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
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 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
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.
- 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 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 | 2.4 km of Philadelphia | a windowless room |
What Philadelphia players say
★ 4.69
78%
★★★★★
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.
★★★★★
this was ahead experience. fun fun fun!!!!! please we got our wailing steps in too
★★★★
small bug - house number for shinto was missing from the building now
★★★★
there was 1 error in the clues- the bow tie was in the painting, the gumballs were missing color!!!
★★★★
had a blast walking around the city! would have liked the clues to be more related to the city
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 1 Lubert Plaza · 1001 Locust 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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