This place was incredible! My kids had so much fun! They…read morehad climbing structures of varying levels of difficulty for my bigger kids & a fun toddler area for my littles . They even had ninja warrior style ramps up to some of the climbing structures which my kids could do safely with the harnesses. And in the back there is a zip line obstacle course, video games, laser, tag, and more. We did not have time to do everything because there was just so much to choose from! I definitely recommend the physically active options over the video games. It is a bit on the pricey side, but definitely worth it!

We went to a birthday party this weekend at climbzone! I have seen ads for it all over the place…read morebut this was the first time seeing it. What a fun place!! There climbing walls, a soft play area, ropes course, zip line, laser tag, and bumper cars. As well as rooms/alcoves for birthday parties. It seems like there are activities for kids of all ages. I can't wait to go back with my little one.

Our Girl Scout troop had planned a team-building outing to Lock Chicago. We did the Matsuri room…read morewith a group of 8 kids ranging from age 10-12. The puzzles were clever and engaging, and there was a perfect mix of challenges that kept all the girls involved and excited. We met with Ty when we arrived, and he was great at setting the scene for everyone. He was encouraging when they needed help, without giving too much away. It was a fantastic team-building experience, and the girls loved working together to solve everything before time ran out. They solved the case in 50 minutes! It was a few sneaky tricks, cool puzzles, things that stumped us and over all a whole lot of fun!! Highly recommend for groups of kids or scout troops, familes or adults looking for a fun and memorable activity! I'd love to go back and try the other rooms sometime soon!

We brought our family of 5 as a fun experience in celebration for twins' birthday. Our Game Master,…read moreTy, was the perfect balance between providing context and being "hands off" to let us figure things out for ourselves. We have very different types of thinkers in our family, so this had something that allowed each of us to shine in our own way. I really appreciated the experience given all but 1 of us had never done anything like this before. Highly recommend.

Getting a little bored of the typical hum-drum runs? Need a bit of variety and don't mind getting…read more"down and dirty" while you strive to reach that finish line? Then check your inhibitions at the door, grab your bike, some old running shoes and a good friend because you're about to experience the most challenging course you've ever faced...well, the most challenging course with a mud pit, that is. This is a bike/run race consisting of two man teams with one man on bike, the other on foot, starting out simultaneously. Spaced out randomly along the course are transition points where each participant will find an obstacle they'll need to overcome before they proceed to switch places with his/her team mate in running or biking. Monkey bars, net climb, balance beams, etc., all provide a welcome moment or two or rest before resuming your trek along the miles left ahead...each one, seemingly getting longer and longer as you go. Then, finally at the last check point, both team members must dive head first into a mud pit and crawl on their bellies to the end, crossing the finish line together. When the day is done, you'll have mud, sand and grime in places you probably shouldn't have mud, sand and grime...but with all the fun you'll have along the way, you'll be no worse for the wear. I promise. I've run this Chicago race many times and have even made a pilgrimage out to Colorado for their version, too. Next stop, San Jose!

I did the Muddy Buddy with my friend Scott this past August. I had just heard about it on the…read moreinternet, thought that it sounded completely awesome, and was able to talk Scott into into it. :-) About the race: It's about 10K divided up into 5 legs of running/biking. You'll need to decide on who is stronger in each area, because you end up doing 2 legs of one, and 3 of the other. The course at Indian Hills is beautiful, and it has some massive hills--something that you don't often get to see in Illinois! The obstacle courses are super easy, and break up the running and biking. I think my favorite was a giant blow-up slide that you get to climb up and slide down! It's funny, because before the race I was soo nervous about the obstacle courses and not having the upper arm strength to complete them. I think the thing that surprised me the most about the race was the difficulty of the biking legs. It's soo freaking muddy in some spots that you literally can't pedal. Big lesson learned for next year will be to just get off the bike and run with it for these portions. The giant mud pit is of course the star of the show. I personally was excited to slosh through it. After the race, there are some lake areas you can jump into. Oh yeah, and two free beers for your trouble. Yeah!

