60 SARASOTA SCENE | MAY 2018
ESCAPE COUNTDOWN SARASOTA
Want a fully-immersive entertainment experience? Test
your wits and critical thinking skills against one of
the themed puzzle-filled rooms. Can you “escape”
in an hour or less?
Sarasota boasts three escape room companies,
but this one’s my favorite. I’d start with Jail Break
and then try Mad Hatter or Trouble in Paradise.
(Need a break from the kids? Take your sweetie
out for the escape-room-for-two experience,
“Evening in Paris.”)
6525 S. TAMIAMI TRAIL/INSIDE THE BANK OF AMERICA BUILDING
Whew! It’s going to be a busy
summer here for sure. But the good
news is that there are plenty of great things to
do beyond this list, like hitting up the beaches,
hanging out at Jungle Gardens, eating gelato from
a Main Street shop, strolling Saint Armands Circle
and so much more.
If you find anything not mentioned above that’s
especially splendid for your kids, tweens, and/or
teens, please tell me! I’ll probably add it to a
future article here and thank you with a little
magazine karma.
FAB LAB
Most kids don’t get excited about STEM. But at the Fab Lab,
science, technology, engineering, and math become cool again.
Whether it’s taking one of the summer camps (LEGO engineering,
How it’s Made, Escape Room Engineering, Crime Scene Lab,
to name a few) or becoming a member and getting unlimited
access, this place is a hoot. Try out embroidery machines, 3D
printers, mills, routers, laser cutters, and more.
Did I mention that this place is high-tech awesome? Kids will
love the hands-on opportunity to get creative. 4452 BENEVA ROAD