Watson Adventures’ Secrets of Central Park Scavenger Hunt August 2, 2009

Join Watson Adventures on a unique scavenger hunt for adults!

See the best of the park and discover places you might never otherwise visit. This classic hunt has been updated for 2008, featuring more great stops in the park below 72nd Street and including more unusual and surprising trivia. Highlights include a bird sanctuary (find out why birds won’t go near it), the Carousel (featured in Catcher in the Rye) , the Dairy (yes, kids could once get fresh milk there from farms outside the city), Strawberry Fields (almost named for Bing Crosby!), the Sheep Meadow (and, nearby, the former nightspot for the sheep, now Tavern on the Green), the Mall (intended to be the only straight path in the park), Bethesda Fountain and the Lake (made from a swamp). Along the way, you’ll uncover hidden messages, secret symbols, writing in the sky, movie and TV locations, hidden history and Balto the wonder dog. Advance purchase required. Price: $24.50 per person.

Advance purchase is required via http://www.watsonadventures.com. Questions? Call 877-9GO-HUNT.

Watson Adventures also offers scavenger hunts in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the American Museum of Natural History, Grand Central, Greenwich Village and other locations throughout the city. Visit http://watsonadventures.com/schedule.html to see a complete list of scavenger hunts offered in New York. Public scavenger hunts are also available in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.

Watson Adventures also stages corporate and private scavenger hunts and team-building activities throughout the U.S.

The Secrets of Central Park Scavenger Hunt is also offered on the following dates: August 15.

Official Website: http://watsonadventures.com