School trip to New York City: a city quest for your class.

Six to eight teams, one phone each, 60 to 120 minutes on foot. €5 per pupil, teachers free.

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More than 3,000 classes and groups have played Questo together.

  • 43 quests for schools
  • ages 8 to 18
  • start points shown in the app
  • 1 to 7 km
New York City, where a class plays a Questo quest on foot
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What teachers and students say

More than 3,000 classes and groups have played Questo together.

We are a group of language students and we played the game with our teacher: a great and fun way to practise, and learn interesting stuff about our city that we didn't know.
A language class and their teacherAlgeciras, 2023★★★★★
Perfect with a group of A Level pupils. Loved it.
A teacher with an A Level groupLyon, 2025★★★★★

Quests for classes

Quests a class can play in New York City

New York City quests for classes cover Lower Manhattan, Midtown, the Flatiron District, Greenwich Village, Central Park and Roosevelt Island, and across the East River, Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO and Williamsburg. For 3rd to 5th grade, Traveling Through Time in the Flatiron District and Alexander Hamilton New York cover skyscrapers, statues and the founding era around Wall Street. Middle school classes do well with Enchanting Skylines on the Brooklyn waterfront and Shakespeare in Central Park, which reaches the site of Seneca Village. High school groups can take the darker Ghosts of Greenwich Village. Routes take 46 to 140 minutes and most cover 1 to 3.5 miles.

Teams, supervision and logistics

  • Teams and supervision

    Teams of 3 to 5 share one phone; for under-14s, one chaperone per 2 to 3 teams with agreed checkpoints, 14 to 18 per school policy.

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    Midtown sidewalks get packed.

  • Getting around

    MTA subway and buses cost $3 per ride, tapped with OMNY or a contactless card; the MTA has no group ticket.

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    In Manhattan, about 20 north-south blocks equal one mile, roughly 20 minutes' walk.

  • Toilets

    Public toilets are scarce in Manhattan.

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    Bryant Park has free attended restrooms, Central Park has several park restrooms, and Grand Central Terminal's Dining Concourse has free ones; libraries and museums are the fallback.

  • Lunch

    Classes eat packed lunches in Bryant Park, Central Park, Washington Square Park or Battery Park.

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    Some Central Park lawns close in winter or after rain, and littering in city parks can bring a fine.

  • Wet weather

    Grand Central Terminal, the New York Public Library on Fifth Avenue and the National Museum of the American Indian are free.

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    If rain spoils the day, replay the quest free within 30 days.

Caution: Delivery e-bikes and Citi Bikes use protected lanes between sidewalk and traffic, often fast and sometimes wrong-way, so students should look both ways at every bike lane before stepping off the curb.

What they learn

History

The founding era (Hamilton's grave at Trinity Church, Federal Hall, Fraunces Tavern, the Bank of New York building, the site of Thomas Jefferson's home), colonial Stone Street, 19th-century Seneca Village in Central Park, the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, a Prohibition-era speakeasy (Chumley's) and the 1960s Greenwich Village music scene.

Geography

Urban geography of Manhattan and Brooklyn, including the Midtown street grid, the waterfront, the Brooklyn and Manhattan bridges, Roosevelt Island in the East River and Central Park as a designed landscape. Students practice map reading and orientation as teams find each stop on foot.

English language arts

Careful reading of instructions and clues, and literary New York, including the homes of Edgar Allan Poe and Edna St. Vincent Millay, the Literary Walk, the Shakespeare Garden and the Delacorte Theater. All quests are in English, which suits international groups practicing English.

Civics and teamwork

Civic and financial institutions seen from outside (Federal Hall, the Appellate Court, the Federal Reserve Bank, the area facing the United Nations). Teams share one phone, split roles, agree on answers and keep to checkpoints and times.

Price and terms

€5 per student.

No minimum group, no time slot.

  • Pay by card when you choose a quest: €5 per student, as many as you need
  • Or ask for an invoice and pay by bank transfer
  • Free teacher preview from home
  • Rain on the day: replay free within 30 days
  • Teachers and chaperones play free

A class of 30 on one quest: €150.

Choose a quest

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Tell us the quest or city, the class size and the dates. We send an invoice to the school.

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Teacher FAQ

Questions about New York City

Which quest suits which grade?
For 3rd to 5th grade: Traveling Through Time in the Flatiron District, Alexander Hamilton New York, Secret Societies of Manhattan and Central Park Highlights. For middle school: Enchanting Skylines in Brooklyn, Shakespeare in Central Park, Art of Manhattan and Echoes of the Painted Streets. For high school: Ghosts of Greenwich Village, The Ghost of Wall Street and the Central Park murder mystery.
How long does a quest take?
Most take 65 to 106 minutes of walking and puzzles and cover about 1 to 3.5 miles. The shortest is Superheroes in New York at about 46 minutes. The longest is the Central Park movie and TV quest at about 140 minutes and 4.3 miles, which is better with a lunch break in the middle.
How many students share a phone, and do they need accounts or data?
One phone per team of 3 to 5 students, either a teacher's or a student's. Students do not need accounts. Each team phone needs mobile data, or the quest downloaded beforehand on Wi-Fi. Bring a charged power bank for longer routes.
Where do we start and how do we get there?
Each quest has a fixed start point. Secret Societies of Manhattan starts at Grand Central (4, 5, 6, 7, S trains). Alexander Hamilton New York starts at the Custom House by Bowling Green station (4, 5). Enchanting Skylines starts at the Brooklyn Heights Promenade, near Clark Street (2, 3) and High Street (A, C).
How much does it cost?
5 euros per student. Teachers and chaperones play free. Schools can pay by card or invoice. There is no guide to hire and no time slot to book, and teachers can preview a quest free from home before the trip.
What happens if it rains?
Teams can pause and continue later, and if the weather ruins the day you can replay free within 30 days. Downtown, the free National Museum of the American Indian in the Custom House, where the Hamilton quest starts, makes a good indoor fallback. It is open daily from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Are the ghost and mystery quests suitable for school groups?
They are rated for high school only. Ghosts of Greenwich Village includes the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire and tales such as the Hangman's Elm, and passes several bars that teams do not enter. Although it is tagged for night play, school groups should play it in daylight. Preview it from home first.
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