Murder Mystery Detective Experience in Chapel Hill NC
Raleigh, USA
- 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
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Overview
What's Included
- Live GPS map with turn by turn directions
- Walking game map via mobile app (downtown)
- Driving game map via mobile app (outskirts)
- Headphones / earbuds
- Charged smartphone
- Transportation
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- 100 E Rosemary St, Chapel Hill, NC 27514, USA
Please note this is the starting point for the Walking map. The Driving map's starting point is 110 Williams St, Carrboro, NC 27510, United States. * Follow the instructions found in the 'Before You Go' section of the confirmation email BEFORE heading to the game area *
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Operating hours
- 10/01/2022 - 04/16/2027
Monday - Sunday : 12:00 AM - 11:30 PM
What To Expect
1
Chapel Hill
2
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
3
Morehead Planetarium and Science Center
4
PlayMakers Repertory Company
5
Downtown Chapel Hill
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Service animals allowed
- Most travelers can participate
- Not wheelchair accessible
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
Reviews
4.2
based on 16 reviews
Katelyn_S, Oct 2025
We did a murder mystery experience for my mom's 60th birthday. We had a great time exploring Chapel Hill. The interviews and clues were fun, and the questions/answers at each stop were a big hit! We highly recommend.
Response from Host, Oct 2025
Thanks so much for choosing our Motive for Murder experience to celebrate such a special milestone!
We’re thrilled to hear your group had fun exploring Chapel Hill and diving into the clues and interviews. It means a lot to know the stop-by-stop questions were a hit.
A sleuth turned sixty with flair,
Solved clues in the crisp Chapel Hill air.
Each twist and each clue
Made the mystery feel new -
Thanks for the kind words you chose to share!
Happy birthday, 'mom'!! 🎉🎁🎂🥳
Kendra_R, Jan 2025
We had a fun time figuring out the crime. It was cold and windy, but otherwise fine. We appreciate the pictures to help guide us on our way, however the one picture was outdated and we missed the building.
Response from Host, Jan 2025
"Thank you for your 4-star review! We're thrilled to hear you had a fun time solving the crime despite the cold and windy weather. 😊
We’re glad the pictures helped guide you, but we apologize for the outdated photo causing confusion. We'll make sure to update it to improve the experience for future detectives. Thank you for bringing this to our attention and for being part of the adventure!"
David_C, Sep 2024
I love the challenge of discovering clues and closing in on the villain. it's a fantastic way to test your detective skills while enjoying a fun and engaging experience with family, friends and or colleagues.
Response from Host, Sep 2024
We're thrilled that our murder mystery experience checked all of the boxes for you and your group, David! Thanks for taking a moment to share a bit about how you and your friends enjoyed the challenge of solving this murder!
Taneesha_W, Aug 2024
We had a great experience. It was soooooooooooo much fun hitting the targets and listening to the different audio clips. We look forward to doing it again. Thank you 😊
Response from Host, Aug 2024
How fantastic to hear that you had so much fun playing the game and listening to our wonderful troupe of actors as you made your way around Chapel Hill! Thank-you for taking time to share this wonderful review!
Kelly_F, May 2024
Would have been better to throw in some historical places in chapel Hill rather than deserted buildings and a Target. Would have been more fun to interact with people in town that were in on the Mystery too. Totally boring and the Police chief’s questions had nothing to do with the case and did not get a summary of how many we got right.
Response from Host, Jun 2024
Thank you for your feedback. We're sorry to hear that the experience did not meet your expectations. We appreciate your suggestions about including more historical places and interactive elements. We'll take your comments into consideration for future updates. Thank you for helping us improve!
Paul_G, Mar 2024
My wife wanted to do something fun and I found this thinking I was buying a Murder Mystery
dinner experience. While trying to find the address of where it was located, I found it was this completely different experience. We did the driving piece because I am disabled. It was a blast finding the place and sitting there looking at the real location, that matched the photo provided, and listening to the audio. We made notes and my wife got the murderer correct. I was leaning to someone else. Two of the stops didn't have a place to park where the photo was taken so we had to modify and missed the observation questions and one location was under construction and did not match the photo but we figured out the correct answer to the observation question using deduction and driving around a bit. We even found the exact location for the final stop where there was no address given because you can serve the warrant anywhere. If I wasn't disabled, I would like to try the walking event.
Response from Host, Mar 2024
We're so glad you enjoyed the Murder Mystery and really appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts!!
Ashly_M, Jan 2024
The explanations at each stop were extremely long and hard for the group to hear on speaker from my phone…. It would be great to have the information in text so we could have the option to read it instead of only being able to listen… also, the App was very confusing and took awhile to navigate
Response from Host, Jan 2024
Thank you for bringing your concerns to our attention. We will do our best to address the issues you raised and ensure that future customers have a positive experience doing our experiences.
Joanna_R, Apr 2023
We enjoy escape rooms so I thought this would be along the same lines but different. It was just OK. The walk around Chapel Hill was nice as I've never been there. It says that it takes 2 hours but it took us 3.5 hours which leads to a loss of interest. A lot of that is just sitting at the different locations, listening to the audio or trying to flip between required screens on my phone. This part was very slow. In fairness, I'm not sure if that was my phone (android), my service (US Cellular) or the app.
Response from Host, Apr 2023
Hi Joanna, thanks for the review. We have been notified of a bug affecting some Android devices which is causing it to run a little slow when flipping through screens. We are working on a fix now.
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