Go on a magical walking tour in Midtown, Manhattan! Explore legends and history of some of Manhattan’s busiest streets. Follow clues and challenges to unlock secrets to tourist favorites like the Empire State Building, Grand Central Station, Rockefeller Center, or to 6 ½ Avenue, which much like Harry Potter, is something only those special enough know to exist.
Are you in to uncover the wonders of New York?
Highlights: Visit the Oldest Magic Shop in New York City Discover the Secret ‘Bermuda Triangle’ Located Just Here in Midtown Visit Prime Locations like the Empire State Building, Rockefeller Center, NY Public Library and More Explore Some of the Best Kept Secrets and Urban Legends of NYC Learn More About Local Favorites Hidden Between Prime Midtown Landmarks
The city game will take you about 1 hour to complete, but there’s no time limit which will allow you to go at your own pace. You won't need a guide, just download the app, go to the starting point, and begin the adventure.
Grand Central Terminal was built by and named for the New York Central Railroad; it also served the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad and, later, successors to the New York Central. Opened in 1913, the terminal was built on the site of two similarly-named predecessor stations, the first of which dates to 1871. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.
The library, officially chartered as The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations, was developed in the 19th century, founded from an amalgamation of grass-roots libraries and social libraries of bibliophiles and the wealthy, aided by the philanthropy of the wealthiest Americans of their age. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.
Tannen's has a long, rich history and is the oldest magic store in New York. Can you fill us in on this? Tannen's was started by Louis Tannen in 1925, originally as kind of a stand on the street to sell magic. Very quickly, within five or six years, he decided that wasn't an easy or enjoyable way to sell magic. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.
You will make your own way to the meeting points
- Unlock your city game in the Questo app using this link: https://questoapp.com/unlock - Head to the starting point and enjoy your city game!