Chicago Bean Magnificent Mile Self-Guided Puzzle Adventure

Chicago’s flag has four red stars, each a moment the city could have ended and didn’t. Your team follows a trail of words the city left in steel and stone, from the Bean to Tribune Tower.

1) Start at Cloud Gate (the Bean). Open your mission link on one phone, enter your booking reference and hear your briefing from Operations Center.
2) Walk about 1 mile to six stops: the Bean, Crown Fountain’s giant faces, the columns of Wrigley Square, the carved bridge towers where Chicago began, the DuSable corner across the river, and Tribune Tower, whose walls hold stones from famous places worldwide.
3) At each stop, find something real (a count, a year, a name, a carved word) to unlock the next puzzle. Every puzzle has three free hints; the third gives the answer.
4) Between stops, an audio transmission explains what you found and where to go next, with walking directions and a route map.
5) Photograph a hidden detail for the bonus Small Door badge.
6) At Tribune Tower your words come together in a final transmission and you earn the Four Stars badge.

About an hour, outdoors and free to visit. No app needed.