Top escape rooms in Ontario
Escape rooms are a fun way to bond. This interactive group activity immerses you into a themed room filled with clues, puzzles and tasks. Identify the clues, solve the puzzles and complete the tasks together in under an hour to “escape”. Escape rooms come in different types and themes for players of all ages and levels.
Here’s a list of great escape rooms in Ontario to try with your crew, and don’t forget — not everyone escapes on time!
Southwestern Ontario
Hidden Trail Escape Rooms
Hidden Trail Escape Room immerses you and your group in an exciting mystery adventure.
Race against the clock as you tackle challenging puzzles and tasks to break free from intricately designed rooms. With five unique escape experiences to choose from—including Troubles in Oz, Mad Hatter, and Cherry Meadow Asylum—there’s a thrilling challenge for everyone.
Locations:
Hamilton, Halton and Brant
Mission Possible Escape Room
Choose your difficulty level at Mission Possible Escape Room.
The excitement doesn’t end once you successfully escape—catch the latest sports game on the jumbo screen or play billiards in the lounge.
Location: 300 Bronte Road South, Milton
Greater Toronto Area
Casa Loma Escape Rooms
Make your way through the elaborate rooms and tunnels of Casa Loma to solve puzzles and complete tasks as the clock counts down. Costumed actors are included in this adventure, and they may carry the essential evidence to help you.
Toronto’s famous gothic estate offers five highly produced escape room games set in the past, where you can rescue Canada’s famous fictional detective, travel back to the days of bootlegging, search for the last dragon egg to avoid the extinction of the dragon population and more.
Location: 1 Austin Terrace, Toronto
Gaslight Theatre
If you enjoy the challenges of escape rooms, try the immersive experience offered at Gaslight Theatre.
Groups of two to eight can book same-day appointments or make reservations in advance.
Location: 3040 Palstan Road, Mississauga
Daydream Adventures
Appropriate for all ages, this interactive art escape room features hand-crafted whimsical décor created by Toronto artists.
In under an hour, solve puzzles in an enchanted forest or an abandoned ice cave.
Location: 1803 Danforth Avenue, Toronto (lower level)
REVO ESCAPE
Revo Escape is the perfect place for both seasoned and beginner escape artists.
Along with logic-based puzzles, players should expect some physical challenges. Choose between a classic 60-minute adventure or a premium 80-minute experience, which grands full access to rooms, challenges and props. See how you stack up against the competition on the leaderboard, where top-ranked groups are showcased for each escape room.
Location: 3478 Lawrence Avenue East, Unit C06, Scarborough
Escape From The 6
Take on mental and physical obstacles as you solve puzzles and overcome challenges at Escape From the 6.
Experience a volcanic eruption from the sky or become a brave firefighter in these immersive escape room adventures.
Location: 3600A Laird Road #3, Mississauga
York, Durham and Headwaters
Durham Escape Rooms
Choose from nine different escape rooms with varying difficulty levels.
There are also mobile games which can be brought to any function or special event.
Location: 1121 Dundas Street East Unit 9, Whitby
Crypto Escape Rooms
Prepare to be transported into an immersive world filled with puzzles and intrigue. This award-winning escape room combines technology and special effects for a unique storytelling experience.
Location: 1220 Stellar Drive Unit #206, Newmarket
Bruce, Grey and Simcoe
EcoAdventures Outdoor Escape Rooms
Enjoy the outdoors while solving a mystery.
Choose from two locations: Cyprus Lake and Summer House. Be sure to book in advance. Cyprus Lake Forest Escape is open from June to September and Summer House Escape Room runs from July to August.
Locations:
- Cyprus Lake, 469 Cyprus Lake Road, Tobermory
- Summer House Park, 197 Miller Lake Shore Road, Miller Lake
Kawarthas and Northumberland
Escape Maze
This outdoor experience is a blend between traditional escape room experiences and the Amazing Race.
Challenging puzzles are set in scenic countryside, so you can appreciate the outdoors between frantically trying to solve problems. In October, there’s also a popular Halloween-themed haunt that uniquely features an escape room in a corn field.
Location: 156 Cedar Bank Road, Peterborough
Southeastern Ontario
Rush Hour Escapes
Crack tricky locks and solve challenging puzzles in one of three exciting escape rooms at Rush Hour Escapes.
Journey to a forbidden jungle in The Expedition, save a kidnapped antiques dealer in Mildred Murphy’s Missing or find the Golden Ticket in Sugar Rush.
Location: 52 Pitt Street, Cornwall
Ottawa Region
Escape Manor
Escape Manor is well worth a full day’s visit.
Beyond the impressive rooms, of which there are plenty, you can enjoy a pizza and a beer at the venue’s restaurant right after your victory. Axe-throwing and board games are also available.
Escape the Diefenbunker is an award-winning adventure at Ottawa’s cold war museum in Carp. Known as the world’s largest escape room, this 90-minute experience will literally have players running against the clock.
Escape Manors are also located in Toronto and Hamilton.
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Escape Manor Junior
The whole family is welcome at this kid-friendly escape room, which features five different stories with themes ranging from adventures with witches and wizards to space travel and finding the world’s tastiest taffy recipe.
The missions are 45 minutes long, and the tasks involve fun and interactive ways for kids to use problem-solving skills in an engaging environment.
Location: 900 Greenbank Road, Nepean
Jigsaw Escape Room, Byward Market
Located in Ottawa’s ByWard Market, embark on brain-teasing activities at Jigsaw Escape Room.
The challenges are available in both English and French in the eight escape rooms. Up to twelve people can play the games.
Location: 12 ByWard Market Square, Unit 2, Ottawa
Northeastern Ontario
Puzzled Escape Rooms
The custom-designed escape rooms feature cutting-edge technology for a truly immersive experience. Steal a prized movie copy or step into the shoes of a magician’s apprentice—endless adventures await at Puzzled.
Location: 2335 Lasalle Boulevard, Sudbury
Northwest Ontario
Countdown Escape Room
Round up your enthusiastic and adventurous friends to help you solve the tasks featured at this Thunder Bay escape room.
Do you have what it takes to work together and focus on the task at hand while the clock continues to tick? Or will you crack under pressure? You’ll get bragging rights if you manage to escape with time to spare.
Location: 246 Cumberland Street North, Thunder Bay
Niagara Region
Adventure Rooms Canada
Adventure Rooms Canada is a popular escape room in Niagara Falls. There is also a second location in Kitchener.
There are eight rooms to choose from at each location, including a mystery related to a missing finger and a classic stuck-in-a-vault scenario. Each location has a different themed room, so you’ll be getting something new each and every time you return.
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Qube BreakOUT Escapes
With just an hour to get yourself out of the room, you and your team will be frantically rushing around the perplexing rooms at BreakOUT Escapes.
After you escape, enjoy the board game café or play arcade games. There are also two locations in Cambridge.
Locations:
Niagara Escapement
For escape artists who love a good challenge, Niagara Escapement offers immersive, interactive themed puzzles in several rooms. Explore the collection of board games and unwind at the licensed café after you escape.
Location: 5001 Victoria Avenue, Niagara Falls
Last updated: April 8, 2025