Communism in Bucharest: One Absurd Day
Bucharest, 1983. Food is scarce, fear is everywhere, and the absurdity is very, very real.
In this walking quest, you’ll live one surreal day under Romania’s communist regime—dodging surveillance, solving puzzles, and uncovering secrets behind the propaganda curtain. Step into a world where irony and oppression dance in the streets, and the only way forward is to decode the past.
Follow the clues through real locations tied to incredible true stories, and experience Bucharest like never before. It's a journey that’s bizarre, thought-provoking, and best shared with friends. Will you make it to the end of the day… or disappear like so many did?
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Can be played on
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayDuring these hours
Whole dayLanguages
English, Romanian
Highlights
Follow clues and find the CEC Palace, Revolution Square and Kretzulescu Church
Visit buildings and places that have remained unchanged since the fall of the communist regime
See the People's Palace, the 2nd-largest building in the world
Find out real stories about the Ceausescu family and the life in communism
Storyline
Solve the clues and you can discover some of the almost unbelievable stories from the Communist Golden Age, as you pass by illustrious places of the communist city-scene.
Are you ready to go back in time?
Experience's route
Starting point Revolution Square (Ceaușescu's last speech)
Piața Revoluției 1a, București 030167, RomaniaFinish point Ceas Constitutiei
Piața Constituției, București, RomaniaPlaces you will visit
12
It will take you
45-75 mins
You will walk
4340 steps
Total distance
3.3 km
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Download it, choose your route and just walk to the starting point.
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Availability:
Can be played on
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayDuring these hours
Whole dayLanguages
English, Romanian