Formerly called Escape Key, the rooms at 60out in West L.A. (other locations in Hollywood, Melrose and Marina del Rey) feature a game master/magician that stays in play throughout your hour to keep you clued in and entertained. As such, the idea is to have as much fun as possible during your visit - there's even a half-hour of magic preceding your hour of escaping. The sets are fun and creative with unusual moving parts and not your usual lock-combo decoding tasks.

The lobby of Escape Hotel Hollywood, a new escape room destination on Hollywood Boulevard, definitely gives off that haunted hotel vibe, and the employees definitely fit right in with their garb and makeup. The rooms themselves set up the appropriate mood for your adventure thanks to their good production value. If you’re going for the horror factor, Daycare will fit right in. Witchcraft has a good sequence of puzzles to help you escape getting burned at the stake but also intrigue you to the end.

There’s nothing like trying to bust into a bank or out of a prison, or perhaps saving the world from nuclear war or zombies like at RoomEscape. It’s an action-packed destination located on Sunset Boulevard. The room and game design are both well done, with the Cold War Bunker conducive to large groups. These rooms aren’t meant to scare, just challenge - and should your group get out, we can call it “mission accomplished.”