Trade the screen for the trail.
Twelve self-guided scavenger hunts across Southern California — coast, mountains, desert, studio backlots, and after-dark blocks. Pick a place. Follow the clues. See what you've been walking past.
Yorba Linda
Rolling hills, hidden parks, and the quiet history tucked behind manicured streets.
Idyllwild
A pine-shaded village in the San Jacintos. Granite boulders, art alleys, and forest trails.
Big Bear
An alpine lake town in the San Bernardinos. Pines, granite, and a lakefront with a hundred years of stories.
Newport Beach
Pier pilings, tidepools, ferry rides, and the quiet streets behind the sand.
Santa Barbara
The American Riviera — Mission, courthouse, the wharf, and the red-tile roofs in between.
Burbank & Studio City
Backlots, water towers, and Bob's Big Boy at midnight. The working heart of Hollywood.
Culver City
The town that made Wizard of Oz, Gone With the Wind, and most of Hollywood's golden age.
Pasadena
Craftsman bungalows, the Colorado Street Bridge, Old Town, and the Rose Bowl.
San Diego
Balboa Park, the Gaslamp, Coronado, and the Old Town adobes.
Joshua Tree
Boulders, ghost ranches, oasis palms, and Gram Parsons's last room.
Sunset Strip After Dark
Rock-club ghosts, hotel rooftops, and the dive bars still keeping the neon lit. Adults only.
Orange County After Dark
DTSA brick alleys, Costa Mesa cocktail rooms, and Newport Peninsula dive bars. Adults only.
Curiosity is the only equipment required.
Pick a place
Twelve hunts across SoCal — each one self-contained.
Follow the clues
Riddles guide you stop to stop, on foot or by car.
Notice everything
The point isn't the prize. The point is the looking.