Elementary, My Dear
I need to serve up a rave about Watson's Adventures, the company that organized a scavenger hunt at the Met Museum yesterday. We signed up for the family event and took the 7-year-old. Each team gets a list of clues that send you to the far reaches of the museum to figure out the answers. The team with the most correct answers at the end wins. (We tied for first but then lost the tie-breaker question.)

It was definitely aimed at the kids, but still challenging for the grown-ups. Sometimes you'd get into a gallery and had to start examining the art and its written descriptions very closely to figure out the answer. Loads of fun. The little lad couldn't figure out why all the other people at the museum didn't sign up for the scavenger hunt and were merely left to wander around the museum aimlessly. It was $25/per adult, which includes museum admission. Apparently the company has several full-time employees but makes it money mainly by running the hunts for corporate groups. We weren't allowed to keep the clue sheets or the answer sheets when it was over -- apparently they're very competitive with the other "hunt" companies in town.
- posted by Amy @ 1/18/2004 10:24:00 AM