Seattle Downtown Quest: Self-Guided History Adventure

Seattle, USA

1 hour 30 minutes (approx.)
Group discounts
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

Overview

Explore Seattle in a unique way, following clues and solving puzzles as you learn about the city's history and event surrounding the Klondike Gold Rush, the Seattle Underground and Great Seattle Fire. As you solve each challenge, you'll be brought to many exciting and historic locations throughout downtown. No map, GPS or tour guide needed, and the game is done on your desired time and at your own pace (typical completion time is about 1.5 hours.)

Explore downtown Seattle and learn its history while solving puzzle and challenges to unlock its stories
Complete the game at your own pace and desired time
Game requires no contact with a guide and no maps or GPS needed
Visit the Seattle Art Museum, Pioneer Square and Pike Place Market, among many other landmarks

What's Included

Mobile access code for the quest
10 interactive puzzle challenges
Storyline content about Seattle’s historical events
Flexibility: pause and resume anytime

A physical tour guide

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Union Station
401 S Jackson St, Seattle, WA 98104, USA
Please use Google Maps or other map services to arrive at this location. When you arrive, please follow the instructions inside the Questo app closely.

End point

Waterfront Park
1401 Alaskan Wy, Seattle, WA 98101, USA

Operating hours

11/12/2020 - 04/08/2027
Monday - Sunday : 5:00 AM - 9:00 PM

Itinerary

Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, Seattle (Pass By)

Occidental Park (Pass By)

Pioneer Square (Pass By)

Smith Tower Visitor Experience (Pass By)

Federal Office Building (Pass By)

Eyes On You Seattle (Pass By)

Seattle Art Museum (Pass By)

Pike Place Market (Pass By)

Victor Steinbrueck Park (Pass By)

Beneath the Streets (Pass By)

Additional Info

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

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

Traveler Photos

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Reviews

3.8

based on 26 reviews

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Curiosity sparked

Julie_P, Jul 2025

It starts at Union station and ends at the waterfront. My CuriosityBased team of 4 did it from one phone. Really educational and interesting. One station had outdated information. It was good value

Response from Host, Jul 2025

Thanks for the thoughtful review! We're glad your team enjoyed the experience and found it educational. We'll review the outdated info and update it—thanks for the heads-up!

Needs Improvement

Karen_E, Mar 2025

We never could find whatever we were supposed to find in front of the art museum. And the totem poles at the waterfront are gone at the moment, off getting refurbished, so we had to guess at that one. The route it takes you through is intended to pad the time and the story narration hops out of present tense and into past tense a few times.

Response from Host, Mar 2025

Thanks for your feedback! 😊🏙️ We’re sorry about the missing landmarks—that's frustrating, and we’ll work on keeping things up to date. 🧩 Your notes on the route and narration are really helpful, and we’ll review them to improve the experience. We appreciate you giving it a try and hope you’ll enjoy a smoother quest next time!

Wasted time, wasted money.

Angela_S, Jun 2024

We could not get any of it to work. Don’t waste your money!! Horribly disappointed. We won’t ever do this again.

Response from Host, Jul 2024

Thank you for your feedback. We are very sorry to hear that your experience was disappointing and that you encountered issues that prevented you from enjoying the event. We take these concerns seriously and will investigate to improve our service. If you could provide more details about the problems you faced, it would greatly help us address them. Please email us at care@questoapp.com.

Counting your steps.

Lonnie_M, Jun 2024

Finding the glue pot and deciphering the code was intriguing. It was fun working with new people to problem solve.

Response from Host, Jun 2024

Thank you for your feedback. We're glad you found the code-breaking intriguing and enjoyed collaborating with others. We're sorry your experience didn't meet expectations and will review this to improve. Your input is valuable as we strive to enhance the experience for everyone.

Never got to play game

Catherine_D, Aug 2023

Had a very hard time accessing the game. Of course I tried to use my Apple account as a short cut to setting up a new account in the new app I had to download. So it didn’t work. User error. All my fault so I’m the loser. Also time consuming and frustrating.

Response from Host, Aug 2023

We're sorry for the difficulty you faced while accessing the game. Technical issues can be frustrating. If you have any questions or need help in the future, feel free to reach out via chat or at care@questoapp.com. We appreciate your understanding. Happy exploring and gaming! 🏞️🕵️‍♂️🎮

A fun afternoon of exploring!

Laura_M, Jul 2023

This was a fun way to explore the downtown area. We wish there were more than 10 spots! The only negatives were that 2 of the spots (art museum and park at Virginia St) the items to be used to solve the clues aren’t there due to construction. For one of the we were able to use the hint given, the other we had to spend a few minutes Googling to find a picture to solve it. I’d recommend updating the picture hint for the Virgina St stop.

Response from Host, Aug 2023

Thrilled you had fun exploring downtown! Apologies for construction-related hiccups, we will take a note on this. More spots? Noted! Thanks for your valuable feedback, happy exploring! 🏙️🔍🗺️

SCAM

Kim_J, Jul 2022

It was horrible and a waste of my money. There were other fees to be paid so that you could play the game (purchase gems; $19.99) that was not disclosed before booking. Then the app did not take me to any of the destinations but rather walked me around the block which I could have done on my own without having paid for this “guided tour”. It’s the worst and a scam. I’d like ALL of my money back

Response from Host, Jul 2022

Hi, Kim. First, sorry to read you didn't enjoy the game. I checked your booking, and I saw that you didn't follow the post-purchase intstructions to unlock the game. As such, you were asked to buy the game from the app too. Now, since we don't want you to double spend, we already processed a refund. As for the rest of your game, sorry again to see you didn't enjoy the game. Hope you'll play another one soon that will change your mind about Questo. Thank you!

Informative

Margot_D, May 2022

Very informative but, a bit boring. One site was under construction and took us a while to find the clue . This should have been updated since we had to jump over construction “do not enter” sign to reach the clue.

Response from Host, May 2022

Thank you for sharing positive experience with Questo. We are grateful that you enjoyed the game. Hope to see you explore more games with us.

Fun exploration game

Jamie_S, Mar 2022

I enjoyed that this game took me to multiple different stops that were fun to explore. The puzzles were interesting and nothing was too hard. The game offered hints if you needed them.