Escape rooms you can get trapped inside in southcentral Pennsylvania
Bring your smartest friends or family members to an escape room, where you’ll need the best brains to find clues, solve puzzles and get out in an hour.
Leave your phones and electronics at home (or in the car) because there will be no outside help after you’re locked in. The games are meant to be fun and teamwork is needed. And don’t worry, if you’re totally stumped, employees will help you or let you out.
The immersive game craze has spread through the area over the last few years. Check out some venues below. This list was originally published in 2016 and has been updated. If there's an escape room that should be added or updated, please email information to meyer@ydr.com.
Escape. On Queen
Rooms: "The Hideout," "September 1777" and "The Tavern."
Where: 43 N. Queen St., Lancaster
Cost: $25 per person
Info: 717-435-8049, www.escapeonqueen.com
Adventure Escape Room
Room: "Caramella's Candy Shoppe"
Other attractions at Adventure Sports include go-karts, mini-golf, bumper boats, batting cages, outdoor laser tag, a driving range, arcade, party room and ice cream parlor.
Where: 3010 Elizabethtown Road, Hershey
Cost: $25 per person
Info: 717-533-7479, www.adventurehershey.com or www.escapehershey.com.
Hershey Perplex
Rooms: "Escape Bad Santa" and "Alice in Puzzleland."
Where: 7430 Derry St., Hummelstown
Cost: $28 per person
Info: 717-489-2888, hersheyperplex.com
Escape Games Live York
Rooms: "Escape the Decade 1970s," "Escape the Precinct," "Sherlock’s Office," "Mojo's Museum," "The Showdown," and "The Jungle."
Where: 147 W. Philadelphia St., Second Floor, York.
Cost: $125 for up to six adults, $15 each for up to two additional players.
Info: 717-870-4033, www.escapegameslive.com.
Escape Games Live Lemoyne
Rooms: "Escape the Decade 1980s" and "Mad Doctor."
Where: 400 Market St., Lemoyne
Cost: All single-group escape rooms are $125 for up to 5 players, $25 for each additional adult player, $10 per additional player 10 years old or younger.
Info: 717-562-7928, escapegameslive.com.
Escape Room Lancaster
Rooms: "50s Style Diner," "Ancient Greek Temple of Secrets" and "Escape the Holiday Madness."
Where: In Station Square Center, 18 E. McGovern Ave., Lancaster.
Cost: $25 per person
Info: 717-208-6288, escaperoomlancaster.com.
Escape Room Hershey
Rooms: "Candy Factory 2: Land of Sweets," "Wizard’s Laboratory" and "Investigation at the Speakeasy."
Where: 251 W. Chocolate Ave., Hershey
Cost: $25 per person
Info: escaperoomhershey.com
Escape Level 6
Rooms: In Annville, "Murder for Hire" and "Nuclear Meltdown." At Lebanon Valley Mall, "Train Heist: A Steampunk Adventure."
Where: 1236 E. Main St., Annville, and at Lebanon Valley Mall, Lebanon
Cost: Private bookings only. Each reservation has a 2-person minimum for $60. Additional players are $21.
Info: 717-389-9124, www.escapelevel6.com.
Outside the Box
Rooms: "Outbreak," "Wanted," "Special Ops" and "WinterKeep."
Where: 717 N. 2nd St., Harrisburg.
Cost: $28 per player
Info: 717-856-9076, www.outsidetheboxescaperoom.com.
Escape Confusion
Rooms: "Pirate’s Pizzas of 8," "Top Secret," and "Eleanor’s Eccentricities"
Where: 12 Carlisle St., Hanover.
Cost: $25 per person. All rooms are private bookings
Info: 717-698-3088, https://escapeconfusion.net/
Steel Key Escape
Rooms: "Cold Case." A second room, "Outbreak," is coming.
Where: 2613 Philadelphia Ave, Chambersburg
Cost: $25 per person
Info: 717-414-4128, https://steelkeyescape.com
Escape Room Dilemma
Rooms: "Revive and Survive," "Fallout: The Aftermath," "Sealed with a Bang."
Where: 2300 Industrial Highway, York
Cost: $28 per person, or $25 per person if 4 or more
Info: 717-880-7225, https://escaperoomdilemma.com