By Peter Fish, Sunset editor-at-large

We've talked about it before on this blog. But as a three-time hunt veteran, I'm going to say that Jayson Wechter's Chinese New Year's Treasure Hunt — which happens this coming Saturday — is one of the best things you can do in San Francisco, or anywhere. Where else can you indulge your inner Sam Spade (or Scooby-Doo) and hot-foot it through Chinatown, North Beach, and the San Francisco waterfront in search of clues?

Has our team (a motley assortment of adults and kids) ever won, even in our supposedly easy beginner division? Well, no. But we don't care. The hunt is its own reward.

When: February 23, 4:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Where: Justin Herman Plaza, 1 Market Street (at Market and the Embarcadero)
Cost: $30 per person through January 31; $35 per person from February 1 to 21; $40 at the door