Dedham Escape Room: 5 Immersive Games at Legacy Place

4.98

(155 reviews)

What’s the experience like?

I didn’t think I’d actually get nervous when the countdown started, but there it was — this little knot in my stomach as our guide closed the door behind us. We picked Timeliner: Train Through Time because the idea of saving the future sounded less stressful than breaking out of prison (maybe next time). The room had this faint scent of old paper and something metallic, which I guess fit the whole time-travel vibe. Our game guide, Maya, grinned and told us not to overthink things — “sometimes it’s just a button,” she said. She was right about that, but I still missed it twice.

The puzzles weren’t what I expected. Some were dead simple if you looked at them sideways; others made us stare for way too long until someone (usually not me) blurted out the answer. There was this one moment where all eight of us were crowded around a clue, and someone’s phone buzzed in their pocket — totally broke our concentration, but we laughed so hard it didn’t matter. You could hear other teams shouting through the wall sometimes. Not distracting, more like a reminder that everyone here is trying to beat the clock together.

Legacy Place outside was buzzing when we left — people heading to dinner or just hanging out. We ended up grabbing tacos next door because honestly, solving clues works up an appetite. The whole thing took about an hour and a half with check-in and debriefing (plus photos where we tried to look smarter than we felt). If you’re near Boston or Dedham and want something different for a group day out, these escape rooms are weirdly addictive. I still think about one puzzle I never solved… maybe next time I’ll try Prison Break instead.