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Taylor Swift’s Orange-Door Hunt Escalates as Fans Trace 12 Cities to Unlock a Mystery Video

Google and YouTube teases have fans hunting 12 QR-coded doors that promise a still-locked video.

Overview

  • Orange doors with scannable QR codes have been spotted in London and Berlin, directing users to YouTube videos linked to The Life of a Showgirl, according to on-the-ground posts and reports.
  • A Google search Easter egg triggered by searching “Taylor” shows a burning heart that drops letters forming the names of 12 cities tied to the puzzle.
  • YouTube posted a cryptic message reported to spell “Look Down,” and comments on Swift’s visualizers urged fans to “Google Taylor,” pointing users toward the city-name reveal.
  • Outlets and fan accounts list 12 target locations that include Berlin, London, Paris, Chicago, Nashville, Barcelona, Las Vegas, Melbourne, Santa Monica, Milan, Beverly Grove and, in some reports, New York.
  • Fans say the campaign remains unsolved as they try to decode letters in the QR-linked videos, while Swift has also rolled out acoustic variants of the new album.