The Escape Company

The Escape Company in downtown Savannah is among the highest-rated escape room experiences in the Savannah area — a 4.7 across 1,272 reviews puts it in a different tier from competitors. The Historic District location adds context: there's something fitting about a mystery-based puzzle room in one of America's most storied (and allegedly haunted) cities.

For families with kids aged 10 and up, escape rooms represent one of the rare activities that gets teenagers genuinely engaged alongside parents. The collaborative dynamic — everyone solving together, no one's idea is automatically wrong, the pressure of the clock — creates a different kind of family connection than a typical outing. Kids who are bored by museums often thrive in escape room environments because the urgency and tangible success metrics (you either escape or you don't) appeal to their sensibility.

The Escape Company runs multiple rooms with different themes and difficulty levels. For family groups with mixed ages, choose a medium-difficulty room — challenging enough to be satisfying but not so hard that kids disengage. The website shows room descriptions and difficulty ratings; review them before booking.

Budgeting: expect to pay $20-30 per person. For a family of 4, that's $80-120 total. Private booking (just your group in the room) is worth the slight premium over shared sessions — families with kids solve differently and at different speeds than adult groups, and having the room to yourselves removes the awkward social dynamic.

Logistics: book in advance, especially for weekend afternoons. The late-night hours (open until 3am Fri/Sat) make this a versatile option — family activity in the early afternoon, date-night option for parents later.