CASE #01
Bella Wanderlust died on a ghost tour. The tour kept going.
Charlotte murder mystery. Solve a case on your own streets
- No booking, start anytime
- 2.1 km · 12 points
★ 4.59 · 51 verified reviews in Charlotte
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
2 Charlotte Convention Center · 501 S College St. From there the case runs through 12 stops and finishes at 12 The Firebird by Niki de Sainte-Phalle · 420 S Tryon St, a 2.1 km route through Charlotte.
- 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 Charlotte leaderboard.
- Start
- 2 Charlotte Convention Center · 501 S College St
- Finish
- 12 The Firebird by Niki de Sainte-Phalle · 420 S Tryon St
Like an escape room. The room is Charlotte.
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 2.1 km of Charlotte.
| 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 | 2.1 km of Charlotte | a windowless room |
What Charlotte players say
★ 4.59
★★★★★
fun but takes a long walk/drive to solve
★★★★★
Awesome adventures. The kids loved it! and so did we.
★★★★
great storyline and places to go. only 4 starts instead of 5 due to sometimes the arrow on the GPS had lag so sometimes would start out in wrong direction due to the delay in orientation. loved doing this with hubby.
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 2 Charlotte Convention Center · 501 S College St, 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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