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Operation Streets of San Francisco Scavenger Hunts

You have choices! Select our city-wide hunt or select a specific San Francisco neighborhood. Click on the links below for details:
City-Wide Hunt (requires transportation)
Union Square : Fisherman's Wharf : The Embarcadero : North Beach

Corporate Team Building Versions Also Available (except for the city wide hunt)

REVIEW: "This is the second year in a row that we have used your hunts for our students who are members of the Public Service Academy at Clayton Valley High School. Last year we used the Embarcadero and Union Square Hunts and this year we went to North Beach and Fisherman's Wharf. The students had a fabulous time. Thanks for making this easy for me. Field trips are really a pain with so many details to work out. Your hunts made it possible to have a really "cool" activity for just a little money which allowed everyone to come." - Margaret Ljepava, Concord, CA

CITY WIDE SCAVENGER HUNT

HOW IT WORKS: This hunt can be done over the course of a full day or it can be broken down into several days. It’s your choice. There is no right way or wrong way. You make this hunt fit your requirements and the time you have. It's formatted in Microsoft Word so it's fully editable.

We’ve designed the hunt around 4 San Francisco neighborhoods (Fisherman's Wharf, Union Square, The Embarcadero and North Beach) with 10 photo challenges in each neighborhood. In addition there are 25 items to find, a 25-question San Francisco trivia quiz, 5 ‘catch as catch can’ photo challenges that can be taken pretty much anywhere and 15 super bonus point photo challenges at various places throughout the city.

The teams will need to use public transportation or vehicles to complete this hunt. If they’ll be using public transportation, please add in some petty cash for them to pay for their tickets (http://www.bart.org will provide you with the costs of getting around our fair city)

AGE RANGE: Age 16 to adult. Can be used with younger teens but a few challenges may need to be edited.

NUMBER OF TEAMS: The number of team members per team should be geared to how they’re getting around. 5 people to a car = 1 team for example; you can have up to 10 people per team if they’re using public transportation. We recommend a minimum of 3 and no more than 10 members per team.

You can have teams as many as you think you can handle. Even a single team will work – just do it for the fun of it or perhaps compete against the clock by giving the team a certain amount of time to complete as many challenges as possible.

If you want to be part of a team, go ahead! Yes, you may have some inside knowledge of the challenges but you can make a rule that you can’t use that inside knowledge to help your team in any way.

Each team will receive a collection bag (knapsack, duffle bag or even a plastic shopping bag will do) containing a digital camera (or smart phone), their challenge sheet - the hunt itself - and various office type supplies (pens, a clipboard...).

THE WINNING TEAM will have had the most fun as a team while collecting the most points. You’ll have 2 options with regard to tallying up points for each team. You can either enlist good support – this is especially true the more teams you have - to help you grade team efforts or the teams can grade each other’s efforts with you as the mediator when and if necessary. We provide tally sheets so you can keep track of team scores.

EXAMPLES: We provide lots of different types of challenges to complete to keep it interesting, engaging and fun, fun, fun!

1. Take a picture of your entire team looking wicked and sexy or wickedly sexy or just wicked on what was once known as “the wickedest street on earth”. Where are you and why did the street have such a reputation?
2. Take a picture of the team member who was born the furthest away from San Francisco with Dimitri Hadzi's Creazione sculpture. This team member must be in a similar pose to that of the statue – as best as he or she can interpret it.
3. Set up a wedding scene photograph at the place where Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio posed for family photographs on their wedding day (January 14th, 1954). This is a very specific place. You can see it from Washington Square Park
4. Collect a cocktail napkin from the place where Irish coffee made its debut in San Francisco.

WHAT'S INCLUDED WITH THIS CITY-WIDE HUNT:

Friendly, helpful support from the game creator, Susan Haley

AND MASTER COPIES OF:

• Organizer Instructions (approx 8 pages) which includes: Pre-hunt to do list, opening instructions to the teams, supply and prep list
• Rules of the Game
• A San Francisco Map
• Tally/Scoring Sheets
• The Invitation
• Award Certificates
• Team Name Badges

Our 16-page guide to designing a location to location riddle hunt for your city or town. We'll also include access to our 5 social media-themed bonus challenges (Facebook, Twitter and YouTube challenges).

WHAT YOU NEED TO PROVIDE:Collection bags - 1 per team, digital cameras (or smart phones) and other items (like pens and clipboards) and prizes for the teams; vehicles or petty cash for public transportation.

PRE-HUNT PREP TIME: For up to 6 teams, you can put our scavenger hunts together in about 4-6 hours (includes shopping for supplies, reading the scavenger hunt and prepping the materials); as you add teams, you'll need to add time to the pre-hunt prep. You mostly need to print (and perhaps edit) the documents included with the kit, pack the collection bags and you'll need to get team prizes, digital cameras and other inexpensive supplies like clipboards and pens. Our facilitator guide provides a supply checklist for you.

$39.95 US - Regular Version
Due to the length of this hunt, we do not offer a corporate team building version. Still if you have the time, this will work for business conferences and events. Please contact us if you have questions.

