Boston, Massachusetts: Room Escape Recommendations

Latest update: August 28, 2022

Looking for an escape room near Boston, Massachusetts?

We go back and forth to Boston a few times a year and we try to sneak in a few escape rooms on each trip.

These are our recommendations for Metro Boston.

If you’re ok with traveling beyond Route I-95, check out our recommendations for the rest of Massachusetts.

Market Standouts

The standout experience is: The Storyteller’s Secret, Boxaroo🔒

But these others are also fantastic:

• Conundrum Museum, Boxaroo
• Mystery of the Magician’s Study, Boxaroo 🔒
• The Body Shop, Red Fox Escapes
• The Heist, Red Fox Escapes
• The U-Boat, Red Fox Escapes
• Panacea, Room Escapers
• The Booby Trap, Trapology
• The Institute, Trapology

Something Different

These are not escape rooms, but they are also market standouts!

• Boda Borg
• Level99

Set & Scenery-driven

• Crush Depth, Trapology
• Panacea, Room Escapers
• The Body Shop, Red Fox Escapes
• The Heist, Red Fox Escapes
• The Storyteller’s Secret, Boxaroo
• The U-Boat, Red Fox Escapes

Puzzle-Centric

• Conundrum Museum, Boxaroo
• Crush Depth, Trapology
• Mystery of the Magician’s Study, Boxaroo
• Organized Chaos, Room Escapers
• Panacea, Room Escapers
• Pirate’s Booty II, Room Escapers
• The Body Shop, Red Fox Escapes
• The Heist, Red Fox Escapes
• The Institute, Trapology
• The Storyteller’s Secret, Boxaroo
• The U-Boat, Red Fox Escapes

Unusual Design

• Organized Chaos, Room Escapers
• The Boobie Trap, Trapology

Tech-Heavy

• The Heist, Red Fox Escapes
• The Storyteller’s Secret, Boxaroo
• The U-Boat, Red Fox Escapes

Newbie-Friendly

• Mystery of the Magician’s Study, Boxaroo
• The Institute, Trapology

You are always welcome to contact us if this recommendation list doesn’t answer your specific questions.

🔒 Golden Lock award winning experience

Update 12/6/22: If you enjoy Boda Borg, we hope you’ll check out our interview with President/ CEO David Spigner on The Reality Escape Pod.