Vote for your favorite American escape room!
Since the first escape room opened in Japan in 2008, the escape room craze has taken the world by storm. Today, there are thousands of these physical adventure games around the globe. We asked a panel of escape game bloggers to nominate their favorite game facilities in the U.S., and now we need you to help us crown a winner. Vote for your favorite once per day until voting ends on Tuesday, October 2 at noon ET. Read the official Readers' Choice rules here.
Since the first escape room opened in Japan in 2008, the escape room craze has taken the world by storm. Today, there are thousands of these physical adventure games around the globe. We asked a panel of escape game... Read More
Best Escape Room Nominees
The Experts
Esc Room Addict
Now in its fourth year, Esc Room Addict is one of... Read More
Now in its fourth year, Esc Room Addict is one of North America's largest organizations for escape room reviews and consultation. The ERA team originated as a small local group of enthusiasts lead by Matt Silver in Toronto, Canada but has since grown to include over 40 members spread across seven teams in North America and beyond. The ERA team has played an estimated 750+ escape rooms in Canada & the USA.
Esc Room Addict
Now in its fourth year, Esc Room Addict is one of North America's largest organizations for escape room reviews and consultation. The ERA team originated as a small local group of enthusiasts lead by Matt Silver in Toronto, Canada but has since grown to include over 40 members spread across seven teams in North America and beyond. The ERA team has played an estimated 750+ escape rooms in Canada & the USA.
Christine Barger
Christine Barger (aka The Haunt Girl) discovered... Read More
Christine Barger (aka The Haunt Girl) discovered her passion for haunted attractions at a young age while scaring her classmates from a small yard display. Upon moving to Los Angeles she joined the HHN family at Universal as a Scareactor. After a few years she went back to attending haunts instead of working them and started blogging. Then in 2014 she discovered escape rooms when she and her husband Jeremiah played The Purge: Breakout. They were hooked. They enjoy traveling the country in October playing escape rooms all day and attending haunted attractions in the evenings. They have played over 300 escape rooms as a team, but you can also find Christine playing ER's with strangers or even alone if Jeremiah isn't available to join her. Follow her on Instagram, YouTube and Twitter.
Christine Barger
Christine Barger (aka The Haunt Girl) discovered her passion for haunted attractions at a young age while scaring her classmates from a small yard display. Upon moving to Los Angeles she joined the HHN family at Universal as a Scareactor. After a few years she went back to attending haunts instead of working them and started blogging. Then in 2014 she discovered escape rooms when she and her husband Jeremiah played The Purge: Breakout. They were hooked. They enjoy traveling the country in October playing escape rooms all day and attending haunted attractions in the evenings. They have played over 300 escape rooms as a team, but you can also find Christine playing ER's with strangers or even alone if Jeremiah isn't available to join her. Follow her on Instagram, YouTube and Twitter.
William Chen and Yuan Jiang
Based in San Francisco, William and Yuan are... Read More
Based in San Francisco, William and Yuan are escape room bloggers who have played over 270 escape rooms together. They have a particular emphasis on the West Coast, but have played rooms all over (including in Europe and Asia). Together, they've been running EscapeRoomTips.com since 2016, where they share both tips and their top recommendations for select cities. Besides traveling for escape rooms, William and Yuan also travel for food and adventure.
William Chen and Yuan Jiang
Based in San Francisco, William and Yuan are escape room bloggers who have played over 270 escape rooms together. They have a particular emphasis on the West Coast, but have played rooms all over (including in Europe and Asia). Together, they've been running EscapeRoomTips.com since 2016, where they share both tips and their top recommendations for select cities. Besides traveling for escape rooms, William and Yuan also travel for food and adventure.
Randy Hum
Based on the West Coast, Randy started Read More
Based on the West Coast, Randy started EscapeRumors.com in April 2017 to share his passion with others and to help grow the escape room community. He played over 200 escape rooms in the US and overseas with the goal of connecting to fellow enthusiasts and introducing people to this new genre of entertainment. When stuck on a puzzle, he will use a "cheat code", in the form of his wife Sarah, for a solution. Aside from wacky team photos, Randy also loves to play tennis.
Randy Hum
Based on the West Coast, Randy started EscapeRumors.com in April 2017 to share his passion with others and to help grow the escape room community. He played over 200 escape rooms in the US and overseas with the goal of connecting to fellow enthusiasts and introducing people to this new genre of entertainment. When stuck on a puzzle, he will use a "cheat code", in the form of his wife Sarah, for a solution. Aside from wacky team photos, Randy also loves to play tennis.
Chris Moschella
Chris Moschella, a life-long fan of the themed... Read More
Chris Moschella, a life-long fan of the themed entertainment industry, has personally played over 400 different escape games across the United States. With 14 years of attraction design experience (including several high-budget escape games), Chris launched Escape Authority in May of 2016–a site that has quickly grown to become the social hub for fans, designers and owners of the escape game industry.
Chris Moschella
Chris Moschella, a life-long fan of the themed entertainment industry, has personally played over 400 different escape games across the United States. With 14 years of attraction design experience (including several high-budget escape games), Chris launched Escape Authority in May of 2016–a site that has quickly grown to become the social hub for fans, designers and owners of the escape game industry.
Lisa and David Spira
Created by an experience designer and a predictive... Read More
Created by an experience designer and a predictive data expert in 2014, Room Escape Artist publishes well-researched, rational and reasonably humorous escape room reviews, design and players tips. Our mission is to share our love of letting strangers lock us inside giant puzzles, and to push the makers of those giant puzzles to create the best experiences they can.
Lisa and David Spira
Created by an experience designer and a predictive data expert in 2014, Room Escape Artist publishes well-researched, rational and reasonably humorous escape room reviews, design and players tips. Our mission is to share our love of letting strangers lock us inside giant puzzles, and to push the makers of those giant puzzles to create the best experiences they can.