CASE #01
Bella Wanderlust died on a ghost tour. The tour kept going.
Austin murder mystery. Solve a case on your own streets
- No booking, start anytime
- 2.5 km · 12 points
★ 4.51 · 43 verified reviews in Austin
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 Blanton Museum of Art · 200 E Martin Luther King Jr Blvd. From there the case runs through 12 stops and finishes at 12 Blanton Museum of Art · 100 E Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, a 2.5 km route through Austin.
- 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 Austin leaderboard.
- Start
- 1 Blanton Museum of Art · 200 E Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
- Finish
- 12 Blanton Museum of Art · 100 E Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
You'll pass Barbara Jordan Statue by Bruce Wolfe, Littlefield Fountain, "Austin" by Ellsworth Kelly, and Blanton Museum of Art along the way.
Like an escape room. The room is Austin.
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 2.5 km of Austin.
| 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 | 2.5 km of Austin | a windowless room |
What Austin players say
★ 4.51
★★★★★
Great self-guided tour of the UTA campus. Fun challenges for family!
★★★★★
Great way to get a little tour of the UT campus!
★★★★★
wow, blown away by how clitler solved this. just beautiful 🧜🏻♂️
★★★★★
Very fun and nice way to see UT! Lots of calories burned saved a lot on a gym membership
★★★★★
this was fun experience with my family! I recommend doing this on a day when it’s not too hot or humid :)
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 Blanton Museum of Art · 200 E Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, 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
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