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Cambridge Harvard University Scavenger Hunt and Escape Game 1 hr

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  • Cambridge
  • 1 hr
  • Updated November 2, 2026

Solve puzzles, uncover Harvard history, and track down a stolen painting on a self-guided campus adventure at your own pace.

About this tour

Turn Harvard into a campus-wide mystery with a self-guided scavenger hunt that blends escape-room puzzles and local history. In this 60-minute adventure, your team takes on the Harvard Heist: a painting has been stolen from the Harvard Art Museums, and it is up to you to track it down.

Begin near the outside of the Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Campus Center, download the app, and follow clues from one location to the next. Solve puzzles, use built-in hints if you need a nudge, and learn stories about the places that make Harvard special. The app lets you explore at your own pace, so you can pause and take in the campus along the way. This experience is suitable for all fitness levels, and infants and small children can ride in a stroller.

Set off on a Harvard University scavenger hunt and see the campus through the eyes of a detective. Gather your team, follow the clues, and see if you can recover the missing painting.

Highlights

  • Explore Harvard at your own pace with a self-guided app
  • Solve escape-room-style puzzles as you hunt for a stolen painting
  • Uncover historical facts and stories about Harvard

What's included

Included

  • Historical facts and stories about Harvard
  • Self-guided experience with freedom to explore at your own pace
  • Puzzles

Not included

  • Gratuities

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Important information

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals are allowed
  • Public transportation is available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Start near the outside of the Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Campus Center; the exact location does not need to be precise
  • Download the app at the starting point to begin this self-guided experience

How this score is calculated

This score is based on one provider. Viator rates it 3.50 from 2 reviews. We place that rating among all Viator ratings and weight it by its review count. If the tour is found on another provider later, both ratings are combined.

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  • The result is shown from 0 to 10: this tour scores 6.9.

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