Hunt DC’s city-wide scavenger hunt returns
United Social Sports' Hunt DC is a fun way to sightsee -- or a good excuse to day drink
Sometimes, it’s important to remember that Washington isn’t all monuments and landmarks. There’s a lot to see in the nation’s capital — and that’s a core part of Hunt DC, a three-hour city-wide scavenger hunt organized by local adult sports company United Social Sports.
“The Hunt is really everyone’s opportunity to take advantage of the great city that we live in,” says Christina Rheault.
And for the fifth annual event, Rheault, events manager at USS, opted to create three different sightseeing routes. In addition to the monument-heavy DC Treasures, there’s also a CHAW Art Trek, to look for the animal sculptures on street signs in the Capitol Hill neighborhood, and a Boozy Bar Route.
“For people who want to do a little day drinking, they can just take that route,” Rheault says. “You can do a little hunting, and stop and get a drink, and then hunt again.” Teams earn 50 points per receipt from participating bars.
Choosing a different route is meant to add to the fun of the hunt, which features over 100 clues that people can seek out. The winning team will earn a $1,000 travel voucher. But just as with USS, which offers amateur leagues in nearly every sport or pastime you can imagine for people from all walks of life, the focus is more on camaraderie than competition. This town has enough of that as it is.
Cementing that idea is an evening block party just down from the Southwest Waterfront Metro stop. It features lawn games, music from the Brass Connection Band and DJ Phil, plus local food trucks — and a Bud Light truck pouring booze.
Hunt DC is for “anyone who just needs to relieve some stress because they work so hard five or six or seven days a week,” Rheault says. “It’s a great opportunity to be able to bring people together to just have fun and play.”
Hunt DC 2016 is Saturday, May 21, starting at 11 a.m., at 401 M St. SE. Tickets are $39 in advance, or $55 day-of, or $175 for a team of six. Call 202-290-1969 or visit huntdc.com.
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