NYPL: New Amsterdam Travel Bug Hotel Mystery Cache

Welcome to the New York Public Library system! This cache has limited hours of availability, which are listed below on the cache page. The library is currently offering a limited service and is undergoing renovations. It is however open and the cache easily accessible. To find this cache you are going to have to solve a small field puzzle using the listed virtual waypoint.

***NEW as of December 2018! Geocachers who have found at least 4 NYPL caches are eligible for a Level 1 pathtag! Geocachers who find at least 8 NYPL caches are eligible for a Level 2 pathtag as well! If you think you qualify, please send me a note and I will get your tag(s) out to you.

Did you know that every branch of the New York Public Library offers free Wi-Fi? That's great news for all geocachers visiting from out of town!

Coordinates will take you to where the cache can be found but to locate it you are going to have to travel to the listed virtual waypoint and answer a few simple questions.

To find the exact location of the cache solve the puzzle below. The cache is large enough for Travel Bugs so please trade, only taking those that you intend to log and place quickly.

The cache can be found here : CBEGFXHI, JKLM

Where:

B = the 4^th letter the 7 letter Pole erected Under British Rule?

C = the 2^nd letter of the 5 letter 'Row' that was constructed about the time of the American Revolution

E = the 8^th letter and F = the 3^rd letter of the 8 letter temporary structures that were built around the time of the civil war?

G = the 2^nd letter and H = the 9^th letter of the 9 letter fountain constructed around the time of the 99th Mayor of New York

I = the 6^th letter of the 6 letter 2 small buildings that were added during the most recent period of renovation

X = the number of maps here – 4. Expressed as a roman numeral

J = the number of letters in the line that was added along Broadway during the great expansion

K = the number of occurrences of the letter P in the name of the 5 letter fountain that first appears around the same time as the federal post office

L = The number of letters in the first word of the two letter word famous building was built between 1800 and 1835 that still stands and is in use today

M = the number of windmills in the area between 1625 and 1664.

Please note the times that the cache will be available:

Monday 10:00am to 7:00pm

Tuesday 10:00am to 7:00pm

Wednesday 10:00am to 7:00pm

Thursday 10:00am to 7:00pm

Friday 10:00am to 5:00pm

Saturday 10:00am to 5:00pm

Sunday - cache not available

Congrats to NYWanderer and JordsAu for FTF!