Gelsenkirchen Self-Guided City Walking Tour & Scavenger Hunt

Name: Gelsenkirchen Self-Guided City Walking Tour & Scavenger Hunt
Brand: Viator
Price: 5.19 USD
Availability: InStock
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3.0(1)2 hoursNorwegian, German, Hindi, Swedish +21Dortmund, Germany

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Gelsenkirchen is known for football and coal — but its streets have more layers than either would suggest.

This app-led scavenger hunt takes you through Gelsenkirchen on foot, using phone-based riddles to guide you from one landmark to the next. No guide, no fixed start time.

• Follow the riddles to the Propsteikirche St. Augustinus, the Eckhaus der Nachkriegszeit, and the remarkable Hans-Sachs-Haus — each a chapter in the city's resilient story • No time pressure, no tour group — start when you're ready and walk the route at your own pace • A fun challenge for families, school trips, or any group who wants to see the city properly

Available in 24 languages including English, French, German, Spanish, Italian — see the full list when booking and choose yours when you start the game in the app. Around 2 hours - any group size.

You might know Schalke — but Gelsenkirchen has a few more tricks up its sleeve.

Included

Free download of the Explorial App from your appstore (iOS or Android smartphone required)
Points and scoring system: Compete between players of your group and beat the cities high score.
Live Location: navigate within the map with marked locations. Always know where you are.
Learn about the cities stories, history, and local legends
Total flexibility: no waiting, start anytime, walk at own pace and do as many breaks as you want.
Self-guided walking tour with interactive riddles, trivia challenges and photo tasks.

Not included

Live-Guide: 100% self-guided; no one will meet you or join your group. Start anytime you want.
Entrance fees are not required for this game. All puzzles relate to the public areas of the sights
This is not an audio guide but an sightseeing, gaming and learning experience

What you'll do

Starting in central Gelsenkirchen (postal code 45), open the Explorial app and e
nter the 6-digit game code that you received by text and Viator chat message to begin. The route takes you through a city that rebuilt itself after the industrial age and found new identities in culture, sport, and urban renewal. The first riddles bring you to the Propsteikirche St. Augustinus, the city's striking Catholic church and a landmark that has anchored the community through significant change. Next, the app guides you to the Eckhaus der Nachkriegszeit, a significant example of postwar architecture that tells the story of Gelsenkirchen's reconstruction after the Second World War. The trail then leads to the Hans-Sachs-Haus, an Art Deco masterpiece that served as city hall and is now a civic and cultural venue — one of the finest buildings of its era in the Ruhr region. Around 2 hours of walking, any group size. A fully charged smartphone with mobile data is required.

Meeting and pickup

3 locations

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Book your Explorial tour today. Start whenever you want.

*** After booking, you’ll receive your game code via text message and a Viator message.

*** Download the Explorial app for free.

*** Head to the meeting point and enter the game code provided (6 digits) to start the tour.

Good to know

Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Max 15 people per booking. For larger groups, make multiple bookings.
After booking you receive a text message and a Viator message with your game code. Download the Explorial app from your appstore. Open the app, enter your 6 digit game code
Weather & Health Guarantee: If bad weather or illness prevents you from starting the tour, you can simply reschedule it for another day. You can also rebook to a different city or request a refund