Washington National Mall Mystery: The Philip Reid Time Capsule
100 min · 4 km
Starts at Columbus Circle
Playable in English
A corporate scavenger hunt in Washington D.C. for 6 to 40 phones: a phone-guided outdoor game, booked online in one payment, no quote needed.

More than 40 people, several routes at once, or paying by bank transfer? Get a quote
4.5 from 266 ratings on Washington D.C.'s routes
Over 1 million players in more than 1,000 cities.

Teams race the same route through Washington D.C., solving clues at every stop and watching the leaderboard. The 20 routes below can all be booked today; pick one and it goes into the booking box.
The most reviewed route in Washington DC is the Death in the Shadows murder mystery in Georgetown, which starts at Pinstripes and takes 90 minutes over 2 km. It is the safe first choice and the right one for a competitive team. Ghost Hunt in Washington D.C., the evening route, starts a short walk away, so a big group can split between the two after work and meet up when both are done. For a lunch break or a first outing, The T.Rex that Vanished is shorter, at 70 minutes and 2.7 km from the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. A second murder case runs in Dupont Circle.
100 min · 4 km
Starts at Columbus Circle
Playable in English
90 min · 2 km
Starts at Pinstripes
Playable in English, German, Spanish, French, Romanian, Italian
62 min · 3.5 km
Starts at J. Edgar Hoover F.B.I. Building
Playable in English
66 min · 3.9 km
Starts at Ulysses S. Grant Memorial
Playable in English
90 min · 2.3 km
Starts at Point 1 - LBC
Playable in English, German, Spanish, French, Romanian, Italian
121 min · 4.4 km
Starts at Library of Congress
Playable in English
90 min · 2.2 km
Starts at Point 1 - LBC
Playable in English
90 min · 2.5 km
Starts at Point 1
Playable in English, Spanish
90 min · 2 km
Starts at 1 Smithsonian American Art Museum
Playable in English
90 min · 1.8 km
Starts at Point 1
Playable in English, Romanian, Spanish, French
90 min · 2 km
Starts at Starting point
Playable in English
90 min · 2 km
Starts at 1 Chesapeake And Ohio Canal Historical Park In Georgetown on 30th St NW
Playable in English
70 min · 2.7 km
Starts at Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Playable in English
90 min · 2 km
Starts at Pinstripes
Playable in English
90 min · 2.3 km
Starts at Point 1 - LBC
Playable in English, Spanish
90 min · 2.3 km
Starts at Point 1 - LBC
Playable in English, German, Spanish, French, Romanian, Italian
90 min · 2.6 km
Starts at Logan Circle
Playable in English, German, Spanish, French, Romanian, Italian
90 min · 2.1 km
Starts at Point 1 - LBC
Playable in English, Spanish
90 min · 2.3 km
Starts at Stead Park Recreation Center
Playable in English
There is nothing to organise on the day in Washington D.C.: the app runs the game, keeps the score and shows who won.
Every route starts at a set place, shown on its page. No venue to book.
Everyone opens the free Questo app and the teams are chosen there.
Teams race the same route, team against team, solving clues at real places.
Everyone ends at the same place and sees the leaderboard: one team takes the win.
Everyone installs the free Questo app on iOS or Android. The teams are chosen in the app.
Teams can start a few minutes apart, so they do not follow each other, and still finish at the same place.
Access never expires. Play another day.
Each route has its own languages. Check them on the route page before you book.
You set the pace and can pause the game at any time.
The game runs on the phone for the whole route, so start with a full battery.
| Phones | Per phone | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 6 phones | €5.83 | €34.99 |
| 10 phones | €5.5 | €54.99 |
| 20 phones | €5.25 | €104.99 |
| 40 phones | €5.12 | €204.99 |
More than 40 phones? Get a quote
Rated 4.5 out of 5 from 266 ratings on the routes in Washington D.C..
creating a team on the app was terrible and didn’t work
It made me get into the Christmas spirit, although Christmas is still a few months away
It was very fun, especially the puzzle at the Navy memorial! It might be a good idea to proofread the text throughout the adventure, because there were several instances of repeated words, incorrectly capitalized words, and misplaced apostrophes.
Aweseome Questo!!! We visited some great shops in our journey and had a blast. Highly recommend!!!
I am so proud, I now have Library of Congress library card which you will need to start your journey. Once we had our cards we went through the tunnels to the main reading room entrance. I Don’t think we were supposed to be in the tunnels. We made about halfway through when our lunch reservations called. The rout is great fun. the puzzles were mostly multiple choice questions. the ghost stories were grea fun.
It was awesome. Would do another with more family.
6 phones is the smallest team booking, and you pay per phone, not per person. The first five phones cost the same as the route's 5-phone pass, and each phone after that costs half the single price, so the price per phone drops as the team grows. The booking box on this page shows the total in your currency.
6 to 40 phones fit in one payment, and a team of 3 or 4 can share one phone, so a group larger than 40 people can still play. Everyone on their own phone works best. For more than 40 phones, or several routes at once, send the quote form and a person from our team replies by email.
In the app: everyone joins in the free Questo app and the teams are chosen there. Teams play the same route in Washington D.C. against each other and see the leaderboard at the end. A team can share one phone, but everyone on their own phone is recommended, so nobody watches over a shoulder.
A phone with the free Questo app, on iOS or Android, is all a player needs. After you book, everyone joins the game in the app, and the teams are chosen there. There is nothing to print and no venue to book: meet at the route's start point in Washington D.C. with charged phones.
There are no fixed start times: teams start when they are ready, on the day you choose. Teams can start a few minutes apart, so they do not simply follow each other, and they still finish at the same place in Washington D.C. to see the leaderboard together. You set the pace and can pause.
Each route in Washington D.C. has its own languages, listed on its quest page, so check them before you book. When your team speaks more than one language, choose a route that offers the ones you need. For anything the page does not answer, send the quote form and a person replies by email.
Play another day: access never expires, so if it rains on the day, the booking is not lost. Nothing needs to be rebooked or moved; the team simply starts the game when the weather suits you. You set the pace and can pause, so a short shower is no reason to stop.
Buy the extra phones in one more payment if you need more later. The date is up to you, since access never expires and teams start when they are ready. For more than 40 phones in total, send the quote form and a person replies by email.
Yes, one invoice for the whole booking: after you pay by card, request it from the order page with your company name and VAT ID. You pay once for 6 to 40 phones, so there is one order and one invoice. To pay by bank transfer instead, send the quote form and a person replies by email.
There is no time limit: you set the pace and can pause the game whenever you need to. Routes in Washington D.C. are walked outdoors, and each route page shows its length, so you can choose one that suits the whole team. For specific needs, send the quote form and a person replies by email.
40 phones is the most one online payment covers, and a team of 3 or 4 can share a phone. For more than 40 phones, several routes at once in Washington D.C. or paying by bank transfer, send the quote form on this page: a person from our team replies by email.
For more than 40 phones, several routes at once or paying by bank transfer. A person from our team replies by email.