{"id":46263,"date":"2017-06-04T10:01:13","date_gmt":"2017-06-04T14:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/?p=46263"},"modified":"2026-02-14T10:19:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T15:19:42","slug":"northern-new-jersey-room-escape-recommendations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2017\/06\/04\/northern-new-jersey-room-escape-recommendations\/","title":{"rendered":"Northern New Jersey: Escape Room Recommendations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Latest update: February 2026<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>We know that a lot of folks are looking for the \u201cbest\u201d escape rooms to play. While we think that best is relative, we also\u00a0realize that people want firm recommendations.<\/p>\n<p>Here are our recommendations for escape rooms near Northern New Jersey. Since we like nuance, they are broken out into categories.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"103586\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2017\/06\/04\/northern-new-jersey-room-escape-recommendations\/northern-new-jersey-escape-room-guide\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Northern-New-Jersey-Escape-Room-Guide.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1191,791\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Northern-New-Jersey-Escape-Room-Guide\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Northern-New-Jersey-Escape-Room-Guide-1024x680.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-103586\" src=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Northern-New-Jersey-Escape-Room-Guide-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"Northern New Jersey Escape Room Guide\" width=\"685\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Northern-New-Jersey-Escape-Room-Guide-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Northern-New-Jersey-Escape-Room-Guide-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Northern-New-Jersey-Escape-Room-Guide-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Northern-New-Jersey-Escape-Room-Guide-685x455.jpg 685w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Northern-New-Jersey-Escape-Room-Guide-342x228.jpg 342w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Northern-New-Jersey-Escape-Room-Guide.jpg 1191w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 685px) 100vw, 685px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8230;Because there is nothing more iconically Jersey than The Boss <a href=\"https:\/\/jerseystylephotography.wordpress.com\/2017\/05\/11\/personal-project-walking-for-water\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a9 Mark V. Krajnak | JerseyStyle Photography<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Market Standouts<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2018\/08\/28\/unreal-escapes-battleship-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Battleship, <\/em>Unreal Escapes, Staten Island, NY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2026\/02\/12\/puzzleconnect-curse-hidden-temple-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Curse of the Hidden Temple<\/em>, PuzzleConnect, Holmdel<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2019\/04\/22\/unreal-escapes-disco-54-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Disco 54<\/em>, Unreal Escapes, Staten Island, NY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2025\/02\/15\/13th-hour-escape-room-campground-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Campground<\/em>, 13th Hour Escape Rooms, Wharton<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2018\/11\/13\/13th-hour-escape-rooms-grand-parlor-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Grand Parlor<\/em>, 13th Hour Escape Rooms, Wharton <\/a>\ud83d\udd12<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2017\/09\/29\/haunted-scarehouse-great-room-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Great Room,<\/em> 13th Hour Escape Games, Wharton<\/a> \ud83d\udd12<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2023\/01\/16\/13th-hour-escape-rooms-wonderful-wizard-oz-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Wonderful Wizard of Oz<\/em>, 13th Hour Escape Rooms, Wharton<\/a> \ud83d\udd12<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Set &amp; Scenery-Driven Adventures<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2018\/08\/28\/unreal-escapes-battleship-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Battleship, <\/em>Unreal Escapes, Staten Island, NY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2026\/02\/12\/puzzleconnect-curse-hidden-temple-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Curse of the Hidden Temple<\/em>, PuzzleConnect, Holmdel<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2025\/02\/15\/13th-hour-escape-room-campground-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Campground<\/em>, 13th Hour Escape Rooms, Wharton<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2017\/10\/13\/haunted-scarehouse-cookhouse-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Cookhouse<\/em>, 13th Hour Escape Games, Wharton<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2018\/08\/22\/13th-hour-escape-rooms-the-dungeon-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Dungeon,<\/em> 13th Hour Escape Games, Wharton<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2018\/11\/13\/13th-hour-escape-rooms-grand-parlor-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Grand Parlor<\/em>, 13th Hour Escape Rooms, Wharton<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2017\/09\/29\/haunted-scarehouse-great-room-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Great Room<\/em>, 13th Hour Escape Games, Wharton<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2023\/01\/16\/13th-hour-escape-rooms-wonderful-wizard-oz-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Wonderful