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Puzzles

Liverpool, England

Liverpool Central Library Entrance Riddle

The red letters in the literary pavement leading to the library form a mysterious code.

With Musical Cryptography, Composers Can Hide Messages in Their Melodies

By mapping notes to letters, some musicians sneak secret words into tunes.

Christina Ayele Djossa March 26, 2018

If you want free cheese, make haste to New Zealand. And get ready to pay with your time.

Complete This 2,000-Piece Puzzle to Win Free Cheese

Dairy has never been so puzzling.

Paula Mejia February 23, 2018

A Masochistic Brainteaser for the Expert Puzzle Fan

Hell puzzles are both entertainment and punishment.

Eric Grundhauser February 21, 2018

An original puzzle lock discovered in the Rhine River in Germany.

objects of intrigue

The Fashion and Mystery of Ancient Roman Puzzle Locks

Put something complicated, useful, and stylish on your finger.

Eric Grundhauser January 12, 2018

Puzzle-solving goes extreme.

Watch a Man Make a Rubik's Cube From Ice

It redefines "on the rocks."

Paula Mejia January 8, 2018

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

International Intellectual and Puzzle Museum

An institution dedicated to curiosity, logic, riddles, and Mongolia's long history of puzzles.

Wellesley, Ontario

Bean Puzzle Tombstone

It took over 100 years to decode this enigmatic epitaph for two buried brides.

A typical table from the International Puzzle Party 2016.

Solving the Mystery of the Secret International Puzzle Party

Only true collectors are invited to this hidden celebration of mechanical puzzles.

Eric Grundhauser September 23, 2016

Inside the Budapest Escape Room That Started the Worldwide Craze

Why Hungarians are so good at puzzles—from Houdini and Rubik's Cubes to escape rooms.

Jennifer Walker August 26, 2016

Puzzlers Just Got a Little Closer to Solving Gravity Falls' Final Mystery

Dipper and Mabel's epic summer is still keeping it weird, months after the show went off the air.

Sarah Laskow and Eric Grundhauser July 26, 2016

Plagiarism Scandal Leaves the Crossword Community Puzzled

New report alleges cheating from prominent crossword maker.

Jessie Guy-Ryan March 5, 2016

The Slocum collection

Bloomington, Indiana

Slocum Mechanical Puzzle Collection

The world's largest collection of mechanical puzzles is a cornucopia of analog bafflers.