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Secrets of Gelsenkirchen Self-Guided Scavenger Hunt & Walking Tour

4.4 on Google (23 reviews)

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  • 1.5–2 hours
  • 1–4 players per team
  • In the free Loquiz app on your phone
  • Start any time within 12 months
  • Free cancellation until you start

Discover Gelsenkirchen on a self-guided walking tour past its churches, the Hans-Sachs-Haus and city centre landmarks.

Secrets of Gelsenkirchen is what happens when a walking route stops telling you things and starts asking. Your own phone, your own pace, the streets themselves as the board.

Because it is GPS-based, the game always knows which corner you are on and gives you that corner's riddle, puzzle or photograph. The answers are never on the phone; they are out in Gelsenkirchen, in front of anyone who bothers to look. What sticks afterwards is the part nobody tells you on a tour.

The route takes in Propsteikirche St. Augustinus, Wissenschaftspark and Altstadtkirche, and the walking between them is where most of the finding happens — what you need is out there in front of you, never on the screen.

Other stops include Musiktheater im Revier and Werner Mölders — enough of them that the group ends up arguing about answers rather than asking what to do next.

A Self-Guided Walking Tour of Gelsenkirchen, With Riddles Instead of a Guide

It delivers what a walking tour delivers — a proper route through Gelsenkirchen, and the story behind the thing in front of you — and removes the two parts people put up with: the commentary and the waiting. Here you walk, you look, you work it out. At intermediate difficulty most groups get most of it and disagree happily about the remainder. There are riddles, there is code-breaking, and there are photographs you would never have thought to take.

Want to Plan a Fun Scavenger Hunt in Gelsenkirchen?

You have found one. It takes a minute: pick a date, download the Loquiz app, start when you want. No printing, no hiding things in advance, no list to compile — the route, the riddles and the photo tasks are already laid out across Gelsenkirchen, roughly two hours and 3 to 4 km of walking. A single ticket at €19.95 covers four people sharing one phone. The ticket is valid for 12 months.

A Scavenger Hunt for Adults, Teams and Families in Gelsenkirchen

Adults. Nothing about this resembles a printable list of things to find. It runs at intermediate difficulty, the riddles want things read properly rather than glanced at, and two hours passes without anyone checking their phone for other reasons.

Teams. A corporate scavenger hunt that needs no facilitator, no room booking and no scheduled start. Buy one ticket per four people, send the teams into Gelsenkirchen on the same route, and compare who found what. Running several groups at once is what turns it into a competition.

Families. Children manage the walking easily and tend to win the photo tasks outright. Because the riddles get solved together, a group spanning three generations still functions as one team.

Couples and friends. No umbrella to follow, no group to stay with, no fixed pace. Stop where you like, take as long as you like, and finish knowing things about Gelsenkirchen that most residents never learned.

Frequently Asked Questions

How does the Secrets exploration game work?

You book a date, get a link by email and download the Loquiz app. At the starting point in Gelsenkirchen you open the game on your phone. It is GPS-based: it knows where you are, and each location holds a riddle, a puzzle or a photo task. Solve one and the next location unlocks.

Is this a walking tour or a game?

Both, and that is the point. It follows a walking route through Gelsenkirchen the way a self-guided walking tour does, and you pick up the history as you go — but instead of a commentary in your ear you get riddles to solve. Nobody walks in front of you holding a sign.

What do we need to bring?

Just a charged phone and comfortable shoes for 3 to 4 km. You get a link when you book and open the game in the Loquiz app at the first stop; nothing to print, nothing to plant beforehand, nothing to pick up anywhere.

How long does it take?

Roughly two hours across 3 to 4 km of walking. Nothing counts down. The ticket is valid for 12 months, and the hour is yours, so a group that stops for lunch just finishes later.

How many people can play on one ticket?

One ticket covers a group of 1 to 4 people playing on one device, at €19.95 in total. Groups larger than four buy a second ticket, which also lets them play against each other.

Is it hard?

The difficulty is intermediate. The riddles need looking and lateral thinking rather than local knowledge, and nothing is so obscure that a group gets stuck for good.

Is it suitable for children?

Yes. Children manage the 3 to 4 km easily and are usually the quickest at the photo tasks. The riddles are intermediate, so most families work through them together — which is how the game is meant to be played anyway.

Do we need to book a time?

No — only a date. The hour you actually begin is yours, and there is nobody waiting: no meeting point, no guide, no group.

What happens if it rains?

You play when it suits you and stop when it suits you, so a shower just means a coffee. No timer is running, and the route is exactly where you left it.

Will we actually learn something about Gelsenkirchen?

It is the whole design. Every riddle sits on something real — the history of Gelsenkirchen, the people in it, the details nobody points out — so you come away with more than a visitor normally does. If a plot appeals more than a route, the other city games in Gelsenkirchen have one.

More City Games: city games across Germany · Secrets of Frankfurt

  1. Propsteikirche St. AugustinusHeinrich-König-Platz, 45879 Gelsenkirchen, Germany
  2. WissenschaftsparkMunscheidstraße 14, 45886 Gelsenkirchen-Süd, Germany
  3. AltstadtkircheEbertstraße, 45879 Gelsenkirchen, Germany
  4. Musiktheater im RevierKennedypl., 45881 Gelsenkirchen, Germany
  5. Werner Mölders45879 Gelsenkirchen, Germany
  6. City of 1000 Fires45879 Gelsenkirchen, Germany
  7. Gelsenkirchen HauptbahnhofGelsenkirchen Hauptbahnhof, Gelsenkirchen, Germany
  8. GE BräuRuhrstraße 3, 45879 Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Show all 12 stops
  1. Deportations Memorial45879 Gelsenkirchen, Germany
  2. KennedyplatzKennedyplatz, 45881 Gelsenkirchen, Germany
  3. Hans-Sachs-HausEbertstraße 11, 45879 Gelsenkirchen, Germany
  4. Deutsche Post (Historic Building)Ebertstraße 5, 45879 Gelsenkirchen, Germany

How it works

  1. BookYour ticket arrives by email.
  2. Go to the startThe start point is in your email. Any day within 12 months.
  3. PlayOpen the link on one phone per team and press start.

What players in other cities say

4.4 on Google (23 reviews)

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    Enzo L.March 2026 · via google
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    Philip C.March 2026 · via google
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    Jessica S.March 2026 · via google
  • ★★★★★

    This is an interesting way to conduct a self-guided Amsterdam city tour. It used the GPS on your phone to guide you to stops on a route. There are mini quizzes once you arrive at the stops on the path. The quizzes draw your attention to features in front of you or to a brief history of the place. In many cases, we visited a spot that would not have been obvious as a regular passer by. The tour as a whole was interesting to us as newcomers, but I would have liked more information on many locations we visited - a few links outside of the app for each place would have been helpful. Beyond that, the interface was a bit clunky and sometimes awkward to navigate. We definitely don't regret trying this out and feel like we got our money's worth on the experience.

    JaibhijaiJune 2024 · via google
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    This was a fun game! It had a few challenges which was good and surprises. It got me to go around and explore Queenstown, New Zealand. I got to places in Queenstown, New Zealand I hadn’t been to before while on holiday here. Thank you for that and it gave a feel what it would be like to be the actual Sherlock Holmes!

    Dylan J.February 2024 · via google
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