Mysterious Writings is the leading website on active armchair treasure hunts, as well as those of the past.
Multiple treasure hunt puzzles, that are currently in progress, are listed on the site for your convenience. Summaries, updates, and information about how to get started on armchair treasure hunts can be found here.
For a list of active armchair treasure hunts please click here: Treasure Hunts. There you will find a quick run down on all the what, where, when, why, who, and hows for each of the hunts.
If you are new to the hobby, be sure to check out the post of How to Get Started in Armchair Treasure Hunting. It includes lots of tips and examples of how past armchair treasure hunts have been solved, which in turn will help you understand how those of today might be hiding clues for you to solve.
Join other searchers on the MW Forum , MW DISCORD Channel, or the MW Facebook Treasure Hunting Group for discussions. You can also subscribe to MW’s YouTube Channel, and/or Newsletter, to keep up to date on all that’s happening here on MW treasures, puzzles, and games.
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Jon Collins-Black Interview Highlights! JCB was quiet over the winter, so it was great to see him active again! He was interviewed by Ema and Jam of the Treasure Hunt With Us YouTube channel. Below is a list of highlights from that interview – You can watch the full video …
Justin Posey’s Audiobook Released! Justin Posey’s Audiobook for Beyond the Map’s Edge has been released. This includes a bonus chapter – LOS CAMARONES CALIENTES – as well as some additional musical pieces by Hyram Posey – Justin’s Uncle. Back near the end of April Justin Posey told us the audiobook …
The TREASUREFIX word search solved! We Didn’t Start the Word Search by TREASUREFIX was released on March 1st. The first person to solve it could claim the $5,000 Cash Bounty. After about 2 months – the clues came together for a team of puzzlers: Unicorn, Brute_Forcing, and Sean! CONGRATS to …
Lady Liberty’s Found Treasure Cache #3! Congrats to IndianaHolmes! Treasures are out there to find – and searchers are proving it in the Lady Liberty’s treasure hunt. To date 4 hidden treasure caches have been found in the hunt. What’s so exciting is there are MORE YET TO FIND in …
Congrats to TreasureGoonie on Lady Liberty’s found treasure #2! Lady Liberty’s treasure hunt by Michael O’Connell is a hunt for multiple hidden treasure caches! Searchers are enjoying the book (available on the hunt’s website or on Amazon) – which hold the clues to find the treasure caches. As of this …
Congrats to Dave! (MW Discord Display name) on Solving TreasureFix Hunt NITK1 (Nails in the Kitchen #1)! He has claimed the $2500 Cash Treasure successfully! On March 1, 2025, TREASUREFIX released 3 different hunts. Nails in the Kitchen #1 was one of them. The other two, We Didn’t Start the …
There are multiple Lady Liberty’s Treasure Caches! Although only two images of treasure chests are pictured in the books of Lady Liberty’s Treasure Hunt and Riley’s Treasure Chase – there are more than two to find in the hunt! Lady Liberty’s Treasure Hunt Overview Lady Liberty’s Treasure Hunt Clues Clues …
This page is for Justin Posey’s Poem Third Stanza – Theories, Ideas, and Possible Clues to find the treasure – Discussions on the MW Discord or MW Forum – join us! POST IN PROGRESS! What are the Clues in Third Stanza? The clues in Justin’s treasure poem, once understood correctly, will lead to a …
Following is an idea for ‘his bride’ in Justin Posey’s Treasure Poem. The poem in the Beyond the Map’s edge treasure hunt contains clues, that once solved correctly, will lead someone to a million-dollar treasure – hidden somewhere in the American West. Updates on clues and theories for not only …
NEW POST: OVERVIEW OF FOUND TREASURE CACHES AND LADY LIBERTY’S TREASURE HUNT Let’s hear more about Lady Liberty’s Treasure Hunt found treasure! The search for treasure is on in Lady Liberty’s Treasure Hunt and Riley’s Treasure Chase by Michael O’Connell. With the first treasure found, the hunt has renewed interest. …
