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Harvard’s Secret Society: Exploration Game and Tour

2 Hours Round trip from Cambridge Easy pace

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The journey

Trip highlights

01 Solve clues on your phone as you explore Harvard Yard
02 Visit landmarks including Harvard Square, Johnston Gate, and Widener Library
03 Uncover the story behind the “Statue of Three Lies”
04 Follow a self-guided route at your own pace
05 Experience a mix of walking tour, escape game, and treasure hunt
06 Finish at the Harvard Lampoon Building

Step into Harvard Yard on a self-guided exploration game that blends sightseeing, storytelling, and puzzle-solving. As you follow clues on your phone, you’ll uncover iconic campus landmarks while the story of Owen Shaw, a budding journalist, unfolds around you.

Along the way, discover places such as Harvard Square, Johnston Gate, the Statue of John Harvard, Memorial Church, Widener Library, and the Harvard Lampoon Building. This experience is ideal for travellers looking for a flexible walking tour with a playful twist, combining the feel of a treasure hunt, outdoor escape game, and city walk.

Step into Harvard Yard on a self-guided exploration game that blends sightseeing, storytelling, and puzzle-solving.

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What this trip includes

Duration 2 Hours

Tour type Private

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Not included

Wheelchair access No

City Cambridge

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

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

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