Otherworld

This place is perfectly curated to make each and every trip an otherworldly experience, as the name perfectly implies.

Everyone who goes through Otherworld makes it their own, as if it is a choose-your-own-adventure book in real life. Depending on how slowly you want to peel back the layers, the experience can range from a beautifully crafted story about a scientist indulging his fascination with his new discovery, to a combination of puzzle rooms, to even just a gorgeous light show. Kids will have places to crawl and things to hit to keep them entertained while adults will have puzzles leading to insights into how the world was created/discovered. There is certainly no wrong way to approach Otherworld, as each experience was lovingly thought out to make it memorable.

As you would expect with such a large passion project, all of the employees here are fully committed. Not wanting to give anything away, they will instead make themselves readily available to anyone looking for hints on more challenging puzzles. This created such a warm and inclusive environment I felt comfortable enough even asking for history into the artwork or even asking other explorers for a hand when puzzles required more people to complete.

As if I needed another reason to rant about this place—administration is out of this world as well. Due to a system issue I ended up showing up on the wrong day. It was my girlfriend's birthday so we were a tad dismayed, but we literally got a phone call from the General Manager before we got back to the car. He went above and beyond and made us feel like we were the only thing on his docket that day. We switched gears and went to the Columbus zoo and then came back the next day with a birthday present waiting for us. We were blown away with the hospitality.

I cannot rave enough about this place! But the other reviews say it clearly enough, what other places can you find with over 5,000 reviews and almost a perfect rating? It has been earned.

Thanks everyone for such an amazing trip!