Our Puzzle Crawls
This isn’t your normal scavenger hunt! Our puzzle crawls combine our love of puzzles with our personal favorite local wineries and breweries. Solve mysteries and crack codes… while enjoying a drink along the way.
The puzzle crawls are evergreen. Start when you want & play at your pace. This runs on your phone and use GPS and augmented reality to create an interactive adventure. Each puzzle hunt has a story inspired by local Charlottesville history.
Preston Ave Brewery Crawl
Location: Charlottesville Ale Trail
Price: $15.99
Difficulty: Easy to Medium
Time to complete: 2-3 hours
This puzzle crawl visits breweries on Charlottesville's Preston Ave. Get $1 off pints at all four participating brewies.
As the former lead singer of a popular local band, you are trying to convince your old bandmates to join you in a reunion tour. How? By visiting four Charlottesville breweries and doing a each bandmate a puzzling favor in each one.
Note: This starts at Starr Hill (downtown location) and visits SuperFly, Random Row and Rockfish Brewing Co. Please check brewery hours before you start. To get $1 off pints, please tell the bartender you are with the Preston Ave. Puzzle Crawl.
Charlottesville Wine & Cider Crawl
Location: Charlottesville Ale Trail
Price: $15.99
Difficulty: Medium to Hard
Time to complete: 2-3 hours
This puzzle crawl visits a winery and a cidery a short drive from downtown Charlottesville.
As a spy for the Union Army you intercepted a suspicious message that you think contains one last plot for the Confederacy. However, decoding this message isn’t going to be easy. You’ll need to solve several puzzles to unlock the key.
Note: This starts at Eastwood Winery and visits Potter’s Craft Cider. Please check their hours before you start.
Rt 151 Wine & Cider Crawl
Location: Nelson 151
This puzzle crawl visits wineries and cideries on Virginia’s RT 151.
Lord Nelson died under mysterious circumstances in 1895. Ever since, he’s been haunting buildings on his estate, now home to popular wineries and cideries. Solve puzzles to figure out what Lord Nelson is trying to communicate, and finally find the location of his body, so he can rest in peace.
Note: This starts at Bold Rock and visits Veritas Winery and Flying Fox. Please check location hours before you start.
“We really enjoyed the Preston Ave Puzzle Crawl. We got to experience our favorite breweries in a whole new way and even discover a new amazing one, Superfly!”
“This was a lot of fun! We were visiting from out of town on a rainy, gloomy weekend. This puzzle made brewery hopping more fun... The clues were clever and well-constructed but not so challenging that we were frustrated by the experience. Well done!!”