CASE #01
Bella Wanderlust died on a ghost tour. The tour kept going.
Traverse City murder mystery. Solve a case on your own streets
- No booking, start anytime
- 2.1 km · 12 points
★ 4.53 · 15 verified reviews in Traverse 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
Point 1 · 131 E Front St. From there the case runs through 12 stops and finishes at Point 12 · 131 E Front St, a 2.1 km route through Traverse 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 Traverse City leaderboard.
- Start
- Point 1 · 131 E Front St
- Finish
- Point 12 · 131 E Front St
Like an escape room. The room is Traverse 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 2.1 km of Traverse 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 | 2.1 km of Traverse City | a windowless room |
What Traverse City players say
★ 4.53
★★★★★
this was a super fun way to see downtown
★★★★★
it was fun, some questions were challenging, but needs to incorporate more surroundings. more interactive.
★★★★★
it was fun for the cost. we walked all over downtown and saw sides of town that we had never been too. it takes you by lots of food trucks, restaurants, and shops that you can stop at on the way.
★★★★
It was fun! We walked an unusual course and saw some places we had never been to before. It could be a little more interactive with the surroundings. Some cool little videos would have added to the experience. The clues and puzzles were comparable to an outdoor escape room. For the price we would do it again.
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 Point 1 · 131 E Front 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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