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Manhattan Secret Societies Quest Experience in New York

4.0(3)New York City1 hour
VIATOR3.5(2)TRIPADVISOR5.0(1)

Description

Go on a magical walking tour in Midtown, Manhattan! Explore legends and history of some of Manhattan’s busiest streets. Follow clues and challenges to unlock secrets to tourist favorites like the Empire State Building, Grand Central Station, Rockefeller Center, or to 6 ½ Avenue, which much like Harry Potter, is something only those special enough know to exist. Are you in to uncover the wonders of New York? Highlights: Visit the Oldest Magic Shop in New York City Discover the Secret ‘Bermuda Triangle’ Located Just Here in Midtown Visit Prime Locations like the Empire State Building, Rockefeller Center, NY Public Library and More Explore Some of the Best Kept Secrets and Urban Legends of NYC Learn More About Local Favorites Hidden Between Prime Midtown Landmarks The city game will take you about 1 hour to complete, but there’s no time limit which will allow you to go at your own pace. You won't need a guide, just download the app, go to the starting point, and begin the adventure.

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Manhattan Secret Societies Quest Experience in New York

Itinerary

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Grand Central Terminal was built by and named for the New York Central Railroad; it also served the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad and, later, successors to the New York Central. Opened in 1913, the terminal was built on the site of two similarly-named predecessor stations, the first of which dates to 1871. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.

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The library, officially chartered as The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations, was developed in the 19th century, founded from an amalgamation of grass-roots libraries and social libraries of bibliophiles and the wealthy, aided by the philanthropy of the wealthiest Americans of their age. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.

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Tannen's has a long, rich history and is the oldest magic store in New York. Can you fill us in on this? Tannen's was started by Louis Tannen in 1925, originally as kind of a stand on the street to sell magic. Very quickly, within five or six years, he decided that wasn't an easy or enjoyable way to sell magic. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.

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Herald Square had its beginnings in 1846, when the city acquired the area for the extension of Bloomingdale Road, now Broadway. Its name comes from an architecturally distinctive building that once sat at the intersection of Broadway and Sixth Avenue: The New York Herald Building. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.

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Between 1839 and 1900, it was the site of the Croton Reservoir and Reservoir Square, renamed Bryant Park in honor of William Cullen Bryant in 1884. The construction of the adjacent New York Public Library between 1897 and 1912 coincided with the removal of the reservoir. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.

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The Belasco Theatre is a Broadway theater which opened in 1907 at 111 West 44th Street in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Originally known as the Stuyvesant Theatre, it was designed by architect George Keister for impresario David Belasco. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.

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Radio City Music Hall was completed in 1932 as part of the larger development of Rockefeller Center. It was designed by architect Edward Durell Stone and interior designer Donald Deskey in the Art Deco style, with Samuel Lionel Rothafel, or “Roxy,” a leading expert on movie palaces, as a primary advisor. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.

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John D. Rockefeller Jr's vision was for Rockefeller Center to be a place where New Yorkers could come and surround themselves with art and motifs that celebrated the best of the human spirit. Today, his vision has been spectacularly realized, giving you the opportunity to come and discover and be inspired by it all. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.

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The origins of St. Patrick's Cathedral dates to the middle of the 19th century to the year 1853. That year, John Joseph Hughes, the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, announced his intention to build a larger, more modern cathedral to accommodate the city's rapidly growing Catholic population. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.

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Currently the only street with a fractioned number in New York City, 6 1/2 Avenue was given its official signposts in July 2012 by the Department of Transportation. The secret street was already well known to midtown workers who had long used the public spaces between 57th and 51st to cut through the city, avoiding having to walk around to 6th or 7th Avenue. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.

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Experience New York's Iconic Luxury Hotel on Central Park South. Since its debut on October 1, 1907, The Plaza Hotel has remained a New York icon hosting world leaders, dignitaries, captains of industry, Broadway legends, and Hollywood royalty. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.

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The year 1948 started the mambo craze that spread across the United States. It began at the Palladium Ballroom. At its height, the Palladium attracted Hollywood and Broadway stars, especially on Wednesday nights, which included a free dance lesson.

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City Center was built as a Shriners temple; when the Shriners could no longer afford to pay the taxes owed on the facility during the Depression, the building became the property of New York City. Mayor Fiorello La Guardia decided to turn the building into a theater for music and dance.

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Pulitzer Fountain is an outdoor fountain located in Manhattan's Grand Army Plaza in New York. The fountain is named after newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer who died in 1911 having bequeathed $50,000 for the creation of the fountain.

Highlights

Full flexibility: start at any hour, take a break at any time and resume later
This tour is always available to book. We are open 24/7, every day of the week.
Free for KIDS
Play offline: you DON'T NEED an internet connection to play this city game

What's included

Included
Full flexibility: start at any hour, take a break at any time and resume later
This tour is always available to book. We are open 24/7, every day of the week.
Free for KIDS
Play offline: you DON'T NEED an internet connection to play this city game
Not included
A physical tour guide

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Important Information

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Reviews(3)

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Trista_P
September 4, 2022
It was nice to have a...

It was nice to have a self guided tour without a group or host...and clues were clear and when we needed hints they were helpful. But... The description said we could do anytime and while that was technically true, most of the places we visited were closed...it decreased the value of the trip bc we couldnt expand exploration of each stop ... ny library, magic shop, etc. In addition tour was supposed to be 90 approx time to complete but 2 hours in we were not even half way done...way too long. Would recommend with these revisions and would do again with these adjustments.

Operator response

Hello! Thank you so much for the details you have provided. We appreciate sharing your experience with us. Rest assured that your feedback matters to us and we'll look into it. If you have additional feedback, please reach us at care@questoapp.com

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mrspeppermint111
September 16, 2021
had so much fun exploring with this app

Absolutely fantastic experience and the story was immersive too! I learned so much about the main attractions in the midtown area that I would've otherwise not come across. Highly recommended if your time is limited or if you want to pretend you're a tourist in your hometown. You never know what new stuff you can learn!

Operator response

WOW! Thank you for playing with us around New York, and for sharing your review. Can't wait to see what you'll explore next!:)

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Christine_H
July 17, 2021
Crazy time & directions

Description of tour says approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes It took us 9 hours...we did stop along the way to look at things and take pictures so I'd say we spent about 6and a half to 7 hours actually doing this tour. Still way more than an hour and 15 minutes. Someone really needs to rework the directions to follow in the app because to get to prometheus directions were wonky. Directions to the roundels were completely off we never did actually find the roundels and the directions to 6 and 1/2 Ave had us 4 streets over from where we should have been. But even after all that it was still a fun time.

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Operator response

Hello! Thanks for leaving us this feedback, we appreciate it, as it helps us constantly improve our city games. We're happy to hear that you had a fun (even if slightly prolonged) time!

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