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Secrets of SoMa Treasure Hunt: Teams, Skill Levels and Sample CluesPlayers are organized into teams, usually of four to nine people each. You can come as a team with friends, or you can join a team at the treasure hunt site itself. (it's a great way to meet and share a fun experience with new people). There will be a "Form Teams Here" area and volunteers at the registration site to help you get together with like-minded treasure hunters.
If you have further questions, please go to the Secrets of SoMa Treasure Hunt FAQ page.
There are two hunts in which you can compete, each offering increasing levels of difficulty. The Regular Hunt is designed for novice treasure hunters, and for folks with limited familiary with the South of Market neighborhood. The Master's Hunt is for more experienced treasure hunters.
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The opposite of St. Nick’s pole, this green oval was the gathering spot for creatures who wove a web. If you’re a swinger, you can get off the ground here.
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Ha Ha
beri beri
Bye Bye
Boutros Boutros
Walla Walla
Finding this street is kind of aMAZEing, but once you do, you'll discover a tall visual story about Filipino history.
South Park, an oval-shaped park that was the center of web-based businesses during the dot-com boom of the late 1990s. The park features a children’s play area, including several swings.
These twinned names lead you to the only twin-named street in San Francisco, Lapu Lapu, one of several short, maze-like streets between Harrison and Folsom and 3rd and 4th Streets that are home to apartment buildings populated by Filipino-American residents.
Lapu Lapu Street is named for a 16th century Filipino hero whose army repulsed the invasion by the Spanish explorer Ferdinand Magellan. Midway up Lapu Lapu Street is a tall mural by artist Johanna Poethig depicting the history of Filipinos in the United States.
The Secrets of SoMa Treasure Hunt