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Tickets for The Great Gotham Challenge: Central Park Sprint in New York
🎫 Admission for 1 team (of up to 4 people).
🎫 Admission for 1 team (of up to 4 people) plus picnic for 1-2.
🎫 Admission for 1 team (of up to 4 people) plus picnic for 3-4.
Highlights
🧩 Race around Central Park in an immersive puzzle adventure
🔎 Discover hidden puzzles and clues stashed in plain sight
🌳 Learn new secrets about Central Park
🍴 Finish by eating a delicious picnic lunch
General Info
📅 Date: Saturdays throughout the summer
🕒 Time: 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
📍 Location: Pilgrim Hill in Central Park
👤 Age requirement: all ages are welcome, although puzzles can be difficult even for adults!
♿ Accessibility: the experience will involve approximately 1 mile of travel around Central Park (including stairs)
👥 Participants are responsible for organizing their own teams of two to four
❓ Please consult the FAQs for this event here
Description
The Great Gotham Challenge is an immersive puzzle adventure that combines mind-bending challenges, live theater, history, and embedded technology to create an unforgettable experience in NYC. As the clock ticks, sleuths in teams of two to four compete in a battle of code-breaking, riddle-solving, and of course, googling as they race to find and decode a series of interactive clues that engage the rich culture and history of New York City.