The Headless Horseman in Helsinki: A Self-Guided Ghost Tour Game
A spooky self-guided walking tour game through Helsinki.
You have made new friends online. They have found an old journal and are trying to solve the mysterious disappearance of its owner. The old notes contain descriptions of a Headless Horseman haunting Helsinki. Maybe the journal also offers the clues needed to find out what happened?
You are invited to join an investigation, but one of your new friends never shows up at your agreed meeting spot.
Follow clues through central Helsinki. Participate in the story in each location through gamification. Examine items and crack codes while you explore the city's historical surroundings.
This audio walking tour game is self-guided via a GPS-based app downloaded to your phone. When you buy the tour you'll receive an email with instructions on how to download the app which serves as your guide and narrator. Listen to the story while you walk, and solve puzzles in each location.
You can start, pause and end the tour when you want.
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The Headless Horseman in Helsinki: A Self-Guided Ghost Tour Game
What's included in The Headless Horseman in Helsinki: A Self-Guided Ghost Tour Game
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Kauppatori
This self-guided walking tour game starts by the large obelisk statue at the Kauppatori market square in Helsinki. Open the game app and start the Headless Horseman tour here. You have come to Kauppatori square to meet two people you've gotten to know through an online ghost hunter forum. They have invited you to join an investigation of the 200-year-old disappearance of Ichabod Crane. But, as you stand waiting, only one of your new friends show up..
You and your companion head over to the house where Ichabod once lived, to see if you can find clues to his disappearance.
You follow a lead from Ichabod's journal which takes you to Hotel Maria. The building used to house the officers of the sniper battalion of the Finnish Army, and the site was also previously used as a cholera hospital. While outside the hotel, you examine some of Ichabod's belongings.
Inclusions
- The StoryTourist app
- Audio and written Guide (English, Swedish)
- This tour belongs to you after purchase, you can use it any time you want
- A live guide
- Smartphone and headphones (bring your own)
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- The customer will not have to pay any extra fees since you are using their own smart phone and headphones.
- This tour belongs to you after purchase, you can use it any time you want
- This audio walking tour game is self-guided via a GPS-based app downloaded to your phone
- You'll receive an email with instructions on how to download the app which serves as your guide and narrator.
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting Points
- Since this is a self-guided walking tour, there will be no guide to meet you. Instead, you go to the tour starting point, open the game app on your phone and start the tour. The starting point of this tour is located by the large obelisk statue at the Kauppatori market square in Helsinki.
End Points
- The tour ends in the Esplanadi park.
Redeem
Ticket Redemption
IMPORTANT! This is a self-guided tour which you download to your smartphone. You have been sent a separate message from StoryTourist with instructions on how to redeem your ticket(s) and download the tour to your phone. Check your email (including your spam folder) or your Viator inbox. If you can’t find the message with the instructions, please contact StoryTourist (the tour supplier) by e-mail [email protected] or call +46 720427346 and we will assist you. For the tour: Bring a fully charged phone, with the StoryTourist app and the tour already downloaded, to the tour starting point. Make sure to download the app and tour while connected to Wi-Fi . For the best possible listening experience, bring headphones, and if your smartphone has reduced battery capacity, consider bringing a power bank.
