Warszawiak tip
Convince a local to share a tip about the city. Take a photo with your impromptu guide.
Skyline cheers Warsaw
Find a rooftop bar or viewpoint, raise a glass and take a group toast photo. Na zdrowie!
Warsaw finale
Final challenge. Find a beautiful Warsaw spot (a rebuilt facade, a park bench, a riverbank) and take an amazing group photo.