Explore San Francisco on an Electric Scooter in a High-Tech Outdoor Escape Game


Published on August 23, 2021

Home to Apple, Google, Facebook, San Francisco is the testbed of innovation and a place to experience new and unique experiences. Reason, a San Francisco escape room specializing in high-tech team building, is taking the escape room experience to the streets of San Francisco on electric scooters! Locals and tourists alike will find the newest way to explore San Francisco, dashing, puzzling, and refreshing all at the same time.

City-scale outdoor escape game

Those familiar with Reason will remember Lola from its popular virtual escape room Moonshot who has since retired. Lola has recently uploaded her mind to the cloud and has become a city tour guide of the future. However, there was a glitch: some of her memories didn’t upload successfully, so the players need to help Lola figure out where to go on the tour.

Once players hop on their electric scooters, mount their bikes, strap on their best walking shoes, etc., the games begin! Their AI tour guide greets players via their smartphone, Lola, who will be accompanying the players every step of the way. 

The experience is designed for teams of up to 5 players, and each team’s success will depend on their ability to problem-solve on the fly. The team will be confronted with a series of puzzles they need to solve to unlock the next real-life location in the city.

Escape room on electric scooters

Riding a scooter is an incredible way to explore the city. This San Francisco city tour with a twist covers lots of ground efficiently while allowing players to get close and personal with each location visited. But, don’t worry about expensive rentals if you don’t own one.

The Escape Tour utilizes the many app-based micro-mobility rental services in San Francisco, such as Lyft, Lime, and Spin, for as low as 20 cents a minute. Additionally, players have the option to drop off the scooters at any point during the tour, for example, if they decide to grab a snack and pick up another scooter to continue the tour afterward. 

In recent years, San Francisco has assigned many resources to make the city more walkable, where cars, bikes, eScooters, and pedestrians can share the beautiful city in harmony. On the escape tour, players will experience the latest multi-modal city planning and zip across town from one stop to the next as they solve each puzzle through a scenic and action-packed 3.7-mile route.

Outdoor Activity for friends and family


The escape tour creates a unique opportunity to explore San Francisco and spend some quality time with loved ones for tourists and locals alike. With every clue, puzzle, and challenge the escape tour presents, players will be led to a new location throughout San Francisco, where they learn more about the city or re-discover parts they might have forgotten about. If you are in San Francisco this summer, check out this unique outdoor activity for some quality bonding time and turn the city into your playground.

Lifestyle Editor