We had so much fun at Puzzleworks! We really enjoy doing escape rooms and puzzleworks does a…read morereally nice job of creating interesting and challenging escape rooms. Tonight was our second time visiting. Max was our game master and he did a nice job of setting the scene for our room. He was super friendly and cheerful! He had a nice balance of letting us struggle through a puzzle before giving us a prompt. The rooms are really immersive and have quite a few unexpected surprises, which is what makes it so fun. We will be back to try some of the other rooms they have.

Great experience overall and great staff. Cool place that has been revitalized. Our host was…read moreawesome! Thanks Envy!

Did the quiet place escape room and had a good time. I would maybe try a different room next time?…read moreIt's nice that it's closed to where we live and they do have plenty of parking.

We had a lot of fun escaping the Mad Tea Party, enough of a challenge and some unique game…read moremechanics. Staff were friendly and helpful.

Was looking for a Harry Potter themed activity for a friends birthday when I came across Trapped!…read moreThey have a bunch of escape rooms based on mainstream pop-culture, you just have to search a bit since they change up names due to copyright issues (the Harry Potter one is Witchcraft Alley). This one is right below Acme comedy club, and is easy to reserve a spot online! Pricing was worth it for how much fun we had in this room. We arrived on time and June was the employee helping us. They were helpful and a lot of fun even though we were a late group on a weeknight - definitely made the experience! The room itself was amazing, the attention to detail was incredible and it was truly Harry Potter themed. I won't give too much away, but as a fan it gives the same vibe as the Universal Studios world - really immersive! The puzzles were challenging but fun, and we were able to escape!

So much fun! The room was set up with so much attention to detail. As fans of the books the room…read morewas *not* based on, it was so fun to see all the winks and nods to the story that didn't necessarily contribute to any of the puzzles. We will definitely be back!

Came to missing pieces for a work event and had a blast! We split up into two different groups and…read moremy team did the ruin raiders room. The room was tricky but not overwhelming which I enjoyed. We knew what we needed to solve but had to work together to figure out how to solve it so we always had a direction to work towards which was a different experience for me in comparison to other escape rooms. I would definitely go back & try out another one!

Visited this escape room with a group of 5 and had a blast. We did the Cuckoo escape room and I was…read moreimpressed. Escape rooms are always different and the best of them have a wide variety of types of puzzles that fit different skillsets of the players and keep them a little off-guard. Missing Pieces did just that, with some very unique puzzles that took all of our collective effort. We escaped and had a good time doing it, and that's a success.

Went to Trapped Puzzle Rooms for a small birthday thing. We had three adults and 2 kids (9 and 11)…read more We did the Wizard's Tower escape room and had a super fun time. The puzzles make you think, but the 9 and 11 year olds were still able to help out and didn't feel like it was too hard for them. The puzzles were very hands on, which was very fun. The Montessori kid in me always loves that. The room itself was so cool with a bunch of secrets and secret places hidden around! Really felt like you were in a wizard's toward! Cool lighting, walls, and ceiling. AND a staircase in the room which was awesome! We finished in under an hour (which we were kind of shocked by, because we thought we were taking a long time). Overall, a very fun small group activity!

This was the BEST first escape room experience I could have asked for!…read more We did the Harry Potter themed room, 'Wizards Tower,' with a group of 6 friends who are HP fans and we had an absolute blast solving the puzzles to ultimately find the Headmaster's wand and save the magical world! The room was so well done with creative and interactive mysteries. It truly felt like we were in a magical room, uncovering hidden clues and surprises. It was so exciting to uncover clues to get closer to completing our mission. The best part is that it was all Harry Potter themed which made it extra magical! We had 1 hr to complete and we escaped in the nick of time! Booking was easy and done online. It was easy to find parking nearby. The staff are super friendly and guide you through everything you need to know. I absolutely loved my first escape room experience! The whole group couldn't get over how much fun we had and already thinking about our next one! Highly recommend!

We stumbled across this place during a foodie day trip and bar hop around Saint Paul. This review…read moreis specifically for the bar, which I believe goes by the separate name Hourglass Cafe & Bar. (The building also houses an escape room, though I haven't experienced that yet.) The building itself is incredibly unique, with a spooky history that adds to the atmosphere. They also have a really fun, thoughtfully curated cocktail menu! Between our visits we've tried at least six different cocktails, and every one has been delicious. I also appreciate that the pours are generous. On our second or third visit, we figured there couldn't be a better place for some entertainment-only tarot readings. I brought my deck, and it was such a fun experience reading for friends in a historic old mortuary! Street parking is available right in front of the building. We've always been able to find a spot nearby without much trouble. I'd definitely recommend stopping in for a drink and soaking up the atmosphere!

