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Join the Crusade Scavenger Hunt in Uptown District, Columbus
You’ll love our uniquely immersive, Austin-based adventures that bring scavenger hunts and custom Events to life with your very own remote, interactive live host guiding and encouraging you by phone; whether you’re booking through Varoom in the Uptown District of Columbus or exploring one of 300+ cities, these specially hand-crafted experiences blend tour, creative challenge, detective hunt, and social experiment into a single memorable outing. You’ll discover hidden gems off the beaten trail, creatively interpret art, history, and culture clues for points, and compete for fame on our international leaderboard-even if teams in your city aren’t signed up the same day. Designed to make the day your own, the adventures spark laughter, surprise, and discovery while our Austin roots (we’re an Austin, TX-based global custom event design company) ensure a thoughtful, interactive host experience from start to finish.
About this activity in Uptown District
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Highlights
- Play a one-of-a-kind, remote interactive scavenger hunt hosted live by your personal guide over the phone - a custom event design that blends tour, creative challenge, and detective play.
- Explore hidden gems, local art and culture in the Uptown District, Columbus while competing on an international leaderboard and earning points for creative answers.
- Enjoy a flexible experience that works for families, groups, and visitors of all fitness levels - wheelchair accessible routes and public transit options make it easy to join.
- Extend your hunt for free or claim future alumni discounts for repeat adventures across 300+ cities if you want to keep exploring the region.
Important Information
- You’ll receive a digital scavenger hunt packet and live remote guidance - make sure you provide a working domestic phone or WhatsApp contact when you book so your host can reach you.
- Each team must bring at least one fully charged smartphone with GPS and data to send/receive photos, videos, and messages; international numbers can use WhatsApp or email if needed.
- Service animals are welcome, infants and small children can ride in strollers, and most surfaces and transportation options in the area are wheelchair accessible.
- Leaderboard standings let you compare scores with teams in other cities, so you can enjoy the competitive social element even if there aren’t local opponents that day.
Meeting Point
Start anywhere in the Uptown District that’s convenient for your group; after booking you’ll receive your host’s contact details and the exact digital packet - confirm your chosen start location and preferred contact method via message so your remote guide can connect at kickoff.
Includes
- Join a remote interactive live guide who leads your digital scavenger hunt in Uptown District, Columbus - you must provide a domestic phone number or WhatsApp contact so your team can connect with the host.
- Receive a downloadable digital scavenger hunt document that guides your team through each challenge across the neighborhood.
- Compete on a real-time leaderboard so you can track your team's standing during the hunt and add friendly local competition.
- Choose to extend your scavenger hunt for free during your session if you want more time to explore the area.
- Access future company alumni discounts for repeat bookings when you return to this destination for another event.
Other
- Service animals are allowed so you can participate with certified support companions while exploring the district.
- Public transportation options are available nearby, making it easy to reach meeting points in the area using local transit.
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller, allowing family-friendly participation during the hunt.
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible so participants using mobility aids can navigate the route.
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible, ensuring accessible arrival and departure in the neighborhood.
- The experience is suitable for all physical fitness levels so anyone in your group can join comfortably.
- Important booking requirement: you must provide a correct, working domestic phone number in your reservation for the remote-hosted hunt to be possible.
- Each team must bring at least one fully charged smartphone with GPS that can send and receive data, photos, videos, and text messages to participate.
- If you have an international phone number or encounter technical issues, you must complete the game using WhatsApp or email as your alternate contact method.
- You can easily provide your contact information through a Viator message in advance of your hunt to ensure smooth remote hosting.
Customer Reviews
10/10
Based on 2 Reviews
Summary:
Great way to discover a city and have fun at the same time. We did this on a Sunday and used the car to go between places. With no traffic we only accomplished a few missions, which means that there are more missions than can be done in 2 hours. It was fun!
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Summary:
Was a lot of fun) great way to be outdoors, enjoy wonderful company, and get to know someone even more💜. Definitely recommend this to all
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Know more about Uptown District
You’ll enjoy a one-of-a-kind, remote-hosted scavenger hunt that blends tour, creative challenge, detective hunt, and social experiment. Unlike typical tours, a live interactive host guides and encourages your team by phone as you discover hidden gems, interpret art, history, and culture clues, and compete for leaderboard fame across our 300+ city network.
Your remote host connects with your team via your provided domestic phone or WhatsApp number to deliver real-time guidance, encouragement, and clue updates. You must bring at least one fully charged smartphone with GPS and data to send and receive photos, videos, and messages so the host can support your adventure.
Yes - you’ll have the option to extend the hunt for free during your experience, and you’ll become eligible for future company alumni discounts to use on other custom Events, workshops, and tours across our network.
Yes - the adventures are designed to be family-friendly and suitable for all physical fitness levels. Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller, and accessible routes ensure families can explore local sights, creative challenges, and kid-friendly cultural clues together.
Yes - the hunts and transportation options are wheelchair accessible, and all areas and surfaces used in the experience are designed to accommodate mobility needs, so you can enjoy tours, outdoor nature spots, and cultural clues without barriers.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled start time. When booking, provide a correct, working domestic phone number so your remote host can reach you; if you have an international number or technical issues, you can complete the game via WhatsApp or email as arranged in advance.
