CASE #01

Bella Wanderlust died on a ghost tour. The tour kept going.

Philadelphia murder mystery. Solve a case on your own streets

  • No booking, start anytime
  • 2.4 km · 12 points

4.69 · 45 verified reviews in Philadelphia · 155 people have played this case in Philadelphia

Unlock the case · $17.99 for two

Full refund until you start playing · $6.00/person as a group

On the streets of Philadelphia

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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
  • ≈3,120 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 Lubert Plaza · 1001 Locust St. From there the case runs through 12 stops and finishes at 12 Dorrance H. Hamilton Building, Thomas Jefferson University · 1001…, a 2.4 km route through Philadelphia.

  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 Philadelphia leaderboard.

The route

Start
1 Lubert Plaza · 1001 Locust St
Finish
12 Dorrance H. Hamilton Building, Thomas Jefferson University · 1001…

You'll pass Lubert Plaza, Forrest Theatre, Philadelphia Muses Mural, and Dorrance H. Hamilton Bulding along the way.

Like an escape room. The room is Philadelphia.

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 2.4 km of Philadelphia.

This caseEscape room
Price / person$8.99 for two, $6.00 in a group of 52 to 4x more each
Party size2 or 5 phonesfixed 4–8
Bookingnone, play nowslot, days ahead
Where2.4 km of Philadelphiaa windowless room

What Philadelphia players say

4.69

45 verified reviews

78%

rated it 5 stars

★★★★★

it was a lot of fun although clue 11 (the mural) was wrong. our picture had a bow tie that matches the murals, but the gumballs on the left were blue whereas they were colorful in the mural.
Nat · Jul 22, 2025

★★★★★

this was ahead experience. fun fun fun!!!!! please we got our wailing steps in too
Heather · Jun 15, 2025

★★★★

small bug - house number for shinto was missing from the building now
Jess · Jul 29, 2026

★★★★

there was 1 error in the clues- the bow tie was in the painting, the gumballs were missing color!!!
alpajani · Aug 23, 2025

★★★★

had a blast walking around the city! would have liked the clues to be more related to the city
Lindsay Ozyck · Jun 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 $6.00 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.

$17.99$8.99/person

2 players · 2 phones

Unlock for two · $17.99

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.

$29.99$6.00/person

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

Unlock for the group · $29.99

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 Lubert Plaza · 1001 Locust 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 Philadelphia or any other city.

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Choose your pass

Duo adventureaccess on 2 devices$17.99$8.99/person
Unlock · $17.99 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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Self-guided over 2.4 km with 12 challenge locations, at your own pace, any evening of the week: an outdoor escape room the size of Philadelphia, with no slot to book. It's one of the few things to do in Philadelphia you can decide on at 7pm without a reservation.