{"id":300218,"date":"2026-10-05T17:16:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T17:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/300218\/"},"modified":"2026-10-05T17:16:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T17:16:11","slug":"this-halloween-season-check-out-tigers-bombs-and-mini-golf-the-mercury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/300218\/","title":{"rendered":"This Halloween season, check out tigers, bombs and mini golf \u2013 The Mercury"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Halloween season is in full swing. Well, it may have seemed that way for awhile, but there are some new experiences out there to try.<\/p>\n

Libertee Grounds<\/p>\n

Libertee Grounds (1600 W. Girard Ave., Philadelphia) transforms its mini golf course into Frankenstein\u2019s Putt Putt, a laboratory full of concoctions, elixirs, hazard signs and the tools of a mad scientist.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re getting Libertee Grounds in the Halloween spirit this year and transforming the Downtown Course into Frankenstein\u2019s Lab for an immersive experience fit for all ages,\u201d co-owner Priyank Rambhia said. \u201cWe\u2019re taking the space and our cocktail menu to the next level, with spooky components including Halloween decor, smoke and bubbles for our cocktails, and glow-in-the-dark mini golf.\u201d<\/p>\n

Throughout October, Libertee Grounds will offer a themed drink menu featuring the Igor (coconut rum, lime and Glacier Freeze blue Gatorade; also available nonalcoholic) and the Blood Bag (vodka, cranberry, pineapple, grenadine and lime), the Daily Dose (vanilla vodka and cherry Jell-O), plus cocktails like the Electric Jolt (tequila, orange liqueur, mango and lime) and It\u2019s Alive! (gin, passionfruit chinola, butterfly pea, orgeat and lemon).<\/p>\n

There will also be a litany of food specials, including a return of kimchi macaroni and cheese.<\/p>\n

Frankenstein\u2019s Putt Putt is kid-friendly, with adult supervision. After 8 p.m. it is for 21 and older only. Tickets start at $22 and are available online at https:\/\/www.liberteegrounds.com\/<\/a>. Tickets for the Monster Mash Halloween Party happening at 7 p.m. Oct. 31 are $33.<\/p>\n

\"BeatBeat the Bomb has some new Halloween-themed adventures to try. (Photo courtesy of Beat the Bomb)
\nBeat the Bomb<\/p>\n

If solving puzzles is more of a challenge than putting, Beat the Bomb\u2019s Halloween Mission might be the solution.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s mission is entirely new, with five games created exclusively for the experience and a Red Slime Bomb finale. Teams of two to six players will navigate through dark rooms, past ghosts and around a graveyard\u2019s worth of obstacles.<\/p>\n

\u201cA haunted house makes you move,\u201d said Alex Patterson, founder and CEO of Beat The Bomb. \u201cAn escape room makes you think. Beat The Bomb\u2019s Haunted Mission makes you do both. And really, what could be scarier this Halloween than having to work together with your family and friends?\u201d<\/p>\n

Haunted Mission\u2019s five new games are:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Lights Out: Players chase their assigned color through the dark, tapping wristbands to matching scanners before the lights (and the colors) change.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Ghost Walk: Teams feel their way through a pitch-black maze, taking turns dodging obstacles without disturbing the apparitions lurking inside.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Witching Hour: Teams must memorize a spell \u2014 a pattern of sounds \u2014 before it vanishes, then cast it back together before time runs out.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Dead End: Players cross a shifting field of lasers that rearranges itself every time they think they\u2019ve found the way out.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Graveyard Shift: Teams weave a ball through a haunted graveyard, dodging lanes of tombstones as they race to complete 10 increasingly difficult levels.<\/p>\n

Survive all ten levels of Graveyard Shift and the team escapes clean. Fail to beat the bomb before time expires, and the Red Slime Bomb detonates.<\/p>\n

Every booking includes full protective gear along with photos and videos. See www.beatthebomb.com\/locations\/philadelphia<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n

\"ThereThere will be costumes and animal fun at the Philadelphia Zoo\u2019s Boo at the Zoo. (Photo courtesy of Boo at the Zoo).
\nBoo at the Zoo<\/p>\n

Taking it a little slower, the Philadelphia Zoo\u2019s Boo at the Zoo is back every weekend in October with\u00a0costumes, festive fall treats and scary fun.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are beyond excited to bring Boo at the Zoo, a longstanding Philly Zoo family tradition, to our guests and members every weekend in October,\u201d President and CEO Dr. Jo-Elle Mogerman said. \u201cAutumn is such a special time at the zoo. Our animals become more active in the cooler weather and enjoy the pumpkin harvest, our canopy of 1,500 trees transforms our campus into one of the best spots for leaf peeping in the city and, of course, there will be plenty of candy and costumes around every corner.\u201d<\/p>\n

Boo at the Zoo is included in zoo admission. See www.philadelphiazoo.org\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

There are several new experiences to add to the candy gathering during the Boo at the Zoo. Check out:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Cryptic Creatures inside the Small Mammal House: Insects, snakes, and \u2026 the Jersey Devil? Learn about the myths and legends inspired by wildlife around the world. See a live presentation of a misunderstood animal or hear tall tales of wild encounters with legendary cryptids \u2014 and the real truth behind them.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Visit the Trick-or-Tree House: Inside the Zoo\u2019s Iconic Tree House, enjoy creepy crawly decorations and an extra candy station. Guests can opt for a Tarot reading inside from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Home Depot\u2019s 12-Foot Skellys Visit America\u2019s first Zoo: More than two dozen 12-foot and 5-foot skeletons will be at the zoo.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Costume Contests at Impala Lawn: Show off your costume for a chance to win prizes at 11:30 and 2:30 each day. Costumes will be judged by zoo staff, and prizes will be awarded for first, second and third place. There will be carnival games around the lawn.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Halloween season is in full swing. Well, it may have seemed that way for awhile, but there…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":300219,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[1681,858,69,71,70,435,289,1015],"class_list":["post-300218","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia","tag-entertainment","tag-ontap","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-headlines","tag-philadelphia-news","tag-restaurