ALICE IN WONDERLAND

New York City
Central Park

$54.99

ALICE IN WONDERLAND

New York City
Central Park

$54.99

Rated 4.90 out of 5 based on 21 customer ratings

(21 reviews)

STARTING LOCATION: Start near the Met steps (you may want to bring a picnic lunch for the park). The specific location of each clue is in the game box!

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 New York City’s Central Park on this unforgettable escape room adventure!

Don't have time to wait for shipping? Select in-person pickup at checkout to pick up your game locally that same day (or on a future date). Search your email for "escapely in-person" after purchase and respond with your preferred pickup date and time so we can set it up!

Open your clue box anywhere near the Met to start your adventure.
Begin solving using anything you see in the box. Scan the QR code to input your solution and find out where to go.
Search for real-world clues hidden around Central Park and use them to solve puzzles. When you input the correct code, the app will tell you where to go and what to do!
If you get stuck, the no-download app has as many hints as you need. It also has storyline, videos, and more.
Play at your own pace. There's no penalty for hints and no one gets timed out.

Inside the escape room box, you will find:

Lockbox with a real lock
Clue envelopes that are locked until you're told otherwise!
Other fun clue items, like a necklace and a playing card
QR codes to access the web-based app (no download required)
A pen

Everything you need to know about this New York City escape room game:

PLAYING TIME: 1.5-3 hours depending on experience level and how much you eat, drink, and explore along the way
WALKING DISTANCE: About 1.5 miles around Central Park
ACCESSIBILITY: Central Park isn't flat and you will navigate a few hills during the game. There are several staircases but the app suggests an alternate route around them if needed. Please plan mobility aids accordingly!
PLAYERS PER BOX: We suggest 2-6 so that everyone can share the clues, but it's completely up to you. You can even play alone!
DIFFICULTY LEVEL: Adjustable. There's no penalty for hints, so you can take them frequently or challenge yourself.
WHO CAN PLAY: Fun for all ages. Perfect for date nights, family outings, friend groups, tourists, and anyone looking for a fun outdoor escape room in Central Park.
GOOD TO KNOW: Grab a picnic lunch! Throughout the game the app will suggest a few spots to stop and eat.

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Jason L

Rated 5 out of 5

Perfect Date Idea!

My wife and I did this adventure in the summer and it ended up being the perfect summer date!

First about the box and materials, it feels well thought out and designed and high quality. All of the cards feel like memeto worthy to save. It is also not huge, so carrying it around wasn’t a problem.

The clues themsevles exist in the perfect balance between being too hard or easy. Some of them required thought and exploring, which made the whole process even more exciting. There are also hints for when you get super stuck, which is a nice safety net.

If you are not in a rush, this box leads you to places that allow you to easily extend the day or take breaks. That was an added bonus. My wife knows Central Park well and still had an absolute blast.

My favorite part about this was that it was self paced. At the time, my wife was pregnant, so us taking a break at any moment was never an issue.

I genuinely hope to see more of these locally so that we can adventure to another area!
Nelli Spektor

Rated 5 out of 5

Really Fun!!

The Central Park game really surpassed my expectations! Really fun time, good for tourists and locals alike. Make sure you pick a day with nice weather, not too hot or cold and you will definitely enjoy your time
Jlo

Rated 5 out of 5

DO IT! So fun, great way to explore your own or a new town.

We are half joking about traveling to the other escapely cities just to do them.

Difficulty level was perfect, we tried not to use any hints to make it harder but loved the way hints were also given if needed. We took 3 hours going slow and enjoying the park, we also ran into another couple doing it and they helped us with a clue haha.

I loved that we were able to bring our dog along! We also loved how interactive the clues were with the surroundings. I grew up in NYC and have seen most of it but never the Shakespeare Garden, or the actual words in Hans Christian Anderson statue’s book, or noticed the owl and monkeys on the gate by the bears.

The clue envelopes are super glued together so just be careful opening it. We didn’t write on anything (used my Notes app instead) and can easily regift it to a friend to play.
Diana A

Rated 5 out of 5

Fun afternoon in the park

We were 5 friends playing together. It was part of my birthday weekend and we had a great time playing it. The tasks weren’t too difficult and the puzzles not too hard to solve. Just the perfect mix.
We got to see new places in Central Park and looked at familiar ones differently.
Thank you escapely for this great experience.
Eyerisfgr

Rated 5 out of 5

We loved it…

We had a really good time with this. We explored places of the park we’ve never been to and that was awesome. The hints in the app were great and helpful. Easy to use and figure out. Ages of players we had were 12,13,43,47, and 48 and the kids were able to figure out alot of it so definitely kid friendly. If you love escape games you will love this. The only thing we didn’t like from this box was a clue that led to a deli. It was kind of hard to navigate through the store with actual customers trying to shop and trying to not disturb their merchandise looking for clues. After a while we just used all the hints for that one just so we wouldn’t have to spend a lot of time in the store. Don’t want to give anything away, so overall, we’d get another box for a different city. It was fun. Thanks for creating this game. Also, this comes with a necklace that turned our son’s neck green by the end of the day lol… don’t wear the necklace while walking around in the heat haha. This took us about 3 hours to complete and that includes water breaks and bathroom breaks and light snacks. Definitely recommend.

