Brain Bean Sprouts

Grapevine uses an MMS text-message based system to provide gamification. This is a change from previous locations that use tap cards, which require complex computer networks and can result in bottlenecks within the exhibit and are more prone to going offline. 
16 (previously 22) "bean sprouts", called Brain Beans, are hidden around the exhibit, each sprout contains a hashtag which guests are directed to send to an MMS number via phone. Meow Wolf's system tracks how many hashtags a guest has collected, and when prompted with "#goodbye" at the end, the system generates a semi-customized end graphic representing all of the sprouts a guest has found during their visit called "Head Garden." 
It's common for guests to "trade" hashtags in the lobby since finding all 16 in a single visit can be quite challenging.
 
* In November 2023, 6 Brain Beans were removed from the exhibit. There are now 16 Brain Beans and none of them are inside of the house.
The system phone number is 972-736-7676 
Full list of known bean sprout locations and hashtags:
ROOM 	LOCATION WITHIN ROOM 	HASHTAG 	TEXT RESPONSE 	IMAGE RESPONSE
Alley 	Side of pull-down door, left of lower ratz diorama. 	#See 	Brain Beans see by spreading like ivy over concepts. Other creatures see (or even speak with!) their hands. There’s a sign here made out of digits forming digits. To plant this bean: visit the sign & share what it says with a DWEEB. 	
Alley 	Shop Window 	#Hear 	Brain Beans can branch out by using sounds to reach the next conceptual furrow. To plant this bean: stop for a sec, close your eyes & listen to the world around you. Isn’t that vast? Describe what you hear to a pal. 	
Ratz Arcade 	Bottom of interior edge of vending machine door 	#Belong 	Secrets aren’t about hiding, they’re about belonging. As Brain Beans grow, we learn a lot of secrets. One of my favorite secrets is this salute from an ancient race of aliens! To plant: find a local & let them in on the secret of the Nula salute! (Hint: hands up, palms in). 	
Neon Town 	On the wall across from the watermelon hallway 	#Touch 	I touch things w/ my leaves. Some things in your Head Garden feel like mushroomified stars, or like secrets glinting in a cold stream. To plant this bean: touch something & describe it to a friend. 	
Watermelon Hallway * Previous location: Delaney House Kitchen 	On green door frame * Previous location: Lower Cupboard, right of the refrigerator 	#Taste 	Undermallers never pay for pizza, but after chomping on a salty slice, you might need a beverage from Vend-E, one of Plotzo's most active recruiters. To plant this bean: Visit VEND-E in the arcade & try this tasty recipe. It's 1 part Code Cheddar, 1 part Wake Up!, 1 part Carmine Sports Milk, and 1 part Gender Fluid.Previous response: Plotzo’s Undermallers never pay for pizza.  But after chomping on a salty slice,  you may prefer washing it down with a beverage from Vend-E, one of Plotzo’s most active recruiters. To plant this bean:  Sample some drink flavors in the arcade vending machine.	
Lucius Desert Trailer 	At the bottom of wall in-between the radio and trailer. Looking at the radio it's down and to the left.	#Quench 	You gotta remember to HYDRATE! YOUR! HEAD! GARDEN! Me n’ the other Beans are parched and no CONVENTIONAL faucet can quench us… only maxiconceptual ones. To plant this bean: find a strange faucet and QUENCH our collective thirst. 	
Fridge room with spacesuit 	Next to phone display 	#Pine 	Ever talk to a pine tree? Hopeless romantics. So much longing they touch the sky. Who do you keep in touch with? How long has it been? To plant this bean: text someone important & let them know you’re thinking of them. 	
Fridge Ice Cream Room* Previous location: Laundry 	On the back of the green freezer* Previous location: Inside of machine door 	#Maintain 	Grounding is important for Brain Beans & household appliances. ALWAYS ground an appliance in your reality b4 you touch it! To plant this bean: ground an appliance anomaly. Reach toward it, bend your knees, and vocalize a low OOOAAAHH! It works best if a lot of people see you doing this. 	
Forest 	Beneath the treehouse and creature, in book nook, left wall 	#Prune 	I’ll be honest w/ you: pruning freaks me out. But sometimes it’s important to cut away overgrowth & get down w/ the details. To plant this bean: make a pair of binoculars w/ your hands and focus on 1 detail in the environment. Sow this image in your Head Garden. 	
