7 Shopping-District Hunts Worldwide Worth Booking

1.The Escape Game Las Vegas: 60-Minute Adventure at The Forum Shops

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 371 reviews · 1 hour 15 minutes (approx.) · from $42Our pick

At The Escape Game Las Vegas in the Forum Shops, you and up to seven teammates have 60 minutes to solve clues and complete one mission. Choose from eight family-friendly adventures, including Prison Break, Gold Rush, The Heist, and Cosmic Crisis. A game guide briefs you and offers hints when needed.

“This was so much fun. Challenging, but a blast!! It was just 2 of us, but having a group would have been fun as well.”

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2.The Escape Game: Epic 60-Minute Adventures at the Mall of America

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 202 reviews · 1 hour 15 minutes (approx.) · from $47

Choose one of seven 60-minute escape adventures at Mall of America, from Prison Break to Mission: Mars. A game guide briefs your team, offers help during the mission, and leads a short debrief afterward. Groups can include up to eight people, and the games are designed for ages 13 and up.

“We had a great time! Part of our group had done an escape room before and some had not. The staff was extremely helpful and friendly!”

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3.The Escape Game at Great Mall in Milpitas

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 170 reviews · 1 hour 15 minutes (approx.) · from $41Best value

At Great Mall in Milpitas, you and up to seven teammates get 60 minutes to solve a themed mission with help from a game guide. Choose Gold Rush, Prison Break, Timeliner, The Heist, Cosmic Crisis, or The Depths. Guides such as Robby and Mark can adjust hints to your group.

“It was fairly easy to redeem my free birthday game with my husband. The staff were nice and welcoming. Our host was Robby, he was nice and helped us out tremendously. He also gave options in how we would like his help. For example, he asked if we would prefer to just press the button for a hint or have him help nudge us in the right direction when we were taking too long on a certain puzzle. There was a part in the game where we had to go into another room and we saw the sweetest surprise. There were balloons, a birthday sign, and paper birthday hats! I…”

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4.The Escape Game: 60-Minute Adventures at King of Prussia Mall

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 79 reviews · 1 hour 15 minutes (approx.) · from $42

Choose Gold Rush, Prison Break, The Heist, or Playground at King of Prussia Mall. A game guide briefs your team, offers help when needed, and gives you 60 minutes to solve clues and finish the mission. Plan on about 75 minutes total, with groups of up to eight.

“Really fun escape room, lots of unique puzzles and some good surprises. Staff was all very friendly. Only downside side compared to other escape rooms is that they let multiple groups book a space, I do prefer private. But we knew it in advance so no big deal. Would still recommend.”

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5.Minneapolis: Mall of America 1-Hour Escape Room Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 30 reviews · 1 hour · from $47

At Mall of America, you get 60 minutes to solve a themed escape-room mission with a game guide nearby and unlimited hints. Choose from seven rooms, including Mission: Mars, Prison Break, The Heist, and Gold Rush. Groups can include up to eight people, though you may be paired with others.

“difficulty. Didn't like that we had extra random people, too cramped and hot to even move around in the room.”

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6.Outdoor Escape Room in Chicago – Fulton Market

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 28 reviews · 2 hours (approx.)

You and up to five companions investigate a fictional murder around Chicago’s Fulton Market. Follow clues in the streets, solve puzzles from a physical game box, and enter answers in the app to identify the killer, motive, and location. Allow about two hours, with the game beginning and ending near Morgan and Lake.

“It was fun to explore a part of Chicago we may not have ever thought to go to. The experience also brings you into different shops and bars, which was a little odd with kids. It has you open the box and start the mystery on an intersection which made it hard to hear the video. Would be better to open the box and hear the video in the car before hand. We all finished with mixed feelings about this. The clues are challenging and the teens in our group lost interest halfway.”

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7.The Escape Game at The Forum Shops in Las Vegas

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 24 reviews · 1 hour · from $41

Choose one of eight escape rooms at The Forum Shops, from Gold Rush to Prison Break. Your English-speaking Game Guide explains the mission, offers unlimited hints, and keeps your team moving through 60 minutes of puzzles. Rooms hold up to eight players, while Playground holds 12.

“I loved how you have to think and try things to get through each section.”

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