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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Some of you may have heard about the Treasure Man, aka H. Charles Beil. He is on a mission to hide treasure caches all across the states. If you can find one, it is yours to keep. (read more here: HCB and his Buried Treasure Caches) Currently, HCB has buried …
H Charles Beil, also known as the Treasure Man, is on a mission to hide at least one treasure cache in each of the States. Some states might contain more. The caches may contain jewels, silver bars, old relics, gold, coins, or other unique and valuable items. One cache titled …
H. Charles Beil, aka the Treasure Man, is hiding treasure caches across the states! If you find one, it is yours to keep. Clues for finding the Treasure Man’s hidden caches are often given in a story involving a historical topic, and come with a Skull Rating of 1 to …
H. Charles Beil, aka The Treasure Man, is hiding treasure caches across the states! If you find one, it is yours to keep. Here is a quick summary of Cache 2: Historical Topic: None Skulls: 1 (Skull rating of 1 to 5, with 5 being the most difficult) Date Hidden: …
Each of Treasure Man’s hidden caches includes clues hidden in a story involving a historical topic, and a Skull Rating of 1 to 5, with 5 being the most difficult (based on terrain and possible danger due to animals (venomous snakes, bear, etc.). Here is a quick summary of Cache …
Armchair Treasure Hunt Anniversary Spotlight: Breakfast Tea & Bourbon’s $50,000 Found Treasure Story Article Written by Dustin White It’s a Thursday evening at 5:00 pm on a Facebook live stream with Pete Bissonnette, Paul Scheele and the staff of Learning Strategies in Minnetonka, Minnesota. They’re counting down to the launch …
Quick Summary of Cache 12: Historical Topic: David Lewis (1790-1820). An outlaw known to have buried stolen loot. Skulls: 4* Date Hidden: Fall 2017 General Location: Along the Sinnemahoning River, Pennsylvania. (Northern Central PA) Cache Contents: Hundreds of Coins Clues Provided: Map, PDF Story, and image of foundation ruins …
The highly anticipated book of Armchair Treasure Hunts: The Quests for Hidden Treasures by Jenny Kile, with the Foreword written by Forrest Fenn is now available! The book features the following: (UPDATE: this book has been discontinued and replaced with The Ultimate Guide to Armchair Treasure Hunts.) Foreword by Forrest …
H.Charles Beil is an Historical Archaeologist. He received a Bachelor Degree in History from Duquesne University in 1982; studied historical geology, archeology and oceanography under Skinner and other world renowned geologists, archeologists and scientists, and has been an avid treasure hunter for nearly 50 years. He’s published numerous articles on …
On page 44 of the Fandango armchair treasure hunt book are numerous signs of various colors and place names with number amounts that seem to hold clues for solving the hunt and claiming its $10,000 cash prize. A few things have been noticed about the Fandango signs so far. For …
