Last September I had a chance to participate in a quest in San Francisco.
It was dedicated to exploring the city.
I have created meetup (https://www.localguidesconnect.com/t5/General-Discussion/Explore-San-Francisco-in-a-fun-quest-form/td-p/1984353) for this type of event.
We gathered in the morning at Crissy Field, San Francisco. The weather was beautiful:
The quest consisted of more than a hundred tasks divided into several categories with 3 levels of difficulties.
Each finished task should be proofed with photo or video.
Here are some examples by categories:
From “outdoor adventure” category:
Have a foot race with a stranger on a beach. Just like Rocky 3. Splash each other and frolic in the water when the race is over.
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Tell us of or show us your favorite beach ?. Why is it your favorite?
From “Do Good” category:
Hold a sign offering a 15-second hug and film the moment someone takes you up on the offer. ?
or
Help a tourist find their way around your city.
From “Teamwork” category:
As a team compete in a 400 meter run ?against another team.
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Take a team picture at UC Berkeley. Here is my photo.
From “Quirky” category:
Skip a rock at least 10 times on water.?
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Find the coolest toy at the coolest toy store, in your humble opinion.
I found “The best book in the World” which have to be the coolest toy:
Such kind of event combines physical activity, exploring the city, finding out new facts, collaborating with other teams and having fun of course. I have learned a lot about the city from locals and discovered really unique places.
At the end we gathered back from where we start and had nice afterparty:
I think quiz or quests is a great way of how to explore the city and Local Guides may help with creating them. If someone would be interesting in creating something similar lets collaborate ?