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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What are Veil Treasure Hunts? Veil Treasure Hunts are limited-time treasure hunts lasting between 7 and 22 days. Each day at 10 AM, the search area shrinks, and a new hint is released on the website and via email. Hints vary in format, including images, written clues, or maps. A …
Beyond the Map’s Edge Poem Beyond the Map’s Edge poem will lead a searcher, if understood correctly, to a million-dollar hidden treasure! The poem is freely posted on the hunt’s website – Treasure.Quest – I have been given permission to share it below. It is also in the book – …
TTI Treasure Story #4 – The search for the Pokémon Treasure Box in There’s Treasure Inside! Six Questions with WaldoWal (Discord Username) . On page 158 of the book, Jon Collins-Black writes: “I hope you will share your stories with one another. Much can be learned through mutual experiences.” What better way …
What is Beyond the Map’s Edge? Beyond the Map’s Edge is a treasure hunt released on March 27, 2025, by Justin Posey. Justin was featured in the Netflix Documentary: Gold & Greed. Note: This page is continually updated with new information and links. Join discussions of clues on the MW …
TreasureFix treasure hunts have been released! Americana ($100,000 cash treasure), Nails in the Kitchen #1 ($2,500 cash treasure), and We Didn’t Start the Word Search ($5,000 cash treasure) are only the first hunts of a planned many. Searchers are enjoying working on these well-crafted, unique, and clever puzzles. Some of …
Searchers continue to work on the Wonderland Treasure Hunt Books! Since releasing his first book, The Hatte’s Hat in November of 2020, David Jacobsen has released quite a few others! There is now also The Mad Tea Party, Best Riddles 1 and Best Riddles 2, and his most recent – …
Is there an Egyptian necklace hidden cipher in There’s Treasure Inside? Many of the treasures inside the treasure boxes that Jon Collins Black hid across the USA he acquired ‘as is.’ However, one of the treasures that Jon had a little control over is the necklace made from ancient Egyptian …
Let’s take a look at the possible Olympic Rings Clue in the treasure hunt – There’s Treasure Inside! On page 136 of the book, There’s Treasure Inside, is shown an image of the Olympic Rings. Like there are five rings, each of a different color, so there are five treasure …
The Joy’s Serenade Haiku – is it another CLUE to the Lion’s Share Treasure Box of There’s Treasure Inside? Let’s take a look… In Joy’s Serenade, the poem in the back of the book of There’s Treasure Inside, is a line that contains, “When close, the haiku curls a little further …
Is the white mark an Omega symbol? In Episode 3 of the American Treasure Podcast, Jon talks about some of his search for the Forrest Fenn treasure chest. He mentions searching for a blaze and finding symbols – similar to those he saw in Forrest’s book – he thought they …