Slug Room 	Ceiling 	#Meld 	Your Head Garden isn’t a physical space. It can merge and meld with other Gardens. To plant this bean: !!!GENTLY!!! touch your forehead to a friend’s and see if any new ideas sprout up. Now, synchronize your movements for maximum mutability. 	
Downstairs Forest* Previous location: Cupboard under stairs 	To the right of the exit for the blue slide* Previous location: Ceiling 	#Play 	Humans play a lot of video games. I’m a lil jealous b/c I can’t work the controls with my leaves. There’s a sick game in the arcade about Jared’s journey through the Real Unreal. To plant this bean: play it for me. 	
Garden 	Side of the garden box with the feather creatures inside 	#Smell 	My favorite smell is of a freshly-tilled Head Garden. Yours smells like flowers & curiosity & petrichor. To plant this bean: stop what you’re doing for a sec, breathe deep & remember this smell 4ever! 	
Front yard 	Inside Right tool shed 	#Mimic 	Mimicry is a trait we Brain Beans evolved over the epochs. Most creatures use it for protection, but we use it to G R O W. To plant this bean: find a creature in the Real Unreal & imitate it. Ask a pal to take your pic so you can study your technique. 	
Upstairs in Pink vine hallway 	Bottom of wall 	#Wiggle 	I hung out with a vine who wiggled everywhere she went. She wongled into more garden space that way. To plant this bean: wiggle your body while you explore. Wiggling for 70.6 seconds exactly should do the trick. 	
Upstairs above Neon Kingdom 	At hip-height on black wall outside of skyscape/mirror cube room 	#Reflect 	Mirrors reflect a lot of things we don’t often see. To plant this bean: visit a mirror in the House. It will show you things you don’t expect. Worms have the BEST poker faces. 	
Upstairs Forest 	Inside a windowsill in the hallway connected to Gordon’s closet, across from the treehouse 	#Harmonize 	Gordon & Jared play a game. One hums a long, single note & the other joins in w/ the harmony. To plant this bean: visit Baba Yaga’s hut in the forest & create this sonic connection with the space. See if you can get others to join. 	
White arches maze* No longer available after 11/23 	Midway up wall, facing black blob 	#Navigate 	Navigating isn’t just about finding your way, it’s also about finding NEW ways. To plant this bean: choose a place in the Real Unreal & explore all the different ways you can get there. 	
Lit up piano room* No longer available after 11/23 	Under the elevator button on the left side of the wall 	#Dance 	Have you met Muffin?  She’s a goat who lives in a fridge. She keeps it cool, but she loves it when ppl show her hot new dance moves. To plant this bean: strut your stuff for Muffin. If she’s impressed, she’ll drop mad bleats. 	
Delaney House: upstairs hall closet* No longer available as of 11/23	Wall next to portal entry 	#Expand 	Did you know your Head Garden can cultivate more than 1 QUADRILLION possible connections? Holy Horticulture, that’s a lot of soil! To plant this bean: imagine your mind as an endless expanse of furrows. What will you grow here? 	
Tentacle Plant room in Forest* No longer available as of 11/23 	Vine wall 	#Be 	Brain Beans live in the moment. We just “Be” & hold one position for months. To plant this bean: find a door at the end of a winding maze w/ arches. Root yourself there and be witnessed. 	
Jared’s closet* No longer available as of 11/23 	Wall next to doorway 	#Flip 	Flipping is an important Head Gardening technique. Your right-side up may be someone else’s wrong-side down. To plant this bean: invert your Z-axis to get a new perspective on the world. It’s a nice stretch, too. 	
Rainbow sludge room* No longer available as of 11/23 	Very bottom of wall outside the entryway 	#Dream 	Things from your imagination can show up in the Real Unreal, altering the landscape through collective creativity and changing reality forever. To plant this bean: find something nearby that reminds you of a dream you had. Share that dream with a pal. 	
Exhibit exit vestibule 	On the narrow end of the wall in the center of the room. At torso-level midway up. 	#Goodbye* Is not counted as one of the 16 Brain Beans	Yowza! Thanks for all your help. But before you go, me and the other Brain Beans made something 4u. It’s a picture of your Head Garden. Look at how you’ve (we’ve) grown! Your Head Garden is infinite & there’s always room for more. We cannot wait to see what you harvest. Your Pal in Growth, Dug 	[Prompts the system to generate a Head Garden image.]