Pasadena Self-Guided City Walking Tour & Scavenger Hunt

About this experience

Pasadena is the quiet end of greater LA where civic pride built one of the finest city halls in America — and then kept right on going.

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

• Follow riddles to Pasadena City Hall, the Pasadena Robinson Memorial, and the Civic Auditorium — a city that built its ambitions in stone and hasn't apologised since
• Walk Pasadena's streets at your own pace with no fixed schedule
• Great for families, architecture enthusiasts, and groups of any size

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.

The Rose Parade goes through Pasadena once a year. This tour is available every day.

At a glance

• Duration: 2 hr
• Private experience

Itinerary and highlights

Starting at 38 S El Molino Ave, Pasadena, CA 91101, USA, open the Explorial app and enter the 6-digit game code that you received by text and Viator chat message. The riddles take you through a city whose civic architecture rivals anything in California.

Your first landmark is Pasadena City Hall, completed in 1927 in a Spanish Colonial Revival style with a magnificent dome and arcaded courtyard — one of the most beautiful municipal buildings in the United States and the setting for countless film and television productions.

From there the app takes you to the Pasadena Robinson Memorial, a monument honouring Jackie Robinson, who was born in Pasadena and went on to break Major League Baseball's colour barrier in 1947 — a story that reaches far beyond the city that raised him.

The route concludes at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, an Italian Renaissance-inspired hall built in 1932 that has hosted the Emmy Awards, the Tournament of Roses, and performances from Frank Sinatra to Radiohead.

Around 2 hours on foot. Pasadena is pleasant to walk in any season, with generous shade and wide sidewalks.

See the overview, available options and booking details for the experience schedule.

Languages and tickets

• no — Guide
• German — Guide
• hi — Guide
• sv — Guide
• fi — Guide
• ru — Guide
• Korean — Guide
• Portuguese — Guide
• cmn — Guide
• el — Guide
• yue — Guide
• English — Guide
• Italian — Guide
• French — Guide
• hu — Guide
• Spanish — Guide
• cs — Guide
• uk — Guide
• Japanese — Guide
• zh-CN — Guide
• pl — Guide
• da — Guide
• ro — Guide
• Dutch — Guide
• tr — Guide
• Mobile Only

Tour operator

• Explorial

Accessibility and practical details

• 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
• Smartphone required: Bring your own fully charged smartphone with an active mobile data connection to the start of the tour. Please disable any VPN and avoid city Wi-Fi, as these will cause the app to malfunction or disconnect.
• Recommended attire: It’s best to wear weather-appropriate clothing and comfortable walking shoes — approx. 2 hours of light walking

Cancellation policy

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