Top Portland Self-guided Tours

While walking tours are helpful for getting oriented, they rely on guides and discourage independent exploration. With this interactive scavenger hunt, explore Portland at your own pace while completing game-like challenges and hunting for particular items along the way. Submit photos of items found around the city, communicate with a game host via chat during the hunt, and compare scores with other teams across the country when you’re done.

With surrounding streams and ponds, beaches, man-made canals, and natural coves and inlets, Sebago Lake is ideal for exploring on kayaks. If you haven’t brought one with you, this rental can help you get on the water. After a safety briefing, take off from a private launch designed for easily getting in your kayak and into the water, and explore the natural beauty of the lake for about 4 hours.

The streets of Portland, Maine, are the site of this exciting scavenger hunt. Scour these city streets in search of a variety of objects, landmarks, and works of art. You’ll be given clues about the town’s art, history, and culture to help you find your way from item to item. As you find and photograph each item, your team will earn points. Try to get the most points to rank highest on a leaderboard with other teams across the country completing other scavenger hunts.

Skip the generic, slow-moving walking tours—instead, explore Portland with your crew via scavenger hunt. Solving riddles, taking wild photos, and completing challenges, your smartphone will lead you across the city’s best landmarks, clue by clue. As you race the clock, you’ll learn all about Portland’s nooks and crannies, testing your mettle and your will to win.

Walk around Portland while completing the 3Quest Challenge scavenger hunt! Use our app to find a list of objects (provided in riddle form) around the city and participate in fun challenges for points. Collect points and take a look at your score compared to others on the app's leaderboard. All of the objects and challenges will be divided into 3 quests. Complete the 1st quest, 2nd quest, and 3rd quest, in order, to complete the game! Set a time limit of 2 hours for yourself if you'd like to make the challenge even more intense! During the game, you'll have a remote host who will follow along virtually with you and chat if you need any help! Come explore Portland with us by completing all 3 Quests!

During Crazy Dash of Portland, you'll use an app and walk through the city to collect points by finding items around the city and performing challenges. You can find the items in any order you want. Check out the rankings in the app to see your score compared to other teams across the nation. Crazy Dash comes with a remote host to chat with you in case you need anything. Crazy Dash is our most relaxed scavenger hunt. Come explore with us in Portland!

Portland, Maine, is a coastal city that has small-town charm around every corner. Walk along the cobblestone streets as you search for clues on this Wacky Walks scavenger hunt. The unique aspect of this fun app-based game is that you can play in any area of Portland. The goal is to find items and earn points to remain the King or Queen of Portland for as long as possible.

Experience the enchanting history of Portland through a captivating exploration! Solve intricate riddles and uncover local gems while learning fascinating trivia about the city's roots. This adventure encourages playful engagement—snap pictures of landmarks, answer questions about your surroundings, and embrace the unexpected (like pretending to fly!). It's the ultimate way to enjoy Portland's unique charm, discover its ties to Japan and the sea, and test your wits.

Use an app to survive a zombie apocalypse in Portland . In Zombie Scavengers, explore the city however you'd like to search for items needed to survive a zombie apocalypse. You'll get points for finding these items. You can also do some zombie themed challenges for points on the app as well. Strategize in order to get the most points and survive the apocalypse. Your remote host will be there for you via chat if you need anything. Can you survive the apocalypse in Portland?

Holly Jolly Hunt is a scavenger hunt that is played using an app on your smartphone, that brings your entire family and friends together for holiday cheer. During the adventure you’ll be seeking out all the traditional, and even the non-traditional holiday items we all see this time of year around the city. You’ll get points for each item you find. The goal is to capture as many items as you can in order to score as many points as possible and get 1st place on the leaderboard. Along the way you’ll be asked to perform silly holiday themed tasks meant to bring laughter and smiles to everyone involved. Come play with us. Young or old, this is a scavenger hunt for everyone that enjoys this time of year. We promise you will create holiday memories that you will not forget! Holly Jolly Hunt can be played in any city!