CASE #01
Bella Wanderlust died on a ghost tour. The tour kept going.
Ottawa murder mystery. Solve a case on your own streets
- No booking, start anytime
- 2 km · 12 points
★ 4.29 · 84 verified reviews in Ottawa
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 Bank of Canada Museum · 30 Bank St. From there the case runs through 12 stops and finishes at 12 Bank of Canada Museum · 30 Bank St, a 2 km route through Ottawa.
- 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 Ottawa leaderboard.
- Start
- 1 Bank of Canada Museum · 30 Bank St
- Finish
- 12 Bank of Canada Museum · 30 Bank St
Like an escape room. The room is Ottawa.
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 km of Ottawa.
| This case | Escape room | |
|---|---|---|
| Price / person | $12.49 for two, $8.40 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 km of Ottawa | a windowless room |
What Ottawa players say
★ 4.29
★★★★★
Fun little walk around downtown, lots of older buildings to see and photograph.
★★★★★
great way to walk around and see landmarks while keeping the kids engaged!
★★★★★
we had such a great time exploring OGT!! we got to see parts of town we’ve never done before and it was a blast!!
Gather your party
Who's playing tonight?
One pass unlocks the whole group’s phones: the Duo covers 2, the Fellowship 5. From $8.40 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 Bank of Canada Museum · 30 Bank 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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