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 · 106 people have played this case in Austin

Unlock the case · $17.99 for two

Full refund until you start playing · $6.00/person as a group

On the streets of Austin

  • Players on the Austin case route, photo 1
  • Players on the Austin case route, photo 2
  • Players on the Austin case route, photo 3
  • Players on the Austin case route, photo 4

The streets, the suspects, the app, in 30 seconds

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.

  • 12 challenge locations
  • ≈3,250 steps
  • 1 final accusation

How tonight works

  1. 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. 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. 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.

The route

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 caseEscape room
Price / person$8.99 for two, $6.00 in a group of 52 to 4x more each
Party size2 or 5 phonesfixed 4–8
Bookingnone, play nowslot, days ahead
Where2.5 km of Austina windowless room

What Austin players say

4.51

43 verified reviews

★★★★★

Great self-guided tour of the UTA campus. Fun challenges for family!
Alex Bergmann · Dec 31, 2025

★★★★★

Great way to get a little tour of the UT campus!
nlynn93 · Nov 25, 2025

★★★★★

wow, blown away by how clitler solved this. just beautiful 🧜🏻‍♂️
josey · Nov 16, 2025

★★★★★

Very fun and nice way to see UT! Lots of calories burned saved a lot on a gym membership
Cole Mistysyn · Aug 13, 2025

★★★★★

this was fun experience with my family! I recommend doing this on a day when it’s not too hot or humid :)
rainbowedhearts · Jul 13, 2025

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.

Date nightDUO

Two phones, two versions of the truth. Argue about the prime suspect over drinks afterwards.

$17.99$8.99/person

2 players · 2 phones

Unlock for two · $17.99

Refund until you start. Never expires.

Friends or family nightFELLOWSHIP

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.

$29.99$6.00/person

3 to 5 players · from about age 10 · best value

Unlock for the group · $29.99

Refund until you start. Never expires.

Playing alone? These cases are built for two or more, and everyone needs their own phone, so the Duo is the smallest pass.

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.

Buy tonight, decide later. The case doesn't expire. Pause any time and pick it up another evening.

Giving it to someone?

Works as a birthday, hen do or anniversary present. They pick the evening, in Austin or any other city.

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Choose your pass

Duo adventureaccess on 2 devices$17.99$8.99/person
Unlock · $17.99 for two

Instant unlock · full refund until you start playing

  1. 1 ·Pay. The case unlocks in 30 seconds
  2. 2 ·Get the free Questo app (2 min, iOS & Android)
  3. 3 ·Walk to Point 1 whenever, tonight or any night

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Self-guided over 2.5 km with 12 challenge locations, at your own pace, any evening of the week: an outdoor escape room the size of Austin, with no slot to book. It's one of the few things to do in Austin you can decide on at 7pm without a reservation.