Recently worked with Paint the Town for a networking event and had a wonderful experience. Our…read morepainter was Kaelin and she was amazing, she was prompt, brought a great energy with her, and was extremely helpful in instructing all of our guests with their paintings. Paint the Town has an amazing team of people behind-the-scenes as well, they were able to answer any and all questions we had during the entire process and booking was very easy. From booking to set-up to clean-up, everything was handled and we were able to focus on our event. Will definitely book with them again for future events.

Kaelin was super fun and made our team building event special. 100% recommend booking with her…read more Thank you!

just start off I'd like to say I welcome that they have one of these places in the neighborhood. My…read moredaughter was invited to a birthday party that was hosted at urban air. Although we live fairly close, this was our first time experiencing urban air. It's a pretty well run establishment that has a good variety of options for entertainment for younger kids. If you're hosting a birthday party or any type of party, they have section of locations where you could either rent an adequate amount of table space for your guest or they have separate confined rooms where you could host your party. For the most part, the attraction at urban air are the trampolines. There's a section where you could just bounce on the trampolines in a grid pattern, where each section of the grid allows one person to jump. There is a caveat, though if you are going to be jumping on the trampolines, you have to purchased a pair of the trampoline socks from urban air. It's not that bad under five dollars after tax and you get to take them home they also have this other section that has trampolines and you play dodgeball. Another section has basketball with trampolines and then the last trampoline section is a jousting area and another area where you jump over a rotating bar. They also have in the center of urban air, a large bull pit which goes through several different obstacles. The other two sections are laser tag as well as a go kart area. It seems like you could bring in your own cakes and desserts if you rent out a party area and the catering pizza as well. I'm glad that they have urban air in the area and it is a well received substitute for what used to be there, which was Burlington Coat Factory. In terms of parking, they have adequate amount as urban air is shared in the same strip mall as a billiards and several other small businesses.

The park was clean, the staff was friendly, and there was plenty to do for hours. It's a great…read moreoption for rainy days, hot summer afternoons, or when you're just looking for an exciting family outing. My little one especially loved the balance beam, climbing areas, and bumper cars.

First axe-throwing experience. Went out for a work team outing and it was fun, but also a little…read morefrustrating. It took us a while to get our form right but then found some consistency. The place was empty for awhile until another group came in. I felt like it was really pricey at essentially $35/per person for an hour- over $100 for 3 of us. Also, the lanes are really short and we had the axe bounce out of the enclosure more than once. I would definitely try axe throwing again, but maybe somewhere else.

This is a fun stop. Several areas to throw axes and there is also a room for painting and a small…read moreVR game area you can enjoy. What I didn't like was the fact in order to get to the other rooms or walk to another axe board you need to walk in front of the other throwers. You could go back behind them but it is awkward with people standing in their area. There was no problem everyone was aware and would stop so you could walk by but for sure that was a concern for me that I didn't like. The layout could be much better.

I've been wanting to go to retro arcade for years, a lot are far away from the suburbs. But this…read moreplace rocks. I was satisfied with the pricing,game selection, and unlimited plays. Definitely will stop by again.

Great old time video games for only $20 per person for unlimited time each day. You can even leave…read moreand come back on the same day. We were there three hours and the time just flew by. More games expected in the future and a friendly staff. We will definitely be back.

PanIQ Escape Room Chicago never misses!…read more My fiancee and I were in Chicago for a memorial. We had done one of the PanIQ Escape Rooms with him and went in his memory. We chose to do The Red Wire. The room itself was very well put together. Upon entering the room, you're transported to a small street in London and the game is afoot. We found all the puzzles fun and a bit challenging. There were a couple of times we needed hints, arguably we were trying too hard. Our game master could tell we were seasoned "operatives", and actually made us work for one of the hints. We enjoyed our interaction with them in this way. Overall, the room was great. We got out in time and felt like we did our buddy proud. 10/10 recommend

Really fun escape room! It was challenging but the decor was excellent. I liked that you got to…read morehave wands and use them for the magical one. It was fun to try to figure everything out as a group and escape!