CASE #01
Bella Wanderlust died on a ghost tour. The tour kept going.
Augusta murder mystery. Solve a case on your own streets
- No booking, start anytime
- 2.4 km · 12 points
★ 4.66 · 16 verified reviews in Augusta
The case file
Bella Wanderlust died on a ghost tour. The tour kept going.
You know the old saying, “The boyfriend did it”? On an ill-fated night, love goes terribly wrong for Bella Wanderlust and Walter Bridges.
How tonight works
- 1
Unlock now
Pay and the case opens in the Questo app straight away: no guide, no group, no time slot. 30 seconds, not a confirmation email.
- 2
Walk to Point 1
1 Augusta Common · James Brown Plaza. From there the case runs through 12 stops and finishes at 12 Augusta Common · 836 Reynolds St, a 2.4 km route through Augusta.
- 3
Solve it together
Everyone gets clues on their own phone. Each puzzle you crack unlocks the next location, and the finish puts you on the Augusta leaderboard.
- Start
- 1 Augusta Common · James Brown Plaza
- Finish
- 12 Augusta Common · 836 Reynolds St
Like an escape room. The room is Augusta.
Escape rooms are genuinely good. They also want a slot booked days ahead and a fixed hour. This is the version you can decide on at 7pm: outdoors, across 2.4 km of Augusta.
| This case | Escape room | |
|---|---|---|
| Price / person | $8.99 for two, $6.00 in a group of 5 | 2 to 4x more each |
| Party size | 2 or 5 phones | fixed 4–8 |
| Booking | none, play now | slot, days ahead |
| Where | 2.4 km of Augusta | a windowless room |
What Augusta players say
★ 4.66
★★★★★
it was a nice healthy exercise both mentally and physically.
★★★★★
Construction on Greene Street made it a little difficult to maneuver.
★★★★★
construction makes it hard to follow path but it was fun nonetheless
★★★★
it was great. I wished it used more things in the area as clues.
★★★★
really cool I liked how right where it drops you is right where the questions are but it still wasn't completely obvious. does the real world quest right there at the beginning involving James Brown the entire James Brown Park was under construction and everything was tore down from what we could tell so we didn't know from the surroundings what that was
Gather your party
Who's playing tonight?
One pass unlocks the whole group’s phones: the Duo covers 2, the Fellowship 5. From $6.00 per person, with no booking and no set time.
Two phones, two versions of the truth. Argue about the prime suspect over drinks afterwards.
A team of detectives, one accusation, live rankings. Cheaper than the escape room you couldn’t get a slot for, and the kids usually crack the puzzles faster than the adults.
Questions locals ask
Multiplayer quest · gather your party
Start the case tonight
It unlocks the moment you pay. Walk to 1 Augusta Common · James Brown Plaza, open the app, and the investigation starts.
Full refund until you start playing.
Giving it to someone?
Gift this case →Choose your pass
- 1 ·Pay. The case unlocks in 30 seconds
- 2 ·Get the free Questo app (2 min, iOS & Android)
- 3 ·Walk to Point 1 whenever, tonight or any night
Outdoor murder mystery in Augusta
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Self-guided over 2.4 km with 12 challenge locations, at your own pace, any evening of the week: an outdoor escape room the size of Augusta, with no slot to book. It's one of the few things to do in Augusta you can decide on at 7pm without a reservation.
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