Wizard of Oz<\/em>, 13th Hour Escape Rooms, Wharton<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Puzzle-Centric<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2026\/02\/12\/puzzleconnect-curse-hidden-temple-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Curse of the Hidden Temple<\/em>, PuzzleConnect, Holmdel<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2023\/07\/13\/other-tales-once-upon-winter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Once Upon A Winter,<\/em> The Other Tales, Hawthorne<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2025\/02\/15\/13th-hour-escape-room-campground-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Campground<\/em>, 13th Hour Escape Rooms, Wharton<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2017\/03\/03\/the-other-tales-the-forgotten-room-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Forgotten Room<\/em>, The Other Tales, Hawthorne<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2018\/11\/13\/13th-hour-escape-rooms-grand-parlor-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Grand Parlor<\/em>, 13th Hour Escape Rooms, Wharton<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2017\/09\/29\/haunted-scarehouse-great-room-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Great Room<\/em>, 13th Hour Escape Games, Wharton<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2023\/01\/16\/13th-hour-escape-rooms-wonderful-wizard-oz-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Wonderful Wizard of Oz<\/em>, 13th Hour Escape Rooms, Wharton<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Newbie-Friendly<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2026\/02\/12\/puzzleconnect-curse-hidden-temple-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Curse of the Hidden Temple<\/em>, PuzzleConnect, Holmdel<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2019\/04\/22\/unreal-escapes-disco-54-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Disco 54<\/em>, Unreal Escapes, Staten Island, NY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2023\/07\/13\/other-tales-once-upon-winter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Once Upon A Winter,<\/em> The Other Tales, Hawthorne<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2018\/09\/03\/the-escape-game-playground-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Playground, The Escape Game<\/em><\/a> \ud83d\udd12<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2017\/03\/03\/the-other-tales-the-forgotten-room-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Forgotten Room<\/em>, The Other Tales,\u00a0Hawthorne<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2017\/09\/29\/haunted-scarehouse-great-room-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Great Room<\/em>, 13th Hour Escape Games, Wharton<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>You want to see something special<\/h3>\n<p>It&#8217;s not technically in NJ, but if you drive just a little farther north, it\u2019s so worth it:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/category\/company\/5-wits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>5 Wits,<\/em>\u00a0West Nyack, NY<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>You are always welcome to email us if this recommendation list doesn\u2019t answer your specific questions.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd12 Golden Lock award winning experience<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The best escape rooms to play in Northern New Jersey<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":103586,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[22720,586398132,586398489,309],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46263","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-jersey","category-recommendations","category-regional-guide","category-reviews"],"acf":[],"is_reblog":null,"post_id":null,"blog_id":null,"_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":"309","yoast-structured-data-blocks-images-cache":null,"_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":"best escape rooms escape room reviews escape room recommendations guide New Jersey","_yoast_wpseo_linkdex":"71","_yoast_wpseo_content_score":"90","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"These are the best escape rooms in Northern New Jersey! Check out this recommendations guide and our local escape room reviews.","_yoast_wpseo_estimated-reading-time-minutes":"2","_yoast_wpseo_wordproof_timestamp":"","yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Northern New Jersey: Escape Room Recommendations - Room Escape Artist<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"These are the best escape rooms in Northern New Jersey! Check out this recommendations guide and our local escape room reviews.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2017\/06\/04\/northern-new-jersey-room-escape-recommendations\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Northern New Jersey: Escape Room Recommendations - Room Escape Artist\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"These are the best escape rooms in Northern New Jersey! Check out this recommendations guide and our local escape room reviews.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2017\/06\/04\/northern-new-jersey-room-escape-recommendations\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Room Escape Artist\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-06-04T14:01:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-02-14T15:19:42+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Northern-New-Jersey-Escape-Room-Guide.