Trade the screen for the trail.
19 self-guided scavenger hunts across Southern California — coast, mountains, desert, studio backlots, river trails, downtown blocks, and after-dark. Pick a place. Follow the clues. See what you've been walking past.
Yorba Linda
The Land of Gracious Living, hiding in plain sight.
Irvine
A master-planned city with wilder edges than its grid suggests.
Idyllwild
A village in the pines, where every corner has a story carved in stone or bark.
Big Bear
An alpine lake town where the pines outnumber the people, just barely.
Newport Beach
Pier pilings, tidepools, and the quiet streets behind the sand.
Santa Monica
A pier, a palisade, and 3.5 miles of LA's most photographed coastline.
Long Beach
Cabrillo's calm cove to the downtown waterfront — all on the bike path.
Santa Barbara
The American Riviera, where every red-tile roof has a backstory.
Burbank & Studio City
Where the magic gets made — backlots, water towers, and Bob's Big Boy at midnight.
Culver City
The little town that made The Wizard of Oz, Gone With the Wind, and most of Hollywood's golden age.
Glendale
An art deco downtown wedged between two mountain ranges and a famous cemetery.
Pasadena
Craftsman bungalows, the Colorado Street Bridge, and a hundred years of January roses.
Downtown LA
Tile, marble, and sky — the city's old heart, walked or scootered.
San Diego
Spanish missions, navy ships, and a park bigger than Central Park.
Joshua Tree
Where two deserts meet, the boulders climb themselves, and Gram Parsons is the local saint.
Palm Springs
A mid-century desert oasis at the foot of an 11,000-foot mountain.
Santa Ana River Trail
Canyon mouth to open ocean — 30 miles of paved riverbank.
Sunset Strip After Dark
A mile and a half of neon, rock'n'roll ghosts, and the bars still keeping the lights on.
Orange County After Dark
Brick-alley speakeasies, beach-town dives, and the patios where OC actually loosens its tie.
Curiosity is the only equipment required.
Pick a place
19 hunts across SoCal — each one self-contained.
Follow the clues
Riddles guide you stop to stop, on foot, by bike, or by car.
Notice everything
The point isn't the prize. The point is the looking.