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 · 370 people have played this case in Ottawa

Unlock the case · $24.99 for two

Full refund until you start playing · $8.40/person as a group

On the streets of Ottawa

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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
  • ≈2,600 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 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. 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.

The route

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 caseEscape room
Price / person$12.49 for two, $8.40 in a group of 52 to 4x more each
Party size2 or 5 phonesfixed 4–8
Bookingnone, play nowslot, days ahead
Where2 km of Ottawaa windowless room

What Ottawa players say

4.29

84 verified reviews

★★★★★

Fun little walk around downtown, lots of older buildings to see and photograph.
Turner J. Dudzinski · Nov 15, 2025

★★★★★

great way to walk around and see landmarks while keeping the kids engaged!
timfromtoronto · Oct 12, 2025

★★★★★

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!!
Moth · played this case in Ogunquit · Jul 21, 2025

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.

Date nightDUO

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

$24.99$12.49/person

2 players · 2 phones

Unlock for two · $24.99

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.

$41.99$8.40/person

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

Unlock for the group · $41.99

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 Bank of Canada Museum · 30 Bank St, 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 Ottawa or any other city.

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Choose your pass

Duo adventureaccess on 2 devices$24.99$12.49/person
Unlock · $24.99 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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