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Your friends have come over to play your newest video game; however once you get to the basement you see your mom has locked up all your gaming gear until you finish your homework. You and your friends have 60 minutes to find all your gear and put it back together before your mom kicks them out and they all go over to Wade's house.

8-Bit Escape is my favorite 80's-themed escape room. It has all of the things you want it to have. The set feels authentic, the sounds were nostalgic and there were several fun and unexpected moments.

Ravenchase Adventures

8-Bit Escape

Escape room

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You’re an apprentice for Carter the Great, the best magician this town has ever seen. Unfortunately for him, he’s been sharing the theater with his biggest rival, The Great Danton. Danton said he will be unveiling his newest trick at tomorrow's performance. If his trick truly is amazing, it’ll surely put your show out of business. You must sneak into the theater at night and figure out the source of Danton’s new power otherwise Carter will surely be finished!

All the rooms here are great but I believe this room and Pirate's were our favorites at Escape Room Herndon (ERH). I usually don't love Magician themed rooms but this room was really fun. Like almost all of ERH's puzzle, the puzzles in this room really clicked for us. Well themed and fun puzzles that fit the theme.

Magician's Workshop

Recapture the gold and to learn the nature of the secret weapon they used.

This escape room is unlike any escape room we have ever done. We were fully immersed into a train robbery storyline and played as detectives. If you're a fan of Clue, it gives Clue vibes where you need to figure out 3 things to solve the case. It was a well-thought out room!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Cyber Raccoon Escape Room

Train Robbery

Tucked away in the dense, verdant wilderness, there lies a cabin unlike any other. It's a place of wonder and magic, where ancient myths and legends come to shop for trinkets. In a world of strange and mysterious creatures, this cabin holds a special allure, a promise of adventure and discovery.

It's really tough to pick a favorite room at ERH because all of the rooms here are great. The theme, story and puzzles for this room were unique for us which was cool. There were several puzzles that I had never seen before that stumped me but our GM Ame'lie was great and gave us great nudges. It was fun chatting with all the GMs and owner Omer was great as well. EHR even treated me with a birthday cupcake. ERH is a must do location if in the DC area.

Cryptid Grove

 Best "Unique Storyline" of the Year (2021)

You and your crew of graverobbers have gone to the site of a recent burial to extract a large diamond that was left with the body.  Once you get there though you see that the grave has already been looted and the thief left behind a box containing an address.  You arrive at that address, and this is where your game begins.Can you find the body and steal back the diamond from this mysterious culprit, or will you get trapped inside the Graverobber's Dilemma?

Genuinely fantastic! Nailed the atmosphere, puzzles, story, size, everything. Lots to do, surprises, twists, so immersive, so amazing! I was scared throughout, which is exactly what I want from a horror themed room.

The Graverobber's Dilemma

Closing November 8 - Reopening for 2026. Hours, dates, and admission may vary — check official site for current details.

Last verified: 8/31/2026

The topography of our mile-long trail sets the stage for a series of terrifying scenes, mysterious glades, and great hiding spots for our crazy ghouls.

A wonderful Halloween attraction. The sets are varied and high-quality. Being in the woods in the middle of nowhere is a unique take on the haunted house format and really adds to the atmosphere. And of course, the scare actors do a great job terrifying guests.

5/5.

Markoff's Haunted Forest

The Haunted Trail​

Haunted trail

Haunt

Closing November 2 - Reopening for 2026. Hours, dates, and admission may vary — check official site for current details.

Last verified: 8/31/2026

When night falls on the farm, it’s time for our scary nighttime experience… if you dare.
What’s out there? More than 20 acres of fear and spooky attractions.
Fear Deluxe Admission includes one entry to the Firegrounds, Dark Side Hayride, Cornightmare and the Forest: Back 40.

Cox Farms

Fields Of Fear

Other 

Closing November 2 - Reopening for 2026. Hours, dates, and admission may vary — check official site for current details.

Last verified: 8/31/2026

The Haunted Trail is 26 stations of Campground fears that wind you through the haunted forest of Field of Screams Maryland!! These stations take the haunted trail experience to the next level with haunted houses dotting the trail with their terrifying looks, sounds, animation and props. This trail is themed as a Camp Fear where a group of 20 year old campers once laughed, played and brutally died. Come visit the newest attraction at the Field of Screams Maryland and good luck surviving it!!

Field of Screams Maryland

The Haunted Trail

Closing November 2 - Reopening for 2026. Hours, dates, and admission may vary — check official site for current details.

Last verified: 8/31/2026

A 30 min terrifying walk through a haunted forest best known for its 29 small haunted houses scattered throughout the darkest and scariest woods you have ever entered. The woods are covered with horrific sites, zombies and haunted houses all laying in wait for you to arrive.

