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On the Trail of the Boston Strangler

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The Boston Strangler was a serial killer who committed 12 homicides in the Boston area.

Go on a walking tour that reveals the locations of some of these murders while uncovering a treasure trove of information about one of the US's most historic cities. 

You’ll see Fenway Park up-close, visit the stomping grounds of legendary performers, and find a church with a walk-in globe (you read correctly) all while cracking a case written by a published author.

Can you match wits with the Boston Strangler?

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Availability:

  • Can be played on
    Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

  • During these hours
    Whole day

  • Languages
    English

Created by
Questo Originals

Highlights

  • Encounter neighborhoods associated with the real-life Boston Strangler

  • Visit the stomping grounds of legendary musicians and world-famous architects

  • Walk about the exterior of the iconic Fenway Park and visit the epicenter of the rigging of the 1919 World Series

  • Play through an adventure written by a prize-winning short fiction author

Storyline

It's 1961, and you're a Boston PD detective on your way to the Hynes Convention Center to attend a criminology convention. You're especially looking forward to the panel on the psychology of a serial killer.

However, just as you step off the subway, a beat cop rushes to your side and informs you that an anonymous tip was called in, warning that the infamous Boston Strangler would break his pattern and kill three victims in one day.

You hustle to the subway entrance to track the Strangler down.

Experience's route

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Starting point Hynes Convention Center Subway Stop
100 Massachusetts Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Finish point Location formerly known as Hotel Buckminster
1 Brookline Ave #105, Boston, MA 02215, USA

Places you will visit

13

It will take you

116-146 mins

You will walk

4860 steps

Total distance

3.7 km

  • Audio stories
  • The game is not timed, so take your time
  • No attractions ticket(s) required
  • Play on weekdays during working hours to avoid large crowds
  • Pause, continue exploring at your own pace or replay at any time.
  • Cross the street carefully
  • Game ends in another place than it starts
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Ratings and Reviews

4.2

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Robert Speight

30 Mar 2024

Nishanth Sode

18 Feb 2024

Michael Croke

16 Dec 2023
fun overall, seemed like a typo with northeastern clue “no letter c” and Boston symphony hall clue was confusing

Alate

11 Oct 2023

Mackenzie Purry

08 Jun 2024

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