Visiting KU: A Parent’s Guide

You are going to have a very nice lunch, walk campus, and then hit the part of the visit where nobody knows what to do next. This is a guide to that part.

The shape of a good visit

Campus in the morning, downtown in the afternoon, dinner on Mass Street. The two are about a mile apart, which is a walk if the weather cooperates and a very short drive if it doesn't.

Something to do that isn't a meal

The hard part of a family visit is the unstructured hours, and food is not a plan — it's a pause. An escape room gives you sixty minutes where everyone is doing the same thing and nobody is on their phone. Bring the roommates; our rooms take up to eight players and the facility runs up to 26 at once.

Which room for a family

NORAD: 1963 (7/10, up to 8 players) or Alice in Wonderland (7/10, up to 6). Both work for a mixed-age group. Skip Room 13 unless your family plays a lot of these — it's a 9/10. Our rooms are not scary, and there are no age restrictions, though players under 14 need an adult with them.

Move-in and family weekends

These are the busiest weekends of the year downtown. Book anything with a start time well in advance, and give yourself extra time to park — the garage by the public library has free all-day parking on its top floor.

Our hours

Monday to Thursday 2–8 pm, Friday 2–10:30 pm, Saturday 12–10:30 pm, Sunday 12–9 pm. Live availability is here.