Trail of Terror

Closing November 2 - Reopening for 2026. Hours, dates, and admission may vary — check official site for current details.

Last verified: 8/31/2026

Loud, crashing, rusty gears use to grind and rip the flesh off the bone of animals being slaughtered. Buzz saws pierce the air, as the overwhelming purr of heavy machinery vibrated the very ground you walked on in this sick and twisted factory. Years ago it was a booming business until madness, greed and power infected the owner.

It started with a small accident...an employee slipped and severed a finger that ended up being ground up with the day’s beef product. Instead of shutting down, cleaning and recalling, the money hungry owner shipped out the meat not wanting to waste precious time or profits. And if he would have stopped there, he might have gotten away with it. But it got worse, way worse. Before long, he started slipping further into his derranged darkness realizing he could do just about anything in his factory. Shards of bone, hair and even teeth were found riddled throughout the ground meats.

The owner had gone completely insane, fueled by the thrill of the slaughter. Nothing could quench his thirst for human blood, spilled across the cold, stained, concrete walls and floors. The authorities were contacted but it was too late. Almost all of his staff was slaughtered like livestock one fateful night and displayed like sides of beef hanging on rusty meat hooks stabbed through wrists and ankles.

The authorities called in a SWAT team to capture the maniac but even they couldn't stomach the horrors that were within. The putrid stench of rotting human flesh filled the air. The maze of hanging corpses made navigating the facility almost impossible and the team soon pulled out and sealed the factory. Locals claim to hear a saw running late at night and see a flickering light coming from one of the windows. Is it possible the owner is still around after 30 years living off the corpses of his employees? Find out for yourself as you journey through this stomach churning, and sickening, factory of terror!

Slaughter Factory

Haunted house

You and your friends started your trip to the countryside in the best of moods. But a wrong turn on the road left you wandering in the wilderness. Darkness has already fallen when suddenly, you spotted a source of light. As you approached, you saw an imposing building from another era and a huge sign above its entrance door: DREAMS HOTEL! You decided then, to spend the night here, but when its doors slammed behind you, you already knew that the Dream was about to turn into a Nightmare!

Game Over Escape Rooms

Nightmare Hotel

The pirate captain Ravensbeard has been cheating you and the crew out of your rightful share of plunder! Now that hornswoggling scoundrel has barricaded himself in his quarters. You and your mates must break in to reclaim what be rightfully yours and send that scurvy dog to Davey Jones' Locker. If you're crafty enough, perhaps you'll even commandeer the whole galleon. 
All hands on deck!

Wow. This room blew us away from its immersion. The puzzles were very well crafted and several were quite innovative. There were a few very well timed special effects that really added to the wow factor. The company says it’s a 6/10 for difficulty but it felt right on par with some of their other 8/10 difficulty rooms. That being said, we were able to smoothly escape with just a team of two. As an added bonus, there are a few “bonus” puzzles to complete if time allows at the end. These puzzles were certainly afterthoughts (and incredibly difficult), but rightfully so. They added a fun last challenge that topped off a wonderful experience.

Maritime Mutiny

This attraction has five rooms.

Hack Attack (Room 1 of 5)
A multi-screen communication game where the players must pass complex information and instructions across computer terminals around the rooms.

Lazer Maze (Room 2 of 5)
A hi-tech evasion game to get across as many laser patterns as possible in 10 minutes. Players must watch out, since patterns change every level, and even begin to move!

Echo Chamber (Room 3 of 5)
A listening game to recreate fun sound patterns using RFID readers distributed around the rooms.

Floor Grid (Room 4 of 5)
A movement game where players tracked by motion sensors must stand on assigned symbols on a grid while dodging obstacles like fireballs.

Cyberbot (Room 5 of 5)
Paint Bomb Mission room game, players must drive a virtual bomb robot through a complex maze to capture the 10-digit code to deactivate the Paint Bomb.

A blast! As others have said, Not your typical escape room. Basically a “get out before the bomb explodes (literally)” challenge. Multiple rooms, where each room has either a physical or mental challenge/task that requires full teamwork. Really a great time and my group felt it was great to try a unique take on an “escape room.”

Things to Do in Washington D.C.: Escape Rooms, Haunted Houses and More

Top escape rooms in Washington D.C.

8-Bit Escape

Magician's Workshop

Train Robbery

Cryptid Grove

The Graverobber's Dilemma

Top escape rooms for kids in Washington D.C.

8-Bit Escape

Magician's Workshop

Cryptid Grove

Maritime Mutiny

Paint Bomb Mission

Top haunted houses near Washington D.C.

The Haunted Trail

Fields Of Fear

The Haunted Trail

Trail of Terror

Slaughter Factory

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