Private Tour
Outdoor Escape Room in New York City - Central Park
Overview
2 hours
Mobile ticket
An immersive clue-solving adventure around New York City's Central Park. Search for real-world clues, solve puzzles, and discover the neighborhood with an experience you'll never forget!
Reschedule anytime with no fees.
It's a scavenger hunt, escape room, and urban crawl all-in-one. Follow the storyline around Central Park as you find clues and use them to crack codes. Then enter solutions on the app to find out where to go next. Clues can be anywhere - murals, statues, landmarks, and more!
Plan on about two hours of playtime, depending on your experience level and how much time you spend exploring along the way. Difficulty level is adjustable - take as many or as few hints as you’d like!
Bookings made a week or more in advance receive their kit in the mail. Customers who select same-day booking will pick up their kit just south of Central Park on the day of the adventure - exact pickup location is sent after booking.
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
What To Expect
An immersive clue-solving adventure around Central Park. It's a cross between an escape room and a scavenger hunt! You only need to purchase one ticket for a group of up to 6. The city is literally your game board. Search for real-world clues and solve puzzles, then enter solutions on the app to find out where to go next. The game consists of a physical box and clues you must find in the real world, all around Central Park. Plan on about two hours of play time, depending on experience level and how much time you spend exploring along the way. The Queen of Hearts has cast a curse over Wonderland and time is running out. Alice and her friends desperately need you to find the counterspell and uncover an object of power to complete it. Do you have what it takes to break her curse before nightfall? Search for clues, solve puzzles, and explore your city on this unforgettable adventure!
What‘s Included
Scannable QR codes to get hints, input solutions, follow the storyline & more!
Discover hidden gems and iconic sites
1 game box with puzzles, clues, a lockbox and more!
2-3 hour adventure around Central Park
Options
In-person Pickup
Required when <7 days prior
7-Day Advance Booking
5-7 business day shipping
Reviews
31 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Fun for the whole family
marypatrician,Apr 15, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had fun with the game! We were a family group of five adults and everyone could solve the puzzles. The hardest ones for us were the first two, it just took us a bit to get into the thought process. The variety of puzzles was excellent and the walking distance covered was just right. We have done other tabletop mystery kits, letterboxing, and geocaching. My family had talked about wanting to do an escape room sometime, but I was much happier to find an outdoor version! It was fun to have a different way to experience Central Park, we have been there many times. It made us look more closely at things we have walked right past before. At one of the stops we saw another group with the box solving the puzzle too- it looked like they were having a good time! I would definitely play one of your adventure games again!
Great Time in the Park
KelseyL441,Apr 13, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We loved this box and greatly enjoyed it with our family (13M, 32F, 33M, 50M, 48F). We particularly enjoyed the final puzzle, which had some fun integration of the clues, storyline, and physical environment. We would absolutely do this again and recommend it to others for other cities!
Native NYers escape Central Park
michellepO3957NS,Apr 6, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The story was fun and interactive. As native New Yorkers, we didn’t expect to learn so much about Central Park. Even our teenaged sons enjoyed this experience!
Fun date experience
katiebY4336NZ,Oct 20, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had a great time, and felt really challenged! This was a gift to us. We were interested in scavenger hunts and were so excited to test ourselves. Our favorite part was traveling to different spots that we have not been before. It really gave us a sense of Central Park even though we've been living here for 2+ years. Thank you!
Escaping Central Park
U5228QEalyssac,Oct 1, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This was awesome! Especially being in NY for the first time. The concept and the idea behind this game was very brilliant. It wasn’t too difficult and it wasn’t too easy. The only thing I’d say is be prepared to do a lot of walking 😂
NY first timer experience
Alyssa C,Sep 24, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Leaving a review isn’t enough to describe how amazing this escape room adventure was! You have to experience it for yourself and if you like adventure and solving puzzles! Believe me, you will enjoy this! The persons/person that created this game did an amazing job. My first time in NY so it was my first time in Central Park. The game made it 3x better
A fun afternoon in Central Park!
Z415JIgeoffm,Sep 2, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had a great time going through Central Park! Having done a good number of indoor escape rooms, we found the puzzles themselves slightly on easy side (though very fair and fun, and you don't want to be spending a lot of time on any one of them as it is, since part of the fun is walking through the park). What we truly loved was finding and linking the puzzles to real-world clues -- those were extremely well-done and very clever.
A really unique experience and a great way to see Central Park
nicolascS1671II,Aug 20, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Super fun and unique experience! It's a really cool story woven in some key central park icons. Great for folks new to Central Park, but honestly even better for locals that visit often!! We got rained on halfway but took some shelter in Bethesda Terrace, it was a super memorable summer New York experience!
Great way to experience Central Park
604DanA,Aug 18, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This was our second Escapely experience (we had previously played the Boston game) and we had a blast. The game is perfectly themed and takes great advantage of the Central Park environment. We all had different levels of familiarity with Central Park, from first timers to frequent visitors, and even the frequent visitors saw things in the park they hadn’t experienced before. The puzzles provide the right amount of challenge to make you think but also to keep the game moving forward. We have had so much fun with the Escapely games we can’t wait to experience new cities through their lens. While the Central Park game capitalized on the unique theming native to the park, one thing to watch out for (and I applaud Escapely for highlighting this on their website) is some cities use the same game and similar puzzles. We will be in San Diego next month and noticed the warning that it is the same underlying story as other spyhunter games which included the Boston game we had already played. Over time it would be great if they could find more ways to tailor each game to the city similar to the Central Park game (Boston could utilize more of the Italian heritage of the north end and even use a Whitey Bulger type mob theme which would be more authentic than the spyhunter theme, which was a lot of fun but more generic).
Fun exploring Central Park
sivaramap2019,Aug 2, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This was such a wonderful experience. None of the clues were too tricky but still challenging. A great interface with the story, the technology, and the real world. Allowed us to discover a familiar park with new eyes.
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