Augsburg Self-Guided City Walking Tour & Scavenger Hunt

Your starting point is the Friedensdenkmal in the centre of Augsburg. Open the Explorial app, enter your 6-digit game code that you received by text and Viator chat message, select German, and tap Start. The trail moves through Augsburg's well-preserved old town, where Roman foundations sit beneath Renaissance facades. The Augsburger Dom — the cathedral that has stood in various forms here for over a thousand years — features early with a riddle that sends you to the Romanesque bronze doors rather than queuing to go inside. The Brechthaus, birthplace of playwright Bertolt Brecht, brings an observation task that places his work in the city that shaped it. The Augustusbrunnen — the monumental Renaissance fountain on the Rathausplatz — features in a photo challenge around its bronze figures. The old town is walkable and unhurried. Groups tend to get competitive on the observation tasks, where historical knowledge helps — but is never required. The app shows the final ranking when the last task is complete. Augsburg is one of Germany's most underrated Renaissance cities; the trail gives you an hour with the evidence.

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   Oprirea 1

2. 2

   Augsburger Dom

3. 3

   Brechthaus

4. 4

   Augustusbrunnen

5. 5

   Merkurbrunnen

6. 6

   Zeughaus

7. 7

   Fuggerhauser

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   Herkulesbrunnen

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   Schaezlerpalais