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Classic escape rooms / Downtown Whitehall (White Lake area, north of Muskegon), in the 1922 Masonic Temple

The Colby Escape Room

A family-owned escape room in downtown Whitehall's original 1922 Masonic Temple, styled after the early 1900s throughout. Three 60-minute games, including a two-car train where two teams can go head-to-head.

By booking, check their calendar · By online booking, up to 30 days ahead or the day before; same-day may be possible. Call or email for other times.

At a glance

Group size
2–10 players
Game time
60 minutes
Age policy
Tickets required for ages 5+. Not recommended for kids under 5 (call for special consideration).
Price
$38 per person for 2; $33 per person for 3; $30 per person for 4–8. Call for larger groups.
Hours
By online booking, up to 30 days ahead or the day before; same-day may be possible. Call or email for other times.

You can book the whole room for your group

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The rooms you’ll need to escape

Room details are based on what the venue publishes on its own site.

The Last Train: The Lounge Car

The 1920s: a shadowy passenger plots disaster aboard the last train out of Pere Marquette, and this is the Lounge Car half of the two-room competitive game, rated 5/5.

  • History
  • Mystery
Group size
2-5 players
Game time
60 minutes
Difficulty
Expert

The Last Train: The Luggage Car

The same plot from the worn-out luggage car, where a mysterious captor awaits: play it on its own or head-to-head against the Lounge Car, 6–10 players combined.

  • History
  • Mystery
Group size
2-5 players
Game time
60 minutes
Difficulty
Expert

The Final Masterpiece

Decode a famous composer's final masterpiece in his secret music parlor before his treacherous business partner steps in; rated hard.

  • Mystery
  • History
Group size
2-8 players
Game time
60 minutes
Difficulty
Hard

The Backstage Theater

Search the dressing room of Hollywood's 'Ice Cream Blonde' for evidence against Lucky Luciano's mobsters.

  • History
  • Mystery
Group size
2-8 players
Game time
60 minutes
Difficulty
Medium

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Make time for these

Opened in 2023, this family business sits in downtown Whitehall, in the White Lake area north of Muskegon, inside the original 1922 Masonic Temple, and the sets lean into the early 20th century. In The Backstage Theater you search an actress's dressing room for evidence against Lucky Luciano's mobsters; in The Final Masterpiece you decode a composer's last work in his secret music parlor; and The Last Train plays out across two train cars that can race each other. The venue rates its rooms on a five-point scale, from 3/5 for The Backstage Theater to 5/5 for The Last Train.

  • Inside Whitehall's original 1922 Masonic Temple
  • Two-car train game you can play head-to-head
  • Difficulty rated from 3/5 to 5/5

Plan your visit

Book online up to 30 days out or as late as the day before, and same-day slots are sometimes possible; call or email for other times. Teams of 2–10 play, everyone 5 and up needs a ticket, and under-5s aren't recommended (call to ask for an exception). Put both Last Train cars together for a 6–10 player race.

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