Hofstra University Scavenger Hunt and Escape Game | hempstead Scavenger Hunt

The Game

We've turned Hofstra University into an incredible outdoor digital adventure. Our PokemonGo style app will take you to 9 iconic places around Hofstra University. At each location, you will need to solve a puzzle before advancing. It is part Scavenger Hunt and part Escape Room! You can play solo or in a group. Besides completing fun puzzles, you will learn fascinating details about different places like . You will walk around 0.6 miles as you find clues, solve puzzles and get closer to completing the adventure. You can go at your own pace, but it should take around 45 minutes to complete the adventure. Over 200,000 players have used our app to explore the world. We can't wait for you to play as well!

Duration

45 Min

Location

Hofstra Hall

Exploration Spots

John Cranford Adams Playhouse

You will use augmented reality to explore the history of the Globe Theater replica and Francis Ford Coppola’s directorial debut at the John Cranford Adams Playhouse.

Quad Statue

Discover the inspiration behind the "Creating" statue on the quad and how it honors the everyday scholarly life of Hofstra students.

Dialogue between Plato and Socrates

Explore the defiant history of artist Mihail Chemiakin and discover how his sculpture of Plato and Socrates serves as a center for intellectual reflection at Hofstra.

Monroe Lecture Center

Solve a riddle to explore the Monroe Lecture Center’s Helene Fortunoff Theater, the vibrant home for Hofstra Cultural Center events and Music Department recitals.

Hofstra Hall

Solve a riddle about the Dutch heritage of the 1904 Hofstra estate and discover how this single building contained the entire university when it opened in 1935.

And Much More...

These are just the highlights. There are hidden corners, secret statues, and lost history waiting for you to discover.