Discover the highlights of Cambridge’s Harvard Yard’without having to spend hours doing research’thanks to this fun and interactive self-guided exploration game. Smartphone access via an app means there’s no need to waste time picking up equipment, so you can play whenever suits your schedule. Places that feature on the route include Widener Library, Johnston Gate, Holden Chapel, and the Harvard Lampoon Building.

Enjoy a combination of a tour, an escape game, and a scavenger hunt
Put down your guidebook and discover Harvard Yard by solving clues
Great way to avoid crowds: This is a self-guided game
No rushing: Take breaks and go at your preferred pace

What To Expect

Harvard

You will begin at Harvard Square. Here you will be given your first clue to solve the challenge that awaits you, which will unlock the next part of the story and give you the directions to the next stop.
• Admission Ticket Free

Boston Transit Harvard Square Station

You will be given a new clue to solve the challenge that awaits you at Johnston Gate. You can stop for as long as you like and continue exploring at your own pace.
• Admission Ticket Free

Charles Samner Statue

You will be given a new clue to solve the challenge that awaits you at Charles Sumner Statue. You can stop for as long as you like and continue exploring at your own pace.
• Admission Ticket Free

Phillips Brooks House Association

You will be given a new clue to solve the challenge that awaits you at Phillips Brooks House. You can stop for as long as you like and continue exploring at your own pace.
• Admission Ticket Free

Holden Chapel

You will be given a new clue to solve the challenge that awaits you at Holden Chapel. You can stop for as long as you like and continue exploring at your own pace.
• Admission Ticket Free

John Harvard Statue

You will be given a new clue to solve the challenge that awaits you at Statue of John Harvard. You can stop for as long as you like and continue exploring at your own pace.
• Admission Ticket Free

Memorial Church

You will be given a new clue to solve the challenge that awaits you at Memorial Church. You can stop for as long as you like and continue exploring at your own pace.
• Admission Ticket Free

The Harry Elkins Widener Memorial Library

You will be given a new clue to solve the challenge that awaits you at Widener Library. You can stop for as long as you like and continue exploring at your own pace.
• Admission Ticket Free

Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts

You will be given a new clue to solve the challenge that awaits you at Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts. You can stop for as long as you like and continue exploring at your own pace.
• Admission Ticket Free

Warren House

You will be given a new clue to solve the challenge that awaits you at Beck-Warren House. You can stop for as long as you like and continue exploring at your own pace.
• Admission Ticket Free

Harvard Crimson

You will be given a new clue to solve the challenge that awaits you at Harvard Crimson Building. You can stop for as long as you like and continue exploring at your own pace.
• Admission Ticket Free

Harvard Lampoon

You will finish at the Harvard Lampoon Building. Here is where both the story and the city exploration games end.
• Admission Ticket Free

Highlight

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation
Most travelers can participate
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Include

A city exploration game available on your phone (Questo app).
24/7 customer support.

Exclude

A tour guide.
Entry tickets to attractions (not needed to complete the tour).