Escape room games have become incredibly popular over the past few years. These fun attractions test visitors by making them work together, solve puzzles, and escape the room. Race against the clock to get out before the time is up or try for a new group record. Now, for the first time ever, you can try to escape a Missouri cave at Stark Caverns!

Stark Caverns is located in Eldon, just 30 minutes from the Lake of the Ozarks. It's always been the perfect destination for a day of family fun. Now, you can try to work together to escape Stark Caverns.
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Inside the cavern is a Grimm Fairy Tale adventure waiting to be conquered. Each team is locked inside the cavern and has 60 minutes to complete the challenge.
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The cave has been staged with clues, riddles, and puzzles that will excite and challenge group members of all ages. This is truly the most unique escape challenge in the nation!
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Find the missing pages from the Brothers Grimm's book of tales. Once you find all the missing pages, you'll be able to escape the cave.
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Each clue is based on famous fairy tales. You'll see the spinning wheel from Rumpelstiltskin and Excalibur, to name a few.
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You'll feel absolutely empowered once you escape the cave! Admission is $35 per person and the cave escape is open most weekends from May until the end of August.
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Find Stark Caverns at 125 Cave Dr., Eldon, MO 65026. To book your tickets for your escape challenge, visit the Lake Escape website.

Take a look at Stark Caverns and start planning your escape adventure in this video from the Lake of the Ozarks Convention and Visitor Bureau:

The Stark Caverns escape room is such a unique experience, and very different from your typical escape room in Missouri, or anywhere else for that matter. This real-life fairy tale is calling your name! Tell us what you think of The Grimm Tale located at Stark Caverns with a comment.

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More things to do at Stark Caverns

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What are some things to do at Stark Caverns?

Aside from your typical cave tour in Missouri, Stark Caverns has some other unique experiences. Here are a few things to do at Stark Caverns:

  • Explore the area with a hike: There are two short hiking trails to explore at Stark Caverns. The Deer Lick Trail is about a mile long and the Squirrel Run Trail is a quick quarter-mile trail. Both offer scenic views and wildlife encounters.
  • Try a unique escape cave experience: As we featured above this may be the only escape cave in the nation. Take your escape room game to a whole new level by attempting to solve the puzzles to get out of the cave.
  • Check out a restored covered wagon: Near the cave entrance you'll find a restored covered wagon from the 1800s that was used by settlers as they first explored the area.
  • Have a picnic: There are two picnic areas at Stark Caverns so you can pack a lunch and chill between cave tours or a crack at the escape room.
  • Mine for gems and fossils: The Ozarks is a wonderful area for finding gems and fossils. You can try your hand at sluicing, sifting a bag of mining rough with a screen tray that runs through the water.
  • Crack a geode: Geodes are another popular rock that is found in the area. At Stark Caverns, you can pick a geode and have it cracked open to reveal the crystal-lined interior.
  • Hang out by the fire pit: Right next to a pond surrounded by the forest is a cool stone fire pit. Enjoy sitting around the fire, listening to it crackle as the stars come to life in the night sky.

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