CASE #01
Bella Wanderlust died on a ghost tour. The tour kept going.
Kansas City murder mystery. Solve a case on your own streets
- No booking, start anytime
- 2 km · 12 points
★ 4.65 · 46 verified reviews in Kansas City
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
Fountain in Mill Creek Park · Fountain in Mill Creek Park. From there the case runs through 12 stops and finishes at Fountain of Bacchus · 37 W 47th St, a 2 km route through Kansas City.
- 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 Kansas City leaderboard.
- Start
- Fountain in Mill Creek Park · Fountain in Mill Creek Park
- Finish
- Fountain of Bacchus · 37 W 47th St
Like an escape room. The room is Kansas City.
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 Kansas City.
| 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 km of Kansas City | a windowless room |
What Kansas City players say
★ 4.65
★★★★★
This was so much fun! My friend and I were on a girl's weekend. We came across this app. It was $5 to play. Im not sure If its $5 every game or just your first one. But it had us walking all over the the plaza look for clues, or just solving little riddles. It was interactive and great.
★★★★★
had a great experience. really challenging questions. recommend for couples night.
★★★★★
we had a great time doing this in downtown kc
★★★★
Enjoyed some interesting sights and learned some history about Kansas City that was fascinating.
★★★★
pretty fun, would like more integration with the area. Bonus questions were really cool!
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 Fountain in Mill Creek Park · Fountain in Mill Creek Park, 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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