Big Ideas, Real Impact.
Crack the clues. Discover the next stop. Read your way across America.
A 250-stop coded expedition. Every waypoint stays hidden until students secure all three of its clues and name the destination themselves — part Oregon Trail, part treasure hunt.
Acadia National Park
Maine · Leg 1 — New England
Read a place. Crack its code. Earn the next stop.
Every stop follows the same simple path, so it is easy for teachers to run and easy for students to follow.
Explorer, Navigator, or Scholar. Your reading and clues adjust to fit.
Read the passage, build vocabulary, and fly over the park in satellite view.
Each clue gives one secret fragment. Combine them to name the next waypoint — and the trail opens.
Birth of America & Great Minds
The journey begins at Acadia. The next waypoint stays encrypted — students reveal it only by securing all three clues. Stops chart themselves one at a time.
- Current Position
- Acadia, ME Stop 001
- Waypoints Charted
- 1 / 250
- Next Waypoint
- 🔒 Encrypted
- Clues Secured
- 0 / 3
Pick your expedition band to begin.
Your reading passage, fluency or analysis activities, vocabulary, and clue difficulty all adjust to the level you choose. Teachers can assign one band per group, or let students self-select.
Anchor books for your level
Three clues hide the road ahead.
Each clue gives you one secret fragment. No single clue names the destination — only by securing all three and combining the fragments can you discover and unlock the next waypoint.
Decode the first fragment of the next waypoint's name.
Tap a word, then tap its meaning. Match every pair to recover the second fragment.
Teacher key — clue answers
Clue II (Vocabulary Match) → fragment MO
Clue III (Word Scramble) → fragment UTH
Final Lock → combine the fragments to spell the next waypoint: PLYMOUTH (Stop 002 · Plymouth Rock).
Tip: students should self-select or be assigned a level, then work the three clues in any order. The destination never appears on screen until a student enters it correctly.
“The nation’s story is not only found in battlefields, buildings, and documents. It is also found in mountains, forests, coastlines, and public places protected for the next generation.”
As the first stop, Acadia asks a question that follows students across all 250 stops: What parts of America are we responsible for protecting?
Leg 1 · Stop 1 — Acadia National Park · Teacher Guide
Aligned to NYS Next Generation ELA, C3 Social Studies & NGSS-style practices.
Key facts checked against National Park Service materials. Preview external sites before student use. nps.gov/acad · Wabanaki Nations