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Geocaching: In Leibniz's footsteps

Wooden box with a combination lock and a 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.

Geocaching has been a global trend for years. To mark the Leibniz Year 2016, the state capital of Hannover, in cooperation with Hannover Marketing und Tourismus GmbH, has developed another treasure hunt as part of the “Ge(o)mysteries of the Region Hannover” series. Fourteen treasures related to Leibniz—so-called caches (small hiding places)—must be tracked down and decoded 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 the individual treasures are available here:

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Geocaching in Hannover: Leibniz’s Ge(o)heimnisse

In the footsteps of the polymath: 14 geocaches are waiting to be discovered. Also worth checking out: 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...