How it Works
In the week leading up to the Dundee Day (August 18 - 23) street festival, participants can explore the historic, wonderful community of Dundee through a mobile scavenger hunt. The game goes live online August 18th and concludes August 23rd with a celebration from 5:00 - 7:00pm.
A mobile scavenger hunt is an interactive game hosted online using social media. As a player, you will embark on a digital quest following clues and then taking selfies at designated spots. To track your game progress, post your photos on your social media feed and tag the location associated with the given clue. Have fun with this interactive game while you explore what makes Dundee unique. It is spread out over the course of a week so you can notice, play and engage at various locations.
As you go through the game, you will be given clues leading to a specific spot. Destinations have an icon list of social media platforms where they are active allowing you to choose which one you would like to post your photo. For a few destinations, you will need to go into a business. A list of their hours is provided. The remaining destinations are accessed outside and can be done at your convenience. For clues that are designated as “players choice,” have fun with this and post your photo findings on any/all social media of your choosing.
For players who would prefer to compete offline, pick up a paper copy at any of the participating Dundee Days businesses.
You are invited to celebrate successfully completing the game and receive a prize. Many wonderful Dundee merchants have generously donated gift cards, products, gift baskets and more. Please note players must be present to select a prize. Prizes will be available from 5:00 - 7:00pm or while they last.
Questions? Reach out to Marcy Browning at [email protected].
A mobile scavenger hunt is an interactive game hosted online using social media. As a player, you will embark on a digital quest following clues and then taking selfies at designated spots. To track your game progress, post your photos on your social media feed and tag the location associated with the given clue. Have fun with this interactive game while you explore what makes Dundee unique. It is spread out over the course of a week so you can notice, play and engage at various locations.
As you go through the game, you will be given clues leading to a specific spot. Destinations have an icon list of social media platforms where they are active allowing you to choose which one you would like to post your photo. For a few destinations, you will need to go into a business. A list of their hours is provided. The remaining destinations are accessed outside and can be done at your convenience. For clues that are designated as “players choice,” have fun with this and post your photo findings on any/all social media of your choosing.
For players who would prefer to compete offline, pick up a paper copy at any of the participating Dundee Days businesses.
You are invited to celebrate successfully completing the game and receive a prize. Many wonderful Dundee merchants have generously donated gift cards, products, gift baskets and more. Please note players must be present to select a prize. Prizes will be available from 5:00 - 7:00pm or while they last.
Questions? Reach out to Marcy Browning at [email protected].
The Game
The clues below will take you to various destinations located throughout Dundee. Once you find the spot, take a selfie and post online.
- Clue: Dodge is the only street in Omaha people can walk along, over and under. It was part of the original Lincoln Highway, one of the first transcontinental highways in the US designed for cars. For safety concerns, there is both a pedestrian tunnel and the iconic overpass. Take a selfie as you explore all the ways you can go from one side of Dodge to the other.
Tip: The tunnel is located near 51st and Dodge
Destination: Player’s choice - Clue: Roses are red, violets are blue come snap a photo of some FRESH flowers that is next door to a theater near you.
Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00am - 4:00pm; Saturday 10:00am - 2:00pm; closed Sunday - Clue: Do a double take as you check out this local coffee shop’s patio. Take a photo with the yellow table in the background.
- Clue: Take a photo in front of the movie concession stand that serves the best popcorn in Omaha.
Monday - 8:00am - 4:00pm, Tuesday - Sunday - 8:00am - 9:00pm - Clue: In the late 19th century, home construction began around 48th and Capitol to 52nd and California creating the first suburb in Omaha. Throughout Dundee you will see diverse architecture reflecting a variety of styles including Craftsman, Colonial, Georgian, Tudor and more. Take a photo of your neighborhood walk.
Destination: Player’s choice
*Bonus spot: As you explore this portion of Dundee, can you find the house that has all the colors of the rainbow?
- Clue: Dundee has many beautiful parks and green spaces with Memorial Park being most well-known. With so much to see and do in this 65-acre park, get creative and take a photo of something you found exciting, new or meaningful.
Destination: Player’s choice - Clue: Find the place where neighborhood kids hit home runs at this “sunken” wiffle ball field. Take a photo with the banner of the bank that supports the community.
- Clue: The Happy Hollow Boulevard Trail is Dundee’s link to the Omaha boulevard system that features a dedicated bike lane and walking trail. The trail runs north from Elmwood Park, through UNO and then connecting into Memorial Park then veers east through the neighborhood concluding near Radial Highway.
Destination: Player’s choice - Clue: The Dundee streetcar was crucial transportation for people to get downtown to work and shop. Having this access helped the neighborhood grow prior to automobiles becoming primary transportation methods. Explore the original line 49th to Happy Hollow streets from Dodge to Underwood. Along the way you find the spot commemorating the last stop in 1955 at Happy Hollow and Underwood with the Streetcar Wall memorial and a coffee shop bearing the name of the line that ran along this street. Take a photo of one of the many historical markers along the way.
Destination: Player’s choice - Clue: This restaurant has been a mainstay since the early beginnings of historic Dundee neighborhood serving world famous fish ‘n chips. Take a selfie in the iconic red phone booth by the towering giraffe.
Hours: Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 11:00am - 9:00pm; closed Monday and Tuesday - Clue: Your subconscious might lead you to this academy offering hypnosis certification for therapist and other professionals. Take a selfie in front of this A+ business sign.
- Clue: Find the fox on the patio mural at the restaurant named after a famous song featured in the Disney movie “Robin Hood.”
Destination: Mural on the back patio of the restaurant. - Clue: Only pediatric office in the country located above a furniture showroom
- Clue: Amid the fragrant candles adored, find a fresh scent hidden where leaves whisper, just outside their store. This woman and family-owned business has been spreading joy and happiness to customers in a relaxed atmosphere with over 80 scents that can be blended to create a unique, personalized fragrance.
- Clue: You see their green real estate signs all over town. Take a selfie at their Dundee location with the one that is upside down.
- Clue: Take a photo in front of the beauty salon whose name is : "the opposite of Light" and "the featured animal in the Kentucky Derby."
- Clue: Relax while you are on this hunt by visiting this business offering massage and spa services for almost 20 years. Take a “senior picture pose” in front of the outdoor orange banner bearing their name.
- Clue: Stop in this shop featuring a bevy of refill options for your home. Snap a photo in one of the mirrors at this sustainable boutique.
Hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 11:00am - 7:00pm; Closed Sunday and Monday - Clue: This business has been serving up happiness by the scoop since 2007. These local treats are made in Dundee but are enjoyed around the country and have been featured on the Today Show, Food Network, Shark Tank and more. Stop in and take a picture in their Red Circle.
Hours: Open every day 11:00am - 10:00pm
