Adventure Lab® Spotlight: Beethoven in Bonn

This edition of Adventure Lab® Spotlight takes a musical turn with the Adventure, Beethoven in Bonn. Located in Bonn, Germany, Ludwig Van Beethoven’s birthplace, this ten-stage Adventure takes explorers on a tour that highlights the composer’s formative years. Geocachers created this Adventure as part of the Project Beethoven Mega Event in Bonn Germany in February 2020. The Event celebrated not only geocaching, but also the 250th birthday of Beethoven. Continue reading →

Emma´s Froschkönig — Geocache of the Week

Traditional
GC52XN4
by Fabs29
Difficulty:
2
Terrain:
2
Location:
Niedersachsen, Germany
N 53° 03.400 E 008° 30.200

Once upon a time, in a faraway kingdom, there was a geocache so wonderful and magical that all the geocachers in the land traveled just to catch a glimpse of it. Rumor has it that behind this beautifully-constructed cache container was a secret waiting to be discovered.

Flip through the storybook with us as we tell the tale of our Geocache of the Week, Emma´s Froschkönig (GC52XN4). A tale of adventure, bravery, and love, this geocache is sure to lead you to happily ever after.

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Batten down the hatches for two new souvenirs!

At last, the sailor returns! You sailed the seven seas in 2022 and explored high and low! It’s finally time to tie down your vessel, put your feet up, and feel grounded by the earth below. 

To celebrate the end of the year and the launch of another, Geocaching HQ is releasing two new souvenirs! To help you make the most of the season, we compiled some seafarers’ wisdom to finish your journey strong.

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Announcing the 2023 hider souvenir 🗓️

For 2022 The Year of the Hide, we introduced the 2022 hider souvenir for cachers who helped the community refresh and revitalize the game board. It’s the first year we’ve awarded a hider souvenir for caches published from March until December. To commemorate the occasion, we’ve decided to award the souvenir to everyone who hid a cache or hosted an Event in all of 2022—January and February included.

But celebrating the amazing hides of 2022 doesn’t mean that hiding in 2023 isn’t equally important. Introducing the 2023 hider souvenir, available starting January 1st, 2023, for everyone placing a new geocache or hosting an Event Cache that is published in 2023!

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