The artist, a longtime Zachary’s customer, told SFGATE that they finally decided to start dropping hints after their painting sat unsolved in the Grand Lake restaurant for a full year.

Though the popular treasure hunt thriller The Da Vinci Code is speculative to say the least, Leonardo da Vinci did hide some secret messages in paintings, including the “Mona Lisa,” which is ...

One man said he hid a treasure in the Rocky Mountains. Then he wrote a strange little poem to help people find it. And ...

Jon Collins-Black hid some of the millions he made from cryptocurrency and left clues for others to follow. Meet the hunters seeking a fortune.

St. Augustine may hold a 40-year-old secret — one that has become an obsession for thousands of people worldwide. But then again, it may not. In 1979, author and publisher Byron Preiss traveled ...

An art dealer in Santa Fe named Forrest Fenn sparked a global mania to find a chest filled with gold he buried in the Rockies ...

An art dealer in Santa Fe named Forrest Fenn sparked a global mania to find a chest filled with gold he buried in the Rockies. That was just the beginning of the story.

When Santa Fe art dealer Forrest Fenn hid a treasure chest in the Rocky Mountains, it set off a phenomenon, inspiring the Netflix documentary, "Gold & Greed: The Hunt for Fenn’s Treasure." 1 ...

Cryptic treasure hunts have long inspired intrepid explorers and code breakers. Their cultural history stretches across the centuries.

For years, Jason Rohrer put out bizarre, beloved video games. Now, with Project Skydrop, he launches the real-world treasure hunt of his dreams.

A 31-year-long treasure hunt that attracted thousands of enthusiasts across France has come to an end.

In 2010, Forrest Fenn hid a treasure chest filled with gold and jewels in the mountains of Santa Fe, leaving behind a cryptic poem for those on the hunt for the fortune.