UNION SQUARE HUNT

HOW IT WORKS: This is a walking scavenger hunt for Union Square and Yerba Buena Gardens.

You'll need about 2 hours minimum for this hunt (unless you remove some challenges). Your group will be divided into teams of up to 10 people. Each team will receive a collection bag (knapsack, duffle bag or even a plastic shopping bag will do) containing a digital camera, their challenge sheet - the hunt itself - and various supplies. They will then embark on the scavenger hunt, taking pictures, obtaining specific items, completing a creative project and a San Francisco trivia quiz. All the challenges are worth valuable points and there are some bonus point challenges as well. At the conclusion of the hunt, the teams will prepare an optional final presentation while you “grade” their challenge sheets to find the winners based on point total (award certificates are included with this hunt). THE WINNING TEAM will have had the most fun as a team while collecting the most points.

EXAMPLES: Scavenger hunt is broken down into the following categories: 20 picture challenges (they'll make for GREAT memories of your hunt and San Francisco), 15 collection challenges, a mini San Francisco trivia quiz (8 questions), a fun and creative project and a final team presentation (optional). We provide lots of different types of challenges to complete to keep it interesting, engaging and fun, fun, fun!

• Take a picture of your entire team looking wicked and naughty (use your imaginations!) on what was known during the Barbary Coast era as “the wickedest street on earth”. Where are you and why did the street have such a reputation?    
• Collect an item to prove you visited the Union Square establishment with the red velvet couches, gilt-colored walls, cherubic women dancing on the ceiling and extravagant chandeliers. Their specialty drinks include Yellow Snow, Candy Cane and Strawberry Shortcake.  And they only accept cash.  This is a very specific location – no creative substitutions here.     
• Trivia quiz question: What Francis Ford Coppola movie was filmed in the central plaza on Union Square and in what year was it filmed?    

size of group | age range | length of hunt | pre-hunt prep time | what's included and what you need to buy

$19.95 US - Regular Version    $34.95 US - Corporate Team Building Version

FISHERMAN'S WHARF HUNT

HOW IT WORKS: This is a walking scavenger hunt for the Fisherman's Wharf area from Pier 39 to Ghirardelli Square.

You'll need about 2 hours minimum for this hunt (unless you remove some challenges). Your group will be divided into teams of up to 10 people. Each team will receive a collection bag (knapsack, duffle bag or even a plastic shopping bag will do) containing a digital camera, their challenge sheet - the hunt itself - and various supplies. They will then embark on the scavenger hunt, taking pictures, obtaining specific items, completing a creative project and a San Francisco trivia quiz. All the challenges are worth valuable points and there are some bonus point challenges as well. At the conclusion of the hunt, the teams will prepare an optional final presentation while you “grade” their challenge sheets to find the winners based on point total (award certificates are included with this hunt). THE WINNING TEAM will have had the most fun as a team while collecting the most points.

EXAMPLES: Scavenger hunt is broken down into the following categories: 20 picture challenges (they'll make for GREAT memories of your hunt and San Francisco), 15 collection challenges, a mini San Francisco trivia quiz (8 questions), a fun and creative project and a final team presentation (optional). We provide lots of different types of challenges to complete to keep it interesting, engaging and fun, fun, fun!

• Take a picture of your entire team looking like teenagers copping an attitude in front of “The star of Hyde Street Pier”
• Collect a cocktail napkin from the place where Irish coffee made its debut in San Francisco.
• Trivia quiz question: When did the sea lions start taking over the K docks at Pier 39?

size of group | age range | length of hunt | pre-hunt prep time | what's included and what you need to buy

$19.95 US - Regular Version    $34.95 US - Corporate Team Building Version

EMBARCADERO HUNT

HOW IT WORKS: This is a walking scavenger hunt for the Embarcadero waterfront area.

You'll need about 2 hours minimum for this hunt (unless you remove some challenges). Your group will be divided into teams of up to 10 people. Each team will receive a collection bag (knapsack, duffle bag or even a plastic shopping bag will do) containing a digital camera, their challenge sheet - the hunt itself - and various supplies. They will then embark on the scavenger hunt, taking pictures, obtaining specific items, completing a creative project and a San Francisco trivia quiz. All the challenges are worth valuable points and there are some bonus point challenges as well. At the conclusion of the hunt, the teams will prepare an optional final presentation while you “grade” their challenge sheets to find the winners based on point total (award certificates are included with this hunt). THE WINNING TEAM will have had the most fun as a team while collecting the most points.

EXAMPLES: Scavenger hunt is broken down into the following categories: 20 picture challenges (they'll make for GREAT memories of your hunt and San Francisco), 15 collection challenges, a mini San Francisco trivia quiz (8 questions), a fun and creative project and a final team presentation (optional). We provide lots of different types of challenges to complete to keep it interesting, engaging and fun, fun, fun!