The Best Outdoor Escape Room Experience in New York City

Outdoor Escape Room NYC

This outdoor escape room adventure around Central Park takes the best parts of an escape room and a scavenger hunt and combines them into the most fun thing to do in NYC. You get to search for clues hidden in the real world and then use them to solve escape room puzzles. When you solve for a code, the app will tell you where to look for your next clue! Instead of trying to escape the room, an Escapely adventure takes you around New York City's famous Central Park, starting near the 79th Street entrance on the Upper East Side.

This real world escape room is the most unique escape room in Manhattan. It takes you on a clue-solving adventure around Central Park to find clues, solve puzzles, and follow an immersive storyline. If you want to keep the experience a surprise, don't read this next bit - it contains some spoilers about where you'll go on our NYC escape room adventure and what you'll see along the way.

Escapely's New York escape room begins with an invitation to the Queen of Heart's royal tea party - but you quickly learn that the Queen has cursed Alice and all of Wonderland, and it's up to you to break that curse. We suggest starting on the Met steps where you have some space to sit down and solve. As you crack codes and advance throughout the escape game, you'll find clues at Greywacke Arch, Belvedere Castle, and the Shakespeare Garden. A fun stretch of the game takes you through the Ramble, a wooded part of Central Park. Then you'll cross Bow Bridge and continue to Bethesda Fountain and Bethesda Terrace.

Finally, of course, since the theme of our New York escape room game is Alice in Wonderland, you'll get to visit the Alice in Wonderland statue by the Central Park boat pond. If you play with kids, they will probably want to stop and climb on the statue. This is a popular spot for proposals and as a matter of fact, we have had several players propose right here after finishing the game! If you didn't stop to have a picnic along the way, this is a perfect spot to end the game.

New York City escape room FAQ

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Your Escape The City game will arrive in the mail to the address provided at checkout. If you are purchasing last-minute, you can select in-person pickup at checkout to pick up your game locally that same day (or on a future date). Search your email for "escapely in-person" after purchase and respond with your preferred pickup date and time so we can set it up!

Yes, but it is not generally recommended unless you are a serious escape room enthusiast. Playing in a different city is like playing in an escape room with the same storyline and similar puzzles but with different clues available. In the New York escape room, the clues are found around Central Park, so the clues differ from those used in Whodunnit games in our cities. However, the puzzles will feel similar. That said, we do have enthusiasts who play (and enjoy) the same theme in multiple cities!

An outdoor escape room is a game played out in the real world. Unlike indoor escape rooms, you are not locked in a room! Instead, you search for clues while exploring Central Park. During exploration, you can visit historical monuments like Belvedere Castle, murals, coffee shops, and other things you might not have noticed before. Teams hunt for clues, solve puzzles, crack codes, and tackle challenges to win the game and escape. It’s a themed puzzle experience that will get you out of the house for an exciting adventure around Central Park!

Your game box holds most of the clues needed to solve the escape room adventure. However, you must also stay alert to spot additional clues hidden throughout Central Park! Once you find a real-world clue, use your creativity to match it with the items in your game box to solve each puzzle. When you have figured out the solution, enter it into the app to move forward to the next stage of this outdoor escape room.

Central Park is the perfect place for an outdoor escape room. After all, it is filled with beautiful lawns and grassy spaces for picnics, allowing you to stretch your legs and explore. It is also the largest outdoor park space in NYC, with many areas to search for escape room clues! If you are with kids, you can stay and enjoy the Central Park Zoo or the carousel, which is one of the best carousels in New York City! If you are there in the spring, Central Park has some of the best cherry blossoms in the country, and there are even rowboats you can rent near Bow Bridge. There is literally no wrong time of year to explore Central Park!

It’s both! In traditional escape rooms, you must solve puzzles that lead from one to another to escape the room (or series of rooms). In Escape the City, you must solve puzzles that lead from one to the next, with clues hidden all around Central Park!

This outdoor escape room adventure starts on the Upper East Side near the 79th Street entrance to Central Park. We suggest public transportation, which is the easiest way to get around New York City. If you must drive, park near the Met.

In our New York City escape room, all clues are outdoors and accessible without entering any businesses!

It is a self-guided outdoor escape room adventure perfect for couples, families, individuals, friend groups, and anyone looking for a fun activity to take them around Central Park. Anyone can give this game a go.