Scavenger Hunt Seattle
Discover the Emerald City with a scavenger hunt that runs from Pike Place Market to the Space Needle. Watch the fishmongers fly salmon, find the original Starbucks, ride the monorail and breathe in Puget Sound salt air. Seattle, with all its rain or shine, is your hunt board.
Challenges (20)
Emerald City kick-off
The hunt begins! Find a typical Seattle backdrop (a misty street, a coffee shop, a totem pole) and take a group photo where everyone jumps in the air. Everyone off the ground or it does not count.
Checkpoint: Pike Place Market
Navigate to the giant red Public Market sign at Pike Place Market. Check in once the team is right under it.
Public Market sign shot
The neon Public Market sign is the most photographed spot in Seattle. Take a group photo with the entire sign and clock visible above the team. Everyone in shot, no excuses.
Trivia: Pike Place year
Pike Place Market is one of the oldest continuously operating farmers markets in the United States. In what year did it open?
Answer: 1907
Flying fish moment
The fishmongers at Pike Place Fish throw fish to each other across the counter. Watch the show and take a photo (or short video) of the team reacting in dramatic shock as a fish flies by.
Checkpoint: First Starbucks
Navigate to the original Starbucks store on Pike Place. Check in once the team is at the entrance with the brown mermaid logo.
Original Starbucks toast
This is where Starbucks started in 1971. Get a coffee from the original store (or any Pike Place coffee) and take a group photo where everyone toasts with their cup, the original storefront clearly behind them.
Trivia: First Starbucks year
In what year did Starbucks open its first store at Pike Place?
Answer: 1971
Checkpoint: Space Needle
Navigate to the foot of the Space Needle. Check in when the famous spire is rising above the team.
Space Needle skyward
The Space Needle was built for the 1962 World's Fair. Take a group photo at its base where everyone reaches up toward the saucer at the top.
Trivia: Space Needle year
The Space Needle was built for the World's Fair in what year?
Answer: 1962
Gum Wall photo
Post Alley near Pike Place is home to the famous (and a little gross) Gum Wall, covered in chewed gum from millions of visitors. Find it and take a group photo posing in front of the colourful wall. Adding to it is your call.
Monorail ride pose
The Seattle Monorail (built for the World's Fair) connects downtown to the Space Needle. Find a station or the elevated tracks and take a group photo with the monorail or its track clearly in frame.
Puget Sound waterfront
Walk to the Seattle waterfront and take a group photo with Puget Sound stretching behind you. Bonus points if a ferry, seagull or distant Olympic Mountain peak makes it into the shot.
Trivia: Founded year
Seattle was first settled by the Denny Party in what year?
Answer: 1851
Coffee crawl
Seattle has more coffee shops per capita than almost any city in the US. Pick any independent coffee shop (not a chain) and take a group photo at the counter or with your drinks raised, with the shop's name visible.
Seattle local guide
Convince a local Seattleite to share one favourite cafe, hidden gem or hot take about the city. Take a photo with your impromptu guide and remember the tip.
Rainy day pose
Seattle is famous for grey skies (even though it rains less than people think). Whether the weather is wet or sunny, take a group photo where everyone has an umbrella, hood or jacket up, miming a downpour.
Sound cheers
Find a spot with Puget Sound, a totem pole or a Seattle landmark behind you, grab a coffee or a drink and take a group toast photo. To the Emerald City!
Group finale in Seattle
The final challenge! Find a beautiful Seattle spot (the waterfront, Pike Place, the Space Needle) and take an amazing group photo with the whole team in shot. A photo for the ages, well done everyone!