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The Lost Chest of Rixdorf.
A GPS-guided scavenger hunt through the Böhmisches Dorf in Berlin-Neukölln — for teams that search for clues together, decide together, and won't stop until the chest is found.
Whether there are two of you or six — one access for the whole crew.
- GPS-guided — no getting lost, just go
- No download — runs entirely in the browser
- Adult guide included (for parents & chaperones)
- No expiry date — start whenever you're ready
- Pause anytime — even in the rain or across two sessions
- DE / EN
So what exactly are Localnauts?
Astronauts fly out into space — Localnauts stay on the ground.
The name says it: not astro-, but local-naut. You travel through time and place — through the history of a place and its hidden corners — zooming deep into the neighbourhood. Become a crew, decide together and discover what's hidden right in front of you.
Concretely, Localnauts is an interactive GPS scavenger hunt for kids aged 8 to 12 and their families. The first route turns the Bohemian Village in Berlin-Rixdorf into a walkable time-travel to 1737 — across ten stations the crew solves puzzles, takes on roles and finds the lost chest at the end. No app, straight in the browser.
The universe is right on your doorstep.
Rixdorf, 1737. The chest is gone.
You've just arrived. Days of travel from Bohemia, left everything behind, risked everything — for a new life in Rixdorf. On the cart sits your wooden chest: tools, books, songs from home. Then the chaos of arrival — carts, noise, strange faces. And suddenly: the chest is gone.
Who has it? Where is it? You have to move — through the Bohemian Village in Neukölln, one of Berlin's oldest neighbourhoods. At ten stations you read the traces still there today and piece together, bit by bit, how 18 refugee families built a community here out of almost nothing — one that shapes Rixdorf to this day. Because the chest is more than wood and tools: it is their memory. Find it, and their story won't be forgotten.
Good to know: the village core of Rixdorf was first mentioned in 1360 — one of Berlin's oldest village cores. The Bohemian families came later, in 1737.
Every fact in the game is backed by a source — sources & research →Rixdorf with kids: the route and where to stop →Das Böhmische Dorf.
10 stations. 10 puzzles. 1 goal.
GPS guides you from station to station. At every location a puzzle is waiting — and a letter. Together they form the solution word.
Where history becomes a story.
Not a loose string of clues but a walkable time-travel: the Bohemian Village of 1737 becomes the stage — station by station it all adds up to one big picture.
On-site settings
Rixdorf 1737, the Bohemian flight for faith: places and events from back then come alive. Around them unfolds the adventure that pulls the crew through the neighbourhood.
Follow the traces
Inscriptions, dates, finds — the crew reads them on site and works out for themselves what's behind them. Discovering for yourselves, not being told.
Curiosity that stays
The fun is outdoors, the appetite for looking closely comes home with you — along with a feel for what a story tells and what really happened.
No expiry date
Buy once, play anytime. You start whenever you're ready.
What you get.
10 stations across 2.5 km through the preserved Bohemian Village of 1737 — puzzles right on site, at real houses and courtyards.
At the end every crew gets a crew collage from all stations, a crew logbook with your decisions and an orbit diploma with your rank — all digital, on your device, to keep.
5-minute prep, packing list, rain tips and if-then help for the way — so you can accompany relaxed.
Nine apprentices. One crew.
In 1737, Bohemian families arrive in Rixdorf — among them nine apprentices from crafts and farming. Before you start, each of you picks an avatar. Who you are shapes what Nauti tells you along the way.
You'll discover more about each of them while playing.
You share out roles: the navigator leads to the next station, the chronicler notes letters and clues, everyone else is a Naut — the roles rotate as you go.
Just two of you? Navigator + chronicler — and you solve everything together.
Nauti, your Kiez guide, leads you through the time journey — more under How it works.
Kids lead, grown-ups accompany.
Your kids lead themselves through the neighbourhood — with Nauti, the Kiez guide, and rotating game roles. They decide as a team, dare to try and come back a little more self-assured. Along the way they practise checking clues and questioning sources.
What families say.
It's great fun and you learn a lot.
I thought the tour was really cool.
What I find special is that everyone learns together! It's exciting, no matter how old you are!