• Take a picture of the team member who was born the furthest away from San Francisco in a ballet style pose with Dimitri Hadzi's Creazione sculpture.
• Collect an item that says, "San Francisco Giants".  "San Francisco Giants" may not be handwritten!
• Trivia quiz question: Who designed the original Ferry Building structure and why didn’t he see his work completed – what happened to him? 

size of group | age range | length of hunt | pre-hunt prep time | what's included and what you need to buy

$19.95 US - Regular Version   $34.95 US - Corporate Team Building Version

NORTH BEACH HUNT

HOW IT WORKS: This is a walking scavenger hunt for North Beach.

You'll need about 2 hours minimum for this hunt (unless you remove some challenges). Your group will be divided into teams of up to 10 people. Each team will receive a collection bag (knapsack, duffle bag or even a plastic shopping bag will do) containing a digital camera, their challenge sheet - the hunt itself - and various supplies. They will then embark on the scavenger hunt, taking pictures, obtaining specific items, completing a creative project and a San Francisco trivia quiz. All the challenges are worth valuable points and there are some bonus point challenges as well. At the conclusion of the hunt, the teams will prepare an optional final presentation while you “grade” their challenge sheets to find the winners based on point total (award certificates are included with this hunt). THE WINNING TEAM will have had the most fun as a team while collecting the most points.

EXAMPLES: Scavenger hunt is broken down into the following categories: 20 picture challenges (they'll make for GREAT memories of your hunt and San Francisco), 15 collection challenges, a mini San Francisco trivia quiz (8 questions), a fun and creative project and a final team presentation (optional). We provide lots of different types of challenges to complete to keep it interesting, engaging and fun, fun, fun!

• Take a picture of your team leader looking mellowed out while the rest of your team bows reverently before him or her at the place where Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio posed for family photographs on their wedding day (January 14th, 1954). This is a very specific place in North Beach. You can see it from Washington Square Park. 
• Have your most eloquent team member write a short poem about your team or your impressions of North Beach on the back of the most unusual postcard you can find. Bonus points: 1000 points for most unusual card; 1000 points for best poem.    
• Trivia quiz question: Who gave the name “beatnik” to the Beat Generation non-conformists? 

size of group | age range | length of hunt | pre-hunt prep time | what's included and what you need to buy

$19.95 US - Regular Version    $34.95 US - Corporate Team Building Version

REVIEW: "I just wanted to follow up and let you know the Union Square scavenger hunt was a big success - you have a fantastic product! It was very easy to order and download, and all the instructions were very clear and easy to follow.  I've planned group activities for this team for several years, and we've done everything from white water rafting in Costa Rica to cooking classes in Cabo, and I think the scavenger hunt was by far the most popular, end easiest to coordinate, so thanks again for a great service!" -Deirdre Cook, Negociants USA, Napa, CA

NUMBER OF TEAMS or PARTICIPANTS: Unlimited number of teams with a minimum of 3 or 4 to a maximum of 10 people per team. We do recommend one facilitator/helper for every 2-3 teams to keep things running smoothly, especially when you grade team efforts and tally up completed challenges.

What if you only have a few people participating in scavenger hunt? Instead of dividing them into teams, you can keep them all on one team and have them race against the clock, giving the single team a time limit to complete each section of the hunt (photos, find items, etc.), report back to you for the next section and so on until the hunt is complete.

AGE RANGE: Age 16-18 to adult. Can be used with younger teens but a few challenges may need to be edited. Contact us with questions.

LENGTH OF THE HUNT: 2 to 4 hours, depending on the size of your group*: 5 minutes for opening instructions and team organization; 1 1/2 - 2 hours for the scavenger hunt and about 1/2 hour or more for the grading, (optional) team presentations and awards presentation. *The more teams you have, the more time it will take.

For the team versions of the hunts, allow 2 - 4+ hours, depending on the size of your group: 15-20 minutes for opening instructions, warm up game and team organization; 1 1/2 - 2 hours for the hunt and about 1/2 hour (or more) for grading, team presentations, awards and optional but recommended team assessment discussion.

PRE-HUNT PREP TIME: For up to 6 teams, you can put our scavenger hunts together in about 4-6 hours (includes shopping for supplies, reading the scavenger hunt and prepping the materials); as you add teams, you'll need to add time to the pre-hunt prep. You mostly need to print (and perhaps edit) the documents included with the kit, pack the collection bags and you'll need to get team prizes, digital cameras and other inexpensive supplies like clipboards and pens. Our facilitator guide provides a supply checklist for you.

*Corporate team building version not available for city-wide hunt

You'll download the San Francisco scavenger hunt immediately upon placing your order. No waiting, no shipping or handling fees. If you have questions, please don't hesitate to contact us before buying! Our privacy, guarantee and return policy. **You will need these software programs.

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Please know I'm here to help you; all you need to do is ask. Call or email me if you have any trouble along the way or if you have questions. There are NO dumb questions or if there are then I've already asked them. - Susan (game designer and owner)

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REVIEW: "Our scavenger hunt was A COMPLETE SUCCESS! People are still absolutely raving about what a blast they had...
Your package was superb! Kudos!" Heather Mull, Manheim, PA
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