The Painters' Secret Garden
Uncover the lost love of a cursed Montmartre painter
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Follow forgotten brushes to rediscover a lost romance in charming Montmartre.
The Painters' Secret Garden
You are Jean-Pierre Dubois, archivist at the Gazette des Artistes, in the spring of 1927 in Montmartre.
Your mission is to retrace the secret love between the cursed painter Armand Leduc and his unknown muse, whose story has been erased. You have been tasked with deciphering clues left in his canvases and the cobbled streets of the Butte, where art and passion have intertwined for centuries. Open your phone: a fragment of a forgotten letter appears on the historic walls, guiding you through the hidden passages of the neighborhood, old cabarets, and artists' studios. A 2h to 2h30 quest to unravel the mysteries of a timeless romance. More than an outdoor escape game: an interactive tour immersed in years of history, with anecdotes revealed at each stop and confidential sites that classic guides often miss.
« Le seul vrai langage au monde est un baiser. »— Alfred de Musset, Poésies nouvelles, 1840
Montmartre: The Beating Heart of Lovers and Artists
Montmartre, long before becoming the romantic cliché it is today, was an independent village until its annexation to Paris in 1860. Its bohemian atmosphere and modest rents attracted a plethora of artists, writers, and poets from the late 19th century. This was the golden age of cabarets like the Lapin Agile and the Bateau-Lavoir, meeting places where ideas sparked, passions ignited, and loves, often ephemeral but intense, formed between canvases and verses.
The neighborhood has been a privileged witness to famous and lesser-known liaisons, from Modigliani and Jeanne Hébuterne, to Picasso and Fernande Olivier. Love here was an inexhaustible source of inspiration, but also a destructive force. Montmartre's hills, with their breathtaking views of Paris, offered an idyllic setting for nascent loves, while its winding streets hid heartaches and breakups. Every cobblestone, every facade still seems to whisper the secrets of these buried passions.
A game, a guided tour and a heritage guide — all in one
You're not just buying an escape game. You're carrying a living guide — historical anecdotes, forgotten legends, key monuments, hidden architecture — unfolding as you go.
At each stop, places ordinary guides miss — secret façades, sculpted crests, alleys steeped in history.
Every riddle is rooted in a real historical fact or local legend. You leave with dozens of stories to tell.
Learn to read buildings — flamboyant Gothic, Baroque, Art Deco — like a real art historian, while having fun.
Walk through the city like a novel's character — every alley becomes a stage, every square a theatre.
A voice walks with you at every step, tells the story of each place, reads clues, adds a cinematic feel.
Keep access to the guide & game for 1 year. Come back any time, share it with friends.
« You will not leave this city the way you entered it. »
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
8 stages through the city
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?
Forgotten Artists
Explore the lives and works of painters who shaped Montmartre's soul, beyond the famous figures.
Secret Romance
Dive into a hidden love story that marked the neighborhood, revealing its passions and dramas.
Picturesque Streets
Discover the charm of lesser-known passages and hidden stairs that make Montmartre unique.
Love is an art, Montmartre its canvas.
Every alley a secret, every facade a passion.
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 The Painters' Secret Garden similar to a treasure hunt?
Same spirit: search, deduce, find. But here the "treasure" is a full story to piece together in eight stops. Each stop gives you a fragment of the final code. Eight fragments later, you've cracked it.
Q02How far do you walk in Montmartre, Paris, France?
Usually 2 to 4 km of total walking, within 1.5 km as the crow flies from the start point. The route is designed to be walkable at a relaxed pace, no public transport needed.
Q03Can we do The Painters' Secret Garden as a family with kids?
Yes, from age 6 with an adult reading puzzles aloud, and from age 12 on their own. Kids love the "find the camera clue" part — it's very visual, gets them genuinely involved.
Q04What's the best time to start?
Morning between 10 and 11, or early afternoon around 2 PM, is ideal. You still have daylight ahead, Montmartre, Paris, France is less crowded, and the light is better for camera clues.
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