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.

Get your Quest on! Solve the clues and find some treasures.

The Quest for the Death’s Head Relic: Six Questions with Shane Richardson

The Quest for the Death’s Head Relic launches 11/1/24! Are you ready? Fall is proving busy for those of us in treasure hunting hobby – but each hunt is different and offers different experiences. It’s great to learn about them all, embark on their various adventures, and enjoy the journeys. …

There’s Treasure Inside – Six Questions Jon Collins-Black

Six Questions – Jon Collins-Black! UPDATE: SIX QUESTIONS MORE with JCB posted 11/10/25. In addition to the Six Questions below, I had the opportunity to chat with JCB on the 1year anniversary of the hunt. Complete Overview of There’s Treasure Inside – Facts, Clues, Theories Ever since Forrest Fenn’s treasure …

Find Nobody’s Treasure Hunts: Six Questions with the Creators

Find Nobody’s Treasure Hunts Overview: What are Find Nobody’s Treasure Hunts? Find Nobody’s Treasure Hunts are expertly crafted puzzle adventures based in Massachusetts, designed to be solved over an action-packed weekend. Each hunt leads participants through layered clues and clever challenges to uncover a hidden proxy item — the key …

National Treasure Quest Treasure Hunts: Six Questions with the Creator of NTQ

Overview of National Treasure Quests: What are The National Treasure Quest treasure hunts? The National Treasure Quest website offers treasure hunts for an official NTQ Medallion. Clues are given over a period of one year to the location of a hidden NTQ Medallion. If you find the official NTQ Medallion, …

There’s Treasure Inside Treasure Facts (Jon Collins-Black)

As more and more information is being released, searchers are gathering quite a few Treasure Facts on the There’s Treasure Inside treasure hunt by Jon Collins-Black. This page will be updated as other facts become available. Here are the facts known now: Overview of There’s Treasure Inside treasure hunt: Facts …