We had the good fortune of connecting with Ben Strunk and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Ben, can you walk us through the thought-process of starting your business?
My wife Whitney and I completed a similar treasure hunt experience in Florence, Italy back in 2018. We got very lost and finished dead last, but I arranged with the organizer ahead of time and proposed at the end of the treasure hunt. It was a special moment for us and when we came back to Raleigh we started running treasure hunts of our own. We have grown over the last five years to offering treasure hunt events all over the Triangle and now in Wilmington.

 

What should our readers know about your business?
We are thrilled to provide a unique experience that showcases the incredible public art and local businesses throughout the Triangle. Our events are facilitated with an in person local treasure hunt guide and teams compete with each other to unlock the treasure chest first. Our participants enjoy the local feel of our events and physical treasure hunt materials as opposed to mobile scavenger hunt apps.

It has been a journey to get where we are, especially with the COVID-19 pandemic halting operations for nearly a year. We continue to ingrain ourselves more and more with the Triangle community and have loved expanding our public and private events to more locations in the area!

 

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
We love breweries and luckily Raleigh has plenty to choose from. Our favorites are Lynnwood Brewing, Raleigh Brewing, and Crank Arm Brewing. We also love the local restaurant scene and spend lots of time at The Station, The Raleigh Times, Sam Jones BBQ, and more!

 

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
We want to thank the thousands of treasure hunt participants that have experienced our events over the last five years along with the awesome local breweries and restaurants that have allowed us to host events in their space.

 

Website: triangletreasurehunt.com

Instagram: triangletreasurehunt

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/triangletreasurehunt

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