MIT Mystery Hunt 1996 was the 16th iteration of the MIT Mystery Hunt. It was written by Timothy Chow, Dave and M.K. Lucking Reiley, Phil Lin, Jonathan Walton, Art and Grace Mateos, Julian West, Skaff Elias, and Richard Garfield, the winners of the 1995 Mystery Hunt. The theme of this hunt was loosely based on Douglas Hofstadter's book, Godel Escher Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid.