Free Madrid Scavenger Hunt: For Tourists and Locals
Madrid has so many sights to see, and this free scavenger hunt will lead you to all the best places, local haunts, and have you keeping an eye out for what makes Madrid unique! Below, is our free scavenger hunt, where you can click or tap each item to mark it as complete. And for the planners out there, you can drag and drop rows to change the order in case you want to map out everything in advance.
Read further for more information on how to play as well as additional scavenger hunt options we offer.
Scavenger Hunt Checklist for Madrid
| Item | Points |
|---|---|
| Bear and the Madroño Tree Statue | 3 |
| The Fallen Angel Fountain | 2 |
| Guernica by Pablo Picasso | 5 |
| Las Meninas by Diego Velázquez | 4 |
| The Crystal Palace | 5 |
| Mercado de San Miguel | 4 |
| Temple of Debod | 3 |
| The “Vertical Garden” at CaixaForum | 4 |
| Plaza Mayor’s Frescoes | 2 |
| The Royal Palace’s Royal Armoury | 5 |
| Puerta de Alcalá at Night | 3 |
| Cibeles Fountain | 2 |
| The Gastro Spaces of Platea | 4 |
| Street Art in Lavapiés | 3 |
| The “Goya Frescoes” at San Antonio de la Florida | 5 |
| The Golden Triangle of Art | 3 |
| Flamenco Performances at Corral de la Morería | 2 |
| Sobrino de Botín’s Historic Oven | 4 |
| Almudena Cathedral’s Neo-Gothic Interior | 5 |
| The Gate of Europe Towers | 3 |
| The Shark Submarine at Madrid Zoo Aquarium | 2 |
| Palacio de Cristal del Retiro’s Lake View | 3 |
| Estanque Grande del Buen Retiro Boats | 2 |
| San Ginés Chocolatería | 3 |
| The Hidden Faces of Dalí | 5 |
| The Four Towers Business Area | 3 |
| The Literary Quarter’s Quotes | 2 |
| The Sunset at Templo de Debod | 3 |
| Matadero Madrid’s Contemporary Art Spaces | 4 |
| Casa de Campo’s Cable Car Views | 2 |
How to Play
For this Madrid scavenger hunt, we’ve come up with a list of things to see in the city. Some of them are popular tourist attractions while others are more local secrets. For each item, you (or your team) will need to take a picture that shows both you and the listed item. For each photo you take, you’ll get the corresponding amount of points listed to the side of that item.
At the end of the allotted time for the scavenger hunt, you can see what level of rank you’ve earned and whichever team has the most points wins! You’ll be allowed to go to City Hall and ask for a key to the city. (We haven’t actually made any arrangements, but it doesn’t hurt to ask, right?)
Additional considerations for how you play:
- We recommend three hours for the scavenger hunt just to have a limit on the time you’re focused on this activity, but that’s up to you.
- If you’re traveling as part of a group and don’t want to split up, we’d recommend treating this as a game of I-Spy and awarding points to whoever in the group spots the item first or takes the first photo.
- It’s up to you how tough you want to make it with respect to awarding points just for seeing something, or if you have to go inside, or taking it further and requiring even more depending on the location.
Score and Rankings
0-10: Did you even leave your hotel?
11-20: Business trip traveler
21-30: Frequent business trip traveler
31-40: Tourist
41-50: Lives in the next city over
51-60: Over-caffeinated tourist
61-70: Recent transplant
71-80: Local
81-90: Actually grew up here and has always lived here
91-100: Mayor
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