About Wandering Escape

At Wandering Escape, we believe an escape room should feel like stepping into another world — not just solving puzzles in a decorated room.

Located in Papillion, Nebraska near Omaha, Wandering Escape was built from a passion for horror, immersive storytelling, haunted attractions, and unforgettable experiences. Every attraction is carefully designed with detailed environments, hidden clues, creepy atmosphere, immersive sound effects, and interactive puzzles to create experiences guests will remember long after they leave.

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Whether you're an escape room enthusiast, a horror fan, or simply looking for something unique to do near Omaha, Wandering Escape offers immersive experiences unlike anything else in the area.

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What Makes Wandering Escape Different?

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At Wandering Escape, we focus on creating experiences that feel real.

Instead of simple puzzles in ordinary rooms, we design detailed environments filled with atmosphere, storytelling, surprises, and immersive effects that make guests feel like they have stepped into a horror movie.

Every detail matters — from lighting and sound design to hidden clues, creepy props, and environmental storytelling. Our goal is simple:

Create experiences that are immersive, memorable, and unlike anything else around.

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Whether you're solving puzzles under pressure, uncovering secrets, or trying to escape before time runs out, every experience is designed to fully pull you into the story.

Our Experiences

Mad Man’s Lair

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Mad Man’s Lair is our terrifying 45-minute horror escape room experience located in Papillion, Nebraska. Packed with immersive detail, creepy environments, hidden clues, jump scares, and challenging puzzles, your group must work together to escape before time runs out.

Perfect for:

• Friend groups

• Couples & date nights

• Horror fans

• Birthdays

• Team building experiences

• Anyone looking for unique things to do near Omaha

 

The Last Ride

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Looking for horror that comes to you?

The Last Ride is a one-of-a-kind mobile horror escape room built inside a real hearse. Available for fairs, festivals, haunted attractions, private events, corporate events, parties, and special pop-up experiences, The Last Ride delivers an unforgettable horror experience directly to your event.

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Guests must solve puzzles, uncover clues, and escape before time runs out — all inside a terrifying hearse unlike anything they’ve experienced before.

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Meet the Creator

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Wandering Escape was created by Conner Gillmore, a lifelong horror enthusiast, haunted attraction designer, and escape room creator with a passion for immersive storytelling and unforgettable scares.

With years of experience designing haunted houses, creating immersive attractions, and building horror environments, Conner founded Wandering Escape with one goal in mind:

To create horror experiences that feel real, immersive, and unlike anything guests have experienced before.

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From room design and puzzle creation to sound effects, storytelling, and atmosphere, every experience is carefully crafted to completely pull guests into the world around them.

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Whether it’s the terrifying world of Mad Man’s Lair or the one-of-a-kind mobile hearse escape room The Last Ride, every detail is built with horror fans in mind.

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Visit Wandering Escape

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Wandering Escape
11001 S 48th St
Papillion, Nebraska 68046

Conveniently located near Omaha, Bellevue, La Vista, Gretna, and Council Bluffs.

Think you can survive the experience?

Book your escape today.