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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A few years ago, I wrote a summary on The Secret Armchair Treasure Hunt book. This treasure hunt was published in 1982 and included clues to 12 ceramic casks buried across the states and one in Canada (each held a key to be redeemed for a gemstone). To date, only …
Since 2003, Duck Miller has been challenging readers to search for a hidden ‘Key’ through his Award Winning Armchair Treasure Hunt book entitled The Whistle Pig. The 10 compelling and beautifully written short stories within the book are enjoyed by all, but do offer clues for a certain Key’s discovery. …
Congrats to Bob W. (AKA Razorback)! Along with his family, of four generations!, he was the first to find the Treasure of the Devil’s Den historical fiction trilogy written by James Babb. All three books offered clues to a secreted location for ‘Todd’s Treasure’ in the Fort Smith, Arkansas, area. …
Winner of multiple awards for his historical fiction trilogy, The Devil’s Backbone, The Devil’s Trap, and The Devil’s Den, James Babb creates another winner of his own through these adventurous books. The trilogy features a real-life treasure hunt, and earlier in October, James announced a winner for the first to …
In September of 2015, Martin Smith published a treasure hunt book, called Seek and Ye Shall Find, with clues to a hidden cache. The treasure was valued over $1000 dollars and was secreted ‘somewhere in the Midwest’. The Read and Seek Adventures’ physical cache itself held a variety of items. …
UPDATE 9/21: Treasure Found – Hunt Over Recently I chatted with Douglas Pearson about his armchair treasure Hunt book entitled The Bossall Treasure. I wanted to confirm the hidden prize is still out there to be found. Douglas confirmed it is and stated that no one has yet come close …
Win a case of Buffalo Trace Bourbon! After the successful conclusion of the Breakfast Tea & Bourbon Treasure hunt for $50,000, Pete Bissonette released a Riddle to solve on his website. This riddle leads a person to a 4×4 inch section of land in the USA and is a bit …
Concealed within the Award-Winning Devil Backbone series of books by James Babb are clues to a hidden treasure. The hunt for this secreted cache begins on October 1st, 2017, with the public release of the final book, The Devil’s Den. Readers can get a head start for this exciting hunt, …
By John Davis So you say you are up for a quest for a magnificent hidden golden owl statue? You will spare no effort to find the elusive bird, knowing it is secreted in some dark chamber? This search, begun in 1993, still has treasure seekers wandering the French countryside, …
Frank Albo immediately captures your interest through his stunning book Astana: Architecture, Myth, and Destiny. The pages burst with spectacular illustrations and transports the observer into a world of architectural marvels. With a PhD in History of Architecture and graduate degrees in Ancient Near Eastern languages, Western Esotericism, and Art …