It was so much fun getting to know such an exciting corner of Berlin! With friendly Nauti by your side you dive into the history of Rixdorf, suddenly find yourselves in another time and solve one puzzle after another. Along the way, questions come up that are still highly relevant today — so as a group you really get talking, and you learn to reach a decision together.
My great-niece and her brother came to visit. I wanted to offer them something they didn't know. Friends had told me about Localnauts — I was hooked straight away. And rightly so: the kids and the parents found it exciting and interesting and had a lot of fun. I can only recommend it.
It's great fun and you learn a lot.
I thought the tour was really cool.
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What I find special is that everyone learns together! It's exciting, no matter how old you are!
It was so much fun getting to know such an exciting corner of Berlin! With friendly Nauti by your side you dive into the history of Rixdorf, suddenly find yourselves in another time and solve one puzzle after another. Along the way, questions come up that are still highly relevant today — so as a group you really get talking, and you learn to reach a decision together.
My great-niece and her brother came to visit. I wanted to offer them something they didn't know. Friends had told me about Localnauts — I was hooked straight away. And rightly so: the kids and the parents found it exciting and interesting and had a lot of fun. I can only recommend it.
Before you go.
Localnauts is a GPS scavenger hunt for kids and families. The crew travels back to 1737 as a Bohemian family — everyone with a craft apprentice as their avatar — to search for a lost chest. At 10 stations you experience a piece of Rixdorf's history and solve tasks; each one gives you a letter, and the ten letters together form the solution word. If you like, you can collect stardust and rank up through optional deep-dives (chronicle & deep-scan). Your guide Nauti leads you by radio message. At the end you take your keepsake home: the crew collage, the crew logbook and an orbit diploma with your crew title.
Rixdorf is easy to reach — for example via S Sonnenallee, U Karl-Marx-Straße, Richardplatz or Alfred-Scholz-Platz. It is best to do the short game setup (crew, avatars, roles) calmly in advance — at home or on the way, e.g. in a café or at your meeting point. You do not need to find the exact starting point: once you enter your game code, the GPS guides you to the first station. At the end you arrive at Alfred-Scholz-Platz.
The route deliberately runs through the low-traffic Bohemian Village — quiet lanes, cobblestones, little traffic. But you play in public space: an adult comes along and keeps an eye on traffic, especially when crossing streets. The GPS guides the kids but does not replace supervision.
The actual play time is around 90 to 120 minutes. But it is better to plan 3 to 4 hours for everything: at the start the setup (crew, avatars, roles) takes 15 to 30 minutes depending on the group, plus breaks — a stop at the playground, a café. That way it becomes a relaxed afternoon instead of a rush.
No. Everything runs in the browser — no download, no account, no app store.
Your progress is stored on your device and stays saved. A quick charge and you're off again — the route continues where you left off. Tip: bring a power bank so you don't run out of juice on the way.
One game code covers 2–6 people. Larger groups split into small teams — each team needs an accompanying adult, especially with younger kids. More under 'Schools & Groups'.
For kids age 8+ — best for 8 to 12. In a family, younger children can join too: adults or older siblings help with the trickier puzzles. The route is built so children lead and adults accompany.
Very doable — light and moderate rain are no problem. Best to bring an umbrella: you can also hold it over the tablet or smartphone, since touchscreens don't like getting wet. Or just take shelter for a moment. And if it gets too much, simply pause — your progress is saved, and you continue later or the next day.
Good news: the route through the Bohemian Village is shady for much of the way — lots of old trees and narrow lanes. That makes it pleasant to play even on hot days. Still: bring water, a cap and sunscreen never hurt, and you can pause in the shade any time.
Ready for the adventure?
One game code covers the whole team (2–6 people, ideal 4–5, 1 device). Free until 31 October: sign up to the newsletter and you'll get your voucher link for the complete route — redeem it and go.
Good to know: you do the short game setup in advance — at home or at a café on the way. Only then does the app guide you to the first station.
More teams or a whole group? For schools & groups there are fixed packages. All volume prices →
Voluntary, no sign-up: enter your preferred start. At most 3 teams are on the route per hour — the Bohemian Village is small, and people live here. School classes and larger groups arrange their date directly with us.
No fixed appointment, no obligation — you're just helping keep the route relaxed.