Turn Memphis into a game board: this 2.5-hour smartphone-guided scavenger hunt from the Peabody Hotel sends teams through Beale Street, riverfront history, and hidden downtown corners. Expect one mile of walking, local stories, and a city leaderboard for the competitive.
Turn Memphis into a game board: this 2.5-hour smartphone-guided scavenger hunt from the Peabody Hotel sends teams through Beale Street, riverfront history, and hidden downtown corners. Expect one mile of walking, local stories, and a city leaderboard for the competitive.
The sun hits the redbrick of Union Avenue as teams assemble outside the Peabody Hotel, phones in hand and a city scoreboard waiting. The scavenger hunt converts downtown Memphis into a playground of clues and small dares: decode a mural, identify a music landmark, and collect points as the river’s hum keeps time in the background.
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Operated by Urban Adventure Quest · Memphis, Tennessee
The sun hits the redbrick of Union Avenue as teams assemble outside the Peabody Hotel, phones in hand and a city scoreboard waiting. The scavenger hunt converts downtown Memphis into a playground of clues and small dares: decode a mural, identify a music landmark, and collect points as the river’s hum keeps time in the background.
This route threads past Beale Street’s musical legacy, the old riverfront where Memphis grew as a 19th-century port on the Mississippi, and several lesser-known corners that tell the city’s layered stories of commerce, culture, and civil rights. The geology is plain in the lofty Chickasaw Bluff and the low river plain below—ground that shaped a city of steamboats and sound.
Practical and playful, the experience is self-guided using your smartphone; it’s designed for teams of 2–5 and covers roughly a mile over about 2–3 hours, with stops for photos and snacks. Plan for urban walking: cracked sidewalks, busy intersections, and the occasional festival crowd. Public transit and parking are nearby, the game runs in all weather, and players need a US cellular data plan.
Bring comfortable shoes, a charged phone and a battery pack, and allow time for an unhurried coffee break at a nearby café. Competitive players can check the city leaderboard; casual teams can treat it as a relaxed, story-rich way to learn Memphis by foot.
The game covers about 1 mile and is paced over roughly 2–3 hours, allowing time to stop at sights or grab a bite.
Yes—participants must have a US cellular data plan and a smartphone to run the self-guided game software.
One voucher covers a team of 2–5 people; you must book together so the app groups you correctly.
Full refunds are available if you cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled start time; otherwise bookings are non-refundable.
Urban Adventure Quest operates guided outdoor trips and adventures with an emphasis on safety, stewardship, and memorable experiences.




The sun hits the redbrick of Union Avenue as teams assemble outside the Peabody Hotel, phones in hand and a city scoreboard waiting. The scavenger hunt converts downtown Memphis into a playground of clues and small dares: decode a mural, identify a music landmark, and collect points as the river’s hum keeps time in the background.
The sun hits the redbrick of Union Avenue as teams assemble outside the Peabody Hotel, phones in hand and a city scoreboard waiting. The scavenger hunt converts downtown Memphis into a playground of clues and small dares: decode a mural, identify a music landmark, and collect points as the river’s hum keeps time in the background.
This route threads past Beale Street’s musical legacy, the old riverfront where Memphis grew as a 19th-century port on the Mississippi, and several lesser-known corners that tell the city’s layered stories of commerce, culture, and civil rights. The geology is plain in the lofty Chickasaw Bluff and the low river plain below—ground that shaped a city of steamboats and sound.
Practical and playful, the experience is self-guided using your smartphone; it’s designed for teams of 2–5 and covers roughly a mile over about 2–3 hours, with stops for photos and snacks. Plan for urban walking: cracked sidewalks, busy intersections, and the occasional festival crowd. Public transit and parking are nearby, the game runs in all weather, and players need a US cellular data plan.
Bring comfortable shoes, a charged phone and a battery pack, and allow time for an unhurried coffee break at a nearby café. Competitive players can check the city leaderboard; casual teams can treat it as a relaxed, story-rich way to learn Memphis by foot.