QuestGlassThings to do in Yerevan: 4 real-world quests
4 published quests currently turn Yerevan into practical culture, food, and views challenges. Start with Cascade Complex and outdoor sculpture garden, GUM Market dried-fruit stalls, and Republic Square, then open each quest for its live checkpoint, timing, cost, and completion rules.
4 quests in Yerevan
Cascade Complex and outdoor sculpture gardenCulture · 60-90 min · Go looking for characters around Yerevan's Cascade and the Cafesjian sculpture garden. Find and name or describe five animal or human figures, including at least one Botero. Where labels allow, choose a different artist for each find.
Respect residents and follow the site rules. Explore independently and check current access before you go.GUM Market dried-fruit stallsFood · 45-75 min · Taste your way through four colours at Yerevan's GUM Market. Buy or sample one dried fruit from each colour family, then learn and accurately record the Armenian name of one unfamiliar item.
Ask before tasting or photographing; buy from sellers who offer samples. Explore independently and check current access before you go.Republic SquareViews · 60-90 min · Make a colour chart from Yerevan's volcanic-tuff façades, from pale rose to deep rust. Capture five close-ups of visibly different shades and one wide shot showing that they belong to different buildings.
Respect residents and follow the site rules. Explore independently and check current access before you go.Central Yerevan streets and parksCulture · 45-75 min · Follow a three-stop hydration route through Yerevan's working pulpulak fountains. Drink at each, note its carving or shape, and collect three fountain photos with their pin locations.
Use only clearly functioning potable fountains; do not touch the spout. Explore independently and check current access before you go.
Plan responsibly: Check the exact quest page and its linked official source before setting out; opening hours, prices, access, weather, and local rules can change.