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.
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The Rum Runners Treasure, a hunt for a cache of mysterious contents is thought to be hidden near Clayton, New York. H Charles Beil, who calls himself the Treasure Man, has hidden numerous caches around the states. In the following Six Questions, we learn more about Clues found in the …
The Theodosia cache of the H Charles Beil (the Treasure Man) Treasure hunts is believed to be in the area of Cary, North Carolina. The cache is said to contain about a thousand old coins and at least 250 carats of finely cut gemstones. Jason Griffin and his wife, who …
A beautiful antique Golden Oyster, along with a cash prize, waits to be claimed in The Golden Oyster Armchair Treasure Hunt by Joanne Bartley. This hunt was released in May 2020 and will continue on until someone solves the 22 clues and discovers the hidden location, somewhere in Whitstable, UK. …
Another incredible adventure coming our way! Natalie Nelson has created Parish: A Treasure Hunt, and is challenging you to solve the clues and claim the treasure. The hunt offers a prize valued at over $5,000. Will you be the one to claim the prize!? Let’s learn more about this armchair …
The Golden Oyster armchair treasure hunt has been released! 22 clues must be solved to discover where the secret oyster hides. The clues for finding this golden oyster are given in a beautifully published booklet by Jo Bartley. It can be purchased on her website. The first person to solve …
What a pleasure it is to be able to chat with Randy Pischel. He has created an awesome armchair treasure hunt called The Beacon Star which offers a prize well over $5,000 dollars. Randy was also one of the winners of the jewels in the 2004 A Treasure’s Trove treasure …
The Virginia Buried Cache of H Charles Beil is said to contain over hundreds of carats of Pearls and over 1000 old coins. It was buried in the spring of 2014, and has never been claimed to be found. Might it still be there waiting for you? Jason and Bridget …
In 1982, The Secret: A Treasure Hunt by Byron Preiss was published. This launched an armchair treasure hunt which continues on today. After almost 40 years, nine of the twelve buried casques remain to be unearthed. Only three have been found. These three were found in Boston (2019), Cleveland (2004), …
As some here on MW might already know, H Charles Beil, also known as the Treasure Man, is creating a Treasure Hunt called the Gallows Harbor Treasure Hunt. This hunt will be different than his current treasure hunts of Buried Caches. Instead of a short story or map with clues …
Dear Mr. Fenn, I don’t know where I was the last ten years, but I recently heard about your treasure hunt. Can someone new like me find your treasure? I feel like I’m way behind it all and can’t catch up. Thank you. LostChaser Dear LostChaser, The treasure has not …
