treasure hunts
Map-following adventures
Treasure hunts are games where participants search for hidden objects by following clues or a map.
Children's parties often feature treasure hunts with small prizes.
The term extends to any systematic search for something valuable: The estate sale was a treasure hunt for antique collectors.
Adults use it for scavenger hunts or searching flea markets and thrift stores.
- escape roomsTimed group puzzle challenges
- birthday partyAnnual celebration of birth
- clueSolving aid
- secret codesEncrypted information systems
- questSeeking journey for something
follow the clues · ancient maps · compass rose · hidden gold · X marks the spot · riddle · search · adventures · map · geocaching · skeleton key · game · shipwrecks · booby traps · dead man's chest · pirate adventures · seeking · discovery
- childhoodchildhood, baby, child, kid, toys
- childhood activitiesboard games, cartoons, playgrounds, puppets, fairytales
- group activitiesgroup games, voting, protest, group dance, group project
- Adventure BooksRobinson Crusoe, The Hobbit, Hatchet, Swiss Family Robinson, The Three Musketeers
- adventure fictionpirates, shipwrecks, sea voyages, exploration, lost worlds
- side questsside missions, fetch quests, escort missions, bounties, errands
treasure huntswindow shopping
Looking without intent to buy
browsing · wandering · meandering · people watching · loitering
treasure huntsgarage sales
Home-based secondhand selling
yard sales · giveaways · decluttering · discarding · estate sales
treasure huntsgrocery shopping
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