Eastside Chicago The Heist Exploration Game and Tour

Eastside Chicago The Heist Exploration Game and Tour

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About This Tour in Chicago

The city sparkles with steel, glass and stolen art. You’ve just pulled off the heist of a lifetime, walking the streets of Chicago with Edward Hopper’s Nighthawks tucked in your bag. Now all you need is to disappear into the crowds, blend in as a tourist, and complete the handoff before anyone notices. No pressure. This thrilling self-guided quest takes you on a high-stakes escape through the iconic Eastside, from the legendary Millennium Park to striking sculptures, quiet plazas, and hidden corners. Your phone will guide you with precise directions as you solve clues, learn fascinating stories, and admire architectural marvels, all while staying one step ahead of the law. What makes this tour unique? It's an interactive thriller that turns Chicago’s art and architecture into the backdrop of your great escape combining culture, adventure, and a touch of mischief. Play solo or with friends. Walk, think, laugh, and see the city in a whole new way.

Why Visit Chicago?

Chicago is a world-class city known for its stunning architecture, deep-dish pizza, and vibrant arts scene. Explore Millennium Park, visit world-renowned museums, and experience the famous Magnificent Mile. Chicago offers incredible lakefront views and a rich cultural heritage.

Getting to Chicago

The easiest way to reach Chicago is by flying into O'Hare International Airport (ORD) or Midway International Airport (MDW). From the airport, you can take a taxi, rideshare service (Uber, Lyft), or public transportation to reach the city center. Many hotels also offer shuttle services, and rental cars are widely available for exploring the area.

What's 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.
  • This is the safest tour you can book: private, no human contact, you will avoid crowds.
  • Play offline: you DON'T NEED an internet connection to play this city game

What's Not Included

  • A physical tour guide

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Additional 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

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Meeting and Pickup

Meeting Point

The Art Institute of Chicago

Please use Google Maps or other map services to arrive at this location. When you arrive, please follow the instructions inside the Questo app closely.

End Point

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC)

Pickup Information

Pickup Option: All travelers must meet at start point

Itinerary

Tour Itinerary

The Art Institute of Chicago was founded as...

The Art Institute of Chicago was founded as both a museum and school for the fine arts in 1879, a critical era in the history of Chicago as civic energies were devoted to rebuilding the metropolis that had been destroyed by the Great Fire of 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.

It is the work of celebrated American artist Alexander Calder (1898–1976)

It is the work of celebrated American artist Alexander Calder (1898–1976). ... The artist coated the stainless steel Flying Dragon in his signature red-orange color, which he also used for his giant Flamingo in Chicago's Federal Court Plaza. Calder's work spanned about fifty years. 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.

Crown Fountain is an interactive work of public...

Crown Fountain is an interactive work of public art and video sculpture featured in Chicago's Millennium Park, which is located in the Loop community area. Designed by Spanish artist Jaume Plensa and executed by Krueck and Sexton Architects, it opened in July 2004. 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.

Image result for Cloud Gate Chicago history Cloud Gate...

Image result for Cloud Gate Chicago history Cloud Gate is British artist Anish Kapoor's first public outdoor work installed in the United States. The 110-ton elliptical sculpture is forged of a seamless series of highly polished stainless steel plates, which reflect Chicago's famous skyline and the clouds above. 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.

The Wrigley Square contains the Millennium Monument, a...

The Wrigley Square contains the Millennium Monument, a nearly full-sized replica of the semicircle of paired Roman Doric-style columns (called a peristyle) that originally sat in this area of Grant Park, near Michigan Avenue and Randolph Street, between 1917 and 1953. The square also contains a large lawn and a public fountain. 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.

The watery Lurie Garden site was accordingly filled...

The watery Lurie Garden site was accordingly filled (mostly with the rubble of the old city burned in the Great Fire), framed, and decked to its current elevation on the rooftop of a parking garage – awaiting the Garden that would tell the layered story buried beneath it. 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.

The Chicago Stock Exchange Arch is one of...

The Chicago Stock Exchange Arch is one of the few surviving fragments from the Chicago Stock Exchange building designed in 1893, installed outside the Art Institute of Chicago, in the U.S. state of Illinois. 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.

Buckingham Fountain is a Chicago Landmark in the...

Buckingham Fountain is a Chicago Landmark in the center of Grant Park, and between Queen's Landing and Congress Parkway. Dedicated in 1927, it is one of the largest fountains in the world. 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.

The sculpture depicts a contemplative Lincoln seated in...

The sculpture depicts a contemplative Lincoln seated in a chair, and gazing down into the distance. 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.

The sculpture was moved to Grant Park and...

The sculpture was moved to Grant Park and rededicated in October 2006 in the Sir Georg Solti Garden, near Symphony Center, home of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

Completed in 1913, Taft's Fountain of the Great...

Completed in 1913, Taft's Fountain of the Great Lakes was the first commission of Benjamin F. Ferguson Fund, which had been established several years earlier to foster the placement of statuary and monuments along the boulevards and in other public places in Chicago. 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.

The Pritzker Military Museum & Library is a...

The Pritzker Military Museum & Library is a non-profit museum and a research library for the study of military history on Michigan Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. The institution was founded in 2003, and its specialist collections include material relating to Winston Churchill and war-related sheet music.

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago...

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) was founded in 1866 by a group of 35 artists. Then called the Chicago Academy of Design, its early success resulted in construction of a building to house the school, which opened its doors on November 22, 1870.

Frequently Asked Questions

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