I'm torn between a 3.5 and a 4 on this one. It's a cool location with great ambience. Although we…read moredidn't try the food or drink, it looked good and I'd love to come back and try it. Having done a number of escape room in the past, I love that this place felt a bit more quirky and independent than some of those more "corporate" type rooms. This will be spoiler free here. We booked "The dreamscape". There was a puzzle that must be solved in the common hallways, using a prop, before you can enter the actual room. This was kind of neat but also served to bifurcate the experience. Outside the room and inside the room didn't really feel connected. It felt gimmicky and like busy work. I mean it was a neat way to enter the room in concept, maybe they could connect the two experiences better. Inside the room, the puzzles were very "station" oriented. You could complete the stations in any order to ultimately succeed. This was also different from other escape rooms I've been to that are very linear with one clue leading to another. This one was basically just a series of independent puzzles to solve. The difficulties varied, from very easy and immediately solved - to kind of overly complicated that really required you to think like the puzzle creator. You know how sometiems in a puzzle room when you get stuck and have to hit the button for help? Then you get the answer and you're like "that's genius? how cool?" or "I never would have thought of that! that's brilliant". It wasn't like that here. First, pushing the help button didn't really result in actionable help. As all the different "stations" were in use by members of our group, the cryptic and esoteric help tended to be just general, and not on the specific place and station we were stuck. Second, when getting the help and actually solving something it was like "really? that doesn't make any sense. How on earth would anyone do this on their own?". Overall, the family wants to go back. I liked the ambience and the eating options. I didn't really care for the communal outside-the-room experience. The particular room we chose is among the least favorite rooms I've ever done (the best one ever being the Harry Potter elder wand room over at Trapped Puzzle rooms - which I believe is a sister location of this business). So I would recommend the Lodge of Lazarus Crowe overall, but this particular adventure was a swing and a miss for me. Didn't particularly enjoy the theme, the designs, the puzzles, or the lack of clues when we needed them.

Went to the location in Southdale for a birthday activity and had a great time! The employees…read morecouldn't be more fun and nice, it truly made the experience better. We played the Utopia room, which is award-winning and a unique take on an escape room. This was my first time doing one, so I was a little nervous doing this one since it was 9/10 difficulty. My biggest advice would be that this room needs at least 4 people to complete it successfully. We had the best time trying to solve this room. We opted to have hints that they would send when we weren't on the right track/losing time and it definitely helped but wasn't too obvious, so it still made it fun. We ended up completing it successfully with only one minute to spare! Would definitely recommend Lock & Key, and hopefully I will be back to try other rooms!

A group of friends and I booked an escape room for a birthday celebration and we had the best…read moretime!! Everyone working here was super nice and explained the concept to us. We were a little nervous going in because the room we chose (Utopia) was ranked a 9/10 difficulty, but we decided to try it anyway since it is award winning. It was so much fun and definitely do-able even for those without a ton of escape room experience (we got a few hints throughout to keep us on track). We finished the room with 1 minute to spare! Our group can't wait to go back and try the other rooms soon!

An absolute hidden gem. Easily accessible right off the highway. Parking lot was huge…read more The staff members were extremely friendly. The place is super clean and the food/drinks were not shabby either. We enjoyed mini golf and did a couple of rounds as it was really fun and yet not too challenging. We also enjoyed the arcade games and walked out with tons of goodies that we were able to cash out from our arcade game winnings.

My wife and I went to Nowhere Haunted House and had a great time. The actors were amazing -- they…read morewere funny, creative, and made the whole experience even better. I've already gone to a few haunted houses this season, but this one really took the cake. There's always something happening that keeps you on edge, and you never know what's coming next. For the price, it was totally worth it. I'm planning to bring my niece next time since she's really into haunted houses and anything scary. The line to get in was pretty long, but I liked how the staff made sure groups stayed spaced out so you didn't run into the people ahead of you. That made the whole thing feel more real. If you want a fun, scary night, this is the place to go. And if you're with a big group, split up so everyone can enjoy it. You won't be disappointed.