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446 Things to Do in New York City (2025)

A forgotten subway station, an Egyptian monument more than 500 years old, a musical soup mine, a tree used for hanging, New York City is a place full of strange secrets and has been ever since Manhattan Island was purchased by the Dutch for approximately $24.

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  • New York review by hot toddies
    hot toddies - 5 / 5
    The Southern Tip

    The scavenger hunt was quite fun, encouraging us to take note of buildings and monuments with new eyes and learn fun facts along the way. We really enjoyed the built in break stops at the halfway point.Our only issue we encountered was for clue 15. The designated path to take was impacted by construction. When we reached the location for clue 15, it didn't accept our answer. After 5 incorrect guesses and seeing the correct answer, we believe the programmed answer is incorrect.

  • New York review by Obamacair
    Obamacair - 5 / 5
    The Devil In Chelsea

    It was such a fun adventure!!! Would definitely do again, great way to get steps in too haha!

  • New York review by Team Rocket
    Team Rocket - 5 / 5
    Christmas Lights Hunt

    Profound experience discovering different landmarks in New York. Cassidy’s bar was shut for Christmas but we found Five Guys! Thanks for planning this scavenger hunt. Highly recommended to anyone looking to get into New York City history.

  • New York review by Bitchen
    Bitchen - 5 / 5
    Slow Boat to Chinatown

    Very fun and engaging! Challenging clues but it kept us interested and showed us part of the city we’d never been.

  • New York review by Gill Slabo
    Gill Slabo - 5 / 5
    Christmas Lights Hunt

    So much fun. Did it with my teen boys and we all had a good time

  • New York review by The Exchange Hunters
    The Exchange Hunters - 5 / 5
    Christmas Lights Hunt

    Crawl was a lot of fun and very creative. I loved the suggestions of stops along the way and would even have enjoyed if there was maybe one more stop involved or if they came out with hunts that leaned more into a bar crawl theme. Very great time overall and loved the Xmas lights along the way. Would highly recommend!