There's A Castle In Missouri That's Also An Escape Room And It's A Mystery Lover’s Happy Place
By Beth Price-Williams|Published May 25, 2021
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Beth Price-Williams
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A professional writer for more than two decades, Beth has lived in nearly a dozen states – from Missouri and Virginia to Connecticut and Vermont – and Toronto, Canada. In addition to traveling extensively in the U.S. and the U.K., she has a BA in Journalism from Point Park University (PA), a MA in Holocaust & Genocide Studies from Stockton University (NJ), and a Master of Professional Writing from Chatham University (PA). A writer and editor for Only In Your State since 2016, Beth grew up in and currently lives outside of Pittsburgh and when she’s not writing or hanging out with her bunnies, budgies, and chinchilla, she and her daughter are out chasing waterfalls.
Mystery lovers have so many ways to indulge in their love of answering the age-old question “whodunit?” From page-turning thrillers to spine-tingling films and TV shows, we can always get our fix of a good, old-fashioned or more modern mystery. Now the question becomes: Can you solve the mystery and flee this escape room at Pythian Castle in Missouri before time runs out?
Pythian Castle in Springfield never housed royalty, but it did house some pretty special people, including orphans, during its long and storied history. Today, it’s best known as being haunted and for hosting...
A variety of fun activities – from ghost tours to murder mystery dinners. If you like solving riddles and mysteries, sign up for one of the epic escape rooms.
The castle offers three escape rooms, including the 15-minute POW Inspection Escape Room. However, you’ll have to also join the history tour to be eligible for this short but sweet adventure.
Perhaps the most popular of the three escape rooms, the 60-minute Officers Lockdown is a fun and family-friendly escape room that’s ideal for mystery lovers eight years old and older.
Join between four and 11 other guests on the journey through Officers Lockdown, set right in the middle of a war. Your group of officers is holed up in a safe location in a castle, where you can decide your next move.
Have you participated in one of the escape rooms at Pythian Castle in Missouri? Did you beat the clock? Let us know in the comments! Did you know that Missouri’s also home to the only escape room in a real cave? Yep, you’ll definitely want to check it out.
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