The Eureka Room is a boutique immersive experience room filled with light, sound, and fun participatory absurdity. The space measures a cozy one hundred square feet and groups are usually 6- 8 people.

Video-led instruction guides you through a series of short, fun activities that have folks interacting with each other in a low-key but high-energy way. The Eureka Room has been described as “absurdist”, “wholly unique”, and “indescribable”.

There are no puzzles to solve, nothing scary happens, and you do not have to wear, hold, or learn any kind of technology. There are no trust falls and no personal/emotional questions. There may be robots.

That’s okay! The less you know, the better. But if you have any specific questions or concerns, read the rest of the FAQ and contact (email address) if there’s anything you still need to know. You can also watch this video to get an idea of what it’s like.

The entire visit is about 60 minutes. You’ll be standing for most of that time.

Yes! We have loads of free parking in the back of the house. There's also lots of free street parking available.

While the content is essentially G-rated, The Eureka Room is designed to be a place where adults can participate in unstructured play. 

Guests are expecting adults-only so we do not make exceptions.

Sorry, but the Eureka room is for 16 and up. I want to make sure it's a safe environment for everyone who visits. There's flashing lights which puts kids at risk if they have not-yet-diagnosed epilepsy or photosensitivities. That risk is small but we hope you understand!

Unfortunately The Eureka Room is currently located in a building that is not ADA accessible. The front and back porches each have six stairs. Additionally, some of the programs require physical movements, the use of two hands, and much of the experience is done while standing. Please contact mike@eurekaroom.com if you have any concerns or would like a seated experience.

There are many flashing and strobing lights. You may be affected by The Eureka Room if you are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy or have other photo sensitivities. If you have questions, email mike@eurekaroom.com.

For those who are sensitive to the “rainbow effect” caused by some projectors, we use a 3-chip projector which eliminates the rainbow effect.

In terms of physical requirements, the active experience is about 40 minutes and is done standing. We can provide a chair. There's a lot of high fiving, and there's an activity at a table where you have to use two hands.

Unfortunately, most of The Eureka Room is visual so it is not recommended for the visually-impaired.

We have had hearing-impaired people visit and were able to accommodate them pretty well. If you are interested in hearing-impaired programs, please contact us.

As far as mental/emotional requirements go, some activities are fast-paced and even designed to be confusing and overwhelming (in a fun way).

We've had older ladies who didn't even speak english (the instructions are in english) love it and had a few curmudgeon 20-somethings just think it was dumb. A lot of the enjoyment depends on the personality and attitude of the individual more than anything.

We're happy to answer any additional questions you might have. Just contact us.

You don’t need a minimum number in your group to visit, but since the programs are participatory, each slot requires a minimum number of people in total for it to be a fun experience. When booking a slot, if you have less than four people in your group, look for a slot that already has some tickets booked to ensure that you’ll be part of a nice full group. We’ve had over 1300 people visit and we’ve found that sharing the experience with strangers is more fun.

The ideal group number is 6-8, but it can work with as low as 4. If you have a group larger than 8 or want to book a private slot, contact us.

Absolutely! We recommend getting a ticket for a slot that already has at least 3 people signed up to ensure you’ll have a fun experience. As long as you’re willing to interact with strangers in a fun, absurd way The Eureka Room is a great place to make new connections.

Heck yes! We have cool T-shirts, tote bags, pins, stickers, mugs, and koozies all available for sale in our gift shop.

Yes, and a gift certificate to The Eureka Room makes the perfect present for the person who has everything. Click here to purchase now.

Yes. Many. The Eureka Room is located in East Austin at 1408 East Cesar Chavez, eight blocks from Rainey street and downtown Austin, and within a few minutes walk from more food, drink, and music options than I could list here. Popular nearby tourist spots include the White Horse (5 blocks), la Barbecue (9 blocks), Lady Bird Lake (9 blocks), and the Texas State Cemetary (7 blocks)

If you have any other questions please contact us here.

He prefers to call it fun, absurd, and unique. And sometimes he calls the attraction that is The Eureka Room, weird. But that's more a a judgment than a fact.

Mike Michaels is the creator of The Eureka Room. He's an Austinite and IRL Experience Designer who makes cool stuff that connects people. Some of his other projects include:  The Stationary 5k, The Austin Messy Homes Tour (the homes tour everybody wanted but was afraid to ask for), Multiple Absurdist Dinner Theaters, the world’s largest playable Cornhole Game, a promotional event called I Got a Bag of Wigs – Let’s Wear Them, a multi-level program to prepare for technological rapture called Singularity Now (not a cult), Slackathlon, (a “decathlon for the rest of us”), a Las Vegas Adventure to fulfill a friend’s lifelong dream, an extremely complicated Seattle Puzzle Adventure, an unholy mashup of mindfulness and entertainment called Mindfultainment,  and many more.
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