Events on the Easter weekend

Geocaching: In Leibniz's footsteps

Wooden box with combination lock and small electronic device — What's inside this box?

A modern-day (digital) scavenger hunt: A brain-teasing treasure hunt and a great opportunity for young people to follow in Leibniz’s footsteps on this geotour and explore the city.

For years now, geocaching has become a global trend sport. To mark the Leibniz Year 2016, the state capital of Hanover, in cooperation with Hannover Marketing und Tourismus GmbH, has developed another treasure hunt as part of the series “Ge(o)mysteries of the Hanover Region.” Participants are challenged to track down and decipher 14 treasures related to Leibniz—known as “caches” (small hiding places)—at various locations throughout the city. Interested treasure hunters simply need a GPS device or a GPS-enabled smartphone. The exact requirements, coordinates, and information for each treasure can be found here:

Leibniz-GeoTour

Geocaching in Hanover: Leibniz’s (Geo)Secrets

In the Footsteps of the polymath: 15 geocaches are waiting to be discovered. Also exciting: the Leibniz Walking Tour.

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A visit with the creators of the Leibniz Geocaching Tour

The word "Secret" spelled out with LEGO bricks.

The Treasure Hunters

How and where are the Ge(o)heimnisse for geocaching developed? A visit with the creators of the Leibniz Geocaching Tour offers a glimpse behind the scenes...