Roam if you want to: Scavenger hunt invites exploration of Spokane history

For individuals who want to dig deeper into Spokane’s historical past and sights, Let’s Roam Scavenger Hunt is an choice.

“What separates our scavenger hunts from the common scavenger hunt is that we take you to some locations solely locals would know,” Let’s Roam spokesperson Jordan Stella mentioned by cellphone from Chicago. “We’re about getting you up shut and private with objects and attention-grabbing locations. We wish you to attach with the native atmosphere with our hunts. We additionally wish to make it enjoyable and difficult. We’ll offer you photograph challenges and video challenges, together with a bunch of puzzles and clues. We do killer analysis to make all of this occur.”

Those that embark on the Let’s Roam scavenger hunt will go to the Holley-Mason constructing, Previous Metropolis Corridor, the Lincoln statue, the Davenport, the Fox Theater and the Bing Crosby Theater.

“We take you on slightly loop of a tour alongside the riverfront and into downtown,” Stella mentioned. “You’re hitting sights that may’t be missed, just like the Davenport and a few of the extra obscure sights. We wish you to be taught and have enjoyable.”

Let’s Roam, which began seven years in the past, is in 600 cities .

“The one continent we’re not in is Antarctica,” Stella mentioned. “We dig deep due to our workers of full-time journey guides and journey consultants. Because of our workers and our imaginative and prescient, we plan to double the quantity of locations we’re in over the following 12 months. There may be such a requirement since persons are touring greater than ever after being in lockdown for therefore lengthy.”

Let’s Roam’s app gives a vast exploration choice.

“So should you’re from Spokane and also you journey fairly a bit, you may discover your metropolis but additionally discover out fairly a bit about different cities if you’re on the street should you signal on with the limitless,” Stella mentioned. “What we provide is a enjoyable approach to find out about cities. The best suggestions we’ve gotten is from individuals who took the scavenger hunt in their very own metropolis. We hear issues like, ‘I drove previous that statue in my metropolis for years and I by no means knew what it was about till I took your tour.’ The superb factor is how shocked you’ll be studying about issues in your personal yard.”