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1191\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"791\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"REA Hivemind\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"REA Hivemind\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/roomescapeartist.com\\\/2017\\\/06\\\/04\\\/northern-new-jersey-room-escape-recommendations\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/roomescapeartist.com\\\/2017\\\/06\\\/04\\\/northern-new-jersey-room-escape-recommendations\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"REA Hivemind\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/roomescapeartist.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/0a31811e4744fbc72624c0a6f3a12883\"},\"headline\":\"Northern New Jersey: Escape Room Recommendations\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-06-04T14:01:13+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-02-14T15:19:42+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/roomescapeartist.com\\\/2017\\\/06\\\/04\\\/northern-new-jersey-room-escape-recommendations\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":343,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/roomescapeartist.com\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/roomescapeartist.com\\\/2017\\\/06\\\/04\\\/northern-new-jersey-room-escape-recommendations\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/roomescapeartist.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/02\\\/Northern-New-Jersey-Escape-Room-Guide.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"New Jersey\",\"Recommendations\",\"Regional Guide\",\"Reviews\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/roomescapeartist.com\\\/2017\\\/06\\\/04\\\/northern-new-jersey-room-escape-recommendations\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/roomescapeartist.com\\\/2017\\\/06\\\/04\\\/northern-new-jersey-room-escape-recommendations\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/roomescapeartist.com\\\/2017\\\/06\\\/04\\\/northern-new-jersey-room-escape-recommendations\\\/\",\"name\":\"Northern New Jersey: Escape Room Recommendations - Room Escape Artist\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/roomescapeartist.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/roomescapeartist.com\\\/2017\\\/06\\\/04\\\/northern-new-jersey-room-escape-recommendations\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/roomescapeartist.com\\\/2017\\\/06\\\/04\\\/northern-new-jersey-room-escape-recommendations\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/roomescapeartist.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/02\\\/Northern-New-Jersey-Escape-Room-Guide.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-06-04T14:01:13+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-02-14T15:19:42+00:00\",\"description\":\"These are the best escape rooms in Northern New Jersey! Check out this recommendations guide and our local escape room reviews.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/roomescapeartist.com\\\/2017\\\/06\\\/04\\\/northern-new-jersey-room-escape-recommendations\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/roomescapeartist.com\\\/2017\\\/06\\\/04\\\/northern-new-jersey-room-escape-recommendations\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/roomescapeartist.com\\\/2017\\\/06\\\/04\\\/northern-new-jersey-room-escape-recommendations\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/roomescapeartist.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/02\\\/Northern-New-Jersey-Escape-Room-Guide.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/roomescapeartist.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/02\\\/Northern-New-Jersey-Escape-Room-Guide.jpg\",\"width\":1191,\"height\":791,\"caption\":\"Northern New Jersey Escape Room Guide\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/roomescapeartist.com\\\/2017\\\/06\\\/04\\\/northern-new-jersey-room-escape-recommendations\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/roomescapeartist.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Northern New Jersey: Escape Room Recommendations\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/roomescapeartist.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/roomescapeartist.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Room Escape Artist\",\"description\":\"Well-researched, rational, and reasonably humorous.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/roomescapeartist.com\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/roomescapeartist.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/roomescapeartist.com\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Room Escape Artist\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/roomescapeartist.com\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/roomescapeartist.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/roomescapeartist.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/12\\\/rea-logo-pop-art-1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/roomescapeartist.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/12\\\/rea-logo-pop-art-1.png\",\"width\":300,\"height\":308,\"caption\":\"Room Escape Artist\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/roomescapeartist.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/roomescapeartist.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/0a31811e4744fbc72624c0a6f3a12883\",\"name\":\"REA Hivemind\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/8037b873153b0800754a7d418e730702af3969915889edf86f8cffaf2815e5e5?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/8037b873153b0800754a7d418e730702af3969915889edf86f8cffaf2815e5e5?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/8037b873153b0800754a7d418e730702af3969915889edf86f8cffaf2815e5e5?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"REA Hivemind\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/roomescapeartist.com\\\/author\\\/reahivemind\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Northern New Jersey: Escape Room Recommendations - Room Escape Artist","description":"These are the best escape rooms in Northern New Jersey! Check out this recommendations guide and our local escape room reviews.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2017\/06\/04\/northern-new-jersey-room-escape-recommendations\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Northern New Jersey: Escape Room Recommendations - Room Escape Artist","og_description":"These are the best escape rooms in Northern New Jersey! Check out this recommendations guide and our local escape room reviews.","og_url":"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2017\/06\/04\/northern-new-jersey-room-escape-recommendations\/","og_site_name":"Room Escape Artist","article_published_time":"2017-06-04T14:01:13+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-02-14T15:19:42+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1191,"height":791,"url":"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Northern-New-Jersey-Escape-Room-Guide.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"REA Hivemind","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"REA Hivemind","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2017\/06\/04\/northern-new-jersey-room-escape-recommendations\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2017\/06\/04\/northern-new-jersey-room-escape-recommendations\/"},"author":{"name":"REA Hivemind","@id":"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/#\/schema\/person\/0a31811e4744fbc72624c0a6f3a12883"},"headline":"Northern New Jersey: Escape Room Recommendations","datePublished":"2017-06-04T14:01:13+00:00","dateModified":"2026-02-14T15:19:42+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2017\/06\/04\/northern-new-jersey-room-escape-recommendations\/"},"wordCount":343,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2017\/06\/04\/northern-new-jersey-room-escape-recommendations\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Northern-New-Jersey-Escape-Room-Guide.jpg","articleSection":["New Jersey","Recommendations","Regional Guide","Reviews"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2017\/06\/04\/northern-new-jersey-room-escape-recommendations\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2017\/06\/04\/northern-new-jersey-room-escape-recommendations\/","url":"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2017\/06\/04\/northern-new-jersey-room-escape-recommendations\/","name":"Northern New Jersey: Escape Room Recommendations - Room Escape Artist","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2017\/06\/04\/northern-new-jersey-room-escape-recommendations\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2017\/06\/04\/northern-new-jersey-room-escape-recommendations\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Northern-New-Jersey-Escape-Room-Guide.jpg","datePublished":"2017-06-04T14:01:13+00:00","dateModified":"2026-02-14T15:19:42+00:00","description":"These are the best escape rooms in Northern New Jersey! Check out this recommendations guide and our local escape room reviews.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2017\/06\/04\/northern-new-jersey-room-escape-recommendations\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2017\/06\/04\/northern-new-jersey-room-escape-recommendations\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2017\/06\/04\/northern-new-jersey-room-escape-recommendations\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Northern-New-Jersey-Escape-Room-Guide.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Northern-New-Jersey-Escape-Room-Guide.jpg","width":1191,"height":791,"caption":"Northern New Jersey Escape Room Guide"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2017\/06\/04\/northern-new-jersey-room-escape-recommendations\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Northern New Jersey: Escape Room Recommendations"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/","name":"Room Escape Artist","description":"Well-researched, rational, and reasonably humorous.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/#organization","name":"Room Escape Artist","url":"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/rea-logo-pop-art-1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/rea-logo-pop-art-1.png","width":300,"height":308,"caption":"Room Escape Artist"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/#\/schema\/person\/0a31811e4744fbc72624c0a6f3a12883","name":"REA Hivemind","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8037b873153b0800754a7d418e730702af3969915889edf86f8cffaf2815e5e5?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8037b873153b0800754a7d418e730702af3969915889edf86f8cffaf2815e5e5?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8037b873153b0800754a7d418e730702af3969915889edf86f8cffaf2815e5e5?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"REA Hivemind"},"url":"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/author\/reahivemind\/"}]}},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Northern-New-Jersey-Escape-Room-Guide.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p57yLY-c2b","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46263","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46263"}],"version-history":[{"count":52,"href":"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46263\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":191385,"href":"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46263\/revisions\/191385"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/103586"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46263"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46263"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46263"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}