Allied D-Day landing in Normandy: beaches, batteries, cemeteries and memorial villages
Discover the real history that unfolded here
2–4-day roadtrip · Normandie
📱 1 to 10 phones · 1 team per phone · Independent codes
7 sites · 30 km · your own pace
Allied D-Day landing in Normandy: beaches, batteries, cemeteries and memorial villages
You are British Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, commander of the 21st Army Group, on the eve of the D-Day landings on June 6, 1944.
Relive the decisive days of June 1944, from the liberation of Bayeux to the D-Day beaches, where world history turned.
« It floats but does not sink »— Motto of Normandy and the House of Normandy, historical motto of the Normandy region
The story that haunts this land
Your journey begins in Bayeux, at Place du Général de Gaulle, in front of the Tourist Office. This city, spared from Allied bombings thanks to its rapid capture by British forces, was the first French city liberated on June 7, 1944. Bayeux's historic center houses the Notre-Dame Cathedral, built between the 11th and 15th centuries, a classified Historic Monument in Romanesque and Norman Gothic styles. Here you perceive the strategic and symbolic importance of the city, a key milestone of the D-Day landings on June 6, 1944. The Memorial Museum of the Battle of Normandy, opened in 1983 and located at the gateway to the D-Day beaches, prepares you for the challenges of the coming days.
Continue to Arromanches-les-Bains, on Gold Beach, one of the five landing zones of June 6, 1944. Here, the remains of the artificial Mulberry Harbor, built in June 1944 by Allied forces, are still visible at sea at low tide. The D-Day Museum on site documents the construction and use of this feat of military engineering, a unique architectural testimony to the Normandy landings. This port was crucial for supplying troops after D-Day, allowing more than 2.5 million soldiers and 500,000 vehicles to be transported.
Between Omaha and Gold Beach, the Longues-sur-Mer Battery awaits you. It is one of the best-preserved German firing batteries in France, with original cannons still in place. Composed of three to six guns per battery, according to standard German defensive architecture, it was at the heart of the assault zone on June 6, 1944. Aerial bombardment craters are still visible, preserved scars of war at this UNESCO memory site. Here you can gauge the intensity of the fighting and the power of the German coastal defenses that protected the Norman coastline.
Colleville-sur-Mer leads you to the Normandy American Cemetery, directly overlooking Omaha Beach, the bloodiest sector of June 6, 1944, nicknamed 'Bloody Omaha'. This 70-hectare site holds 9,387 white cross-shaped headstones, with the engraved names of each fallen American soldier. The Garden of the Missing honors the 1,557 names of soldiers reported missing. Despite the peaceful atmosphere of the WWII military cemetery, the view of Omaha Beach recalls the scale of the losses and the heavy human toll paid on that decisive day.
Your 2 or 4-day Normandy road trip concludes with a visit to Port-en-Bessin, a historic Norman fishing port, strategically located between the American (Omaha) and British (Gold) sectors of the D-Day landings. The port infrastructure damaged by the fighting from June to August 1944 has been rebuilt, but retains architectural traces of war. This post-D-Day landscape, heavily marked by military occupation and combat, saw its vegetation cover destroyed by war fires and Allied aerial bombardment. Your exploration of war heritage and memory tourism in Calvados Normandy will have immersed you in the history of the Battle of Normandy, revealing the resilience of a region which, as its motto says, « Fluctuat nec mergitur ».
How does it work?
Explore the city on foot solving puzzles based on real historical facts. No locked room — the city is your playground.
No app to download. Play directly from your browser. Guided step by step, at your own pace.
One purchase per phone is enough. Play with family, friends or as a couple — everyone participates.
Point your phone at the façade: a historical character appears and speaks to you in your language. Golden letters magically write themselves on the wall to reveal the puzzle answer.
Stuck? Progressive personalised hints. The character repeats the puzzle on demand — at your own pace.
French, English, German, Spanish, Italian + 27 other languages auto-translated by AI.
The game downloads to your phone on start. Once the "✓ Downloaded" indicator appears, everything works without data — narration, AR, GPS and puzzles. Perfect abroad without a data plan.
Want to go deeper?
Places tied to your adventure — optional entries, totally up to you · per person
The Route
7 curated sites across the territory
The gameplay: AR, camera, hidden clues
At each stop, open your phone camera: an augmented reality character appears on the façade and speaks your language. Hunt the clue — it materializes as golden letters on the real wall or floats in front of you. When you find it, the phone vibrates, an AR chest opens and reveals your answer fragment. 8 stops, 8 clues to find with the camera, 1 final code.
The stops on your route are a surprise. You'll discover them one by one, guided by your phone, starting from the meeting point.
How does it work with a group?
One phone = one team. Pick the number at checkout (1 to 10).
Solo, or a group sharing the screen. One team, one code.
Family, couple, or 2-3 teams competing. Each phone has its own code and its own score.
Friends, bachelor/bachelorette, small office outing — each their own code, each plays at their own pace. Tiered pricing then €6 flat per phone from the 6th.
- ✓All codes are independent — play at the same time OR separately, each team advances at its own pace.
- ✓Leaderboard between your teams + global game leaderboard — each score appears in the public ranking.
- ✓More than 10 phones or need a personalized quest? Discover custom tours.
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Practical info
Why this route?
A real-world investigation
June 6, 1944 — the longest dawn of the 20th century rises on the Normandy coast.
Free-access sites first
Designed to be played from outside paid sites. Museum or monument visits are optional add-ons — you decide.
2-4 days, your pace
You manage your stops, breaks, nights. The code stays valid for total trip + 7 days margin.
Immersive AR narration
At every site, your phone overlays narrative elements (characters, clues, archives) on reality. Audio in 32 languages.
1 to 10 phones
Play solo, with family, or in group. Each phone gets its own synced code.
Now lead the investigation
100% drive between sites · AR at every step
9 features nobody else has
OddballTrip combines gamified play, augmented reality and AI. All our competitors deliver 1 or 2 of these angles. We deliver all 5.
AR treasure chest
A golden chest floats in front of the monument. Tap → opening animation → reveals a secret message.
AR narrator character
Point your phone at the façade: a knight, witch, monk, sailor, detective or ghost appears full-screen and speaks to you in your language with their dedicated ElevenLabs voice (each character has their own unique voice) — your living guide.
Magic golden letters
At the puzzle climax, golden letters magically write themselves on the real wall — that's the puzzle answer. An unforgettable visual effect.
Written + audio narration
Every puzzle available as text AND voice-over: read at your own pace or listen eyes-free while walking. Great in groups and for accessibility.
360° radar + vibration
A mini-radar shows the target even behind you, and the phone vibrates when you aim in the right direction.
Heritage storytelling
Every puzzle weaves in real historical facts (architecture, era, anecdotes). You learn by playing — like a gamified audioguide.
Progressive AI hints
3 levels of AI-generated help: vibe → where to look → answer format. You're never stuck.
AR selfie memento
At the end of the game, capture a selfie with OddballTrip banner + mascot, shareable on Instagram, TikTok.
Zero app to install
PWA technology: open the link, it plays in your browser. Same quality as an app, no App Store hassle.
Frequently asked questions
Q01Is this an outdoor escape game in Bayeux, Normandie, France or a classic scavenger hunt?
Both at once: it's an outdoor escape game — team puzzles, narration, clues, final code — but in the streets of Bayeux, Normandie, France, at your pace. The classic scavenger hunt mechanic plus augmented reality through the camera.
Q02What walking pace should we expect?
Easy stroll: between stops you walk 3 to 7 minutes. No tough climbs unless flagged on the product page. If you really want to push, you can jog between stops, but that's not the point.
Q03Is Allied D-Day landing in Normandy: beaches, batteries, cemeteries and memorial villages good for a hen / stag party?
Great fit: no costume required, the team really collaborates (it's not a linear path), and the final code earns you a souvenir photo. Pick a calm time slot — early afternoon usually.
Q04Is Allied D-Day landing in Normandy: beaches, batteries, cemeteries and memorial villages stroller-accessible?
Depends on the exact route in Bayeux, Normandie, France. The vast majority of stops are downtown, on sidewalks or squares. If a stair or narrow passage is involved, it's flagged on the product page. Generally: yes, doable with a standard urban stroller.
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Relive the decisive days of June 1944, from the liberation of Bayeux to the D-Day beaches, where world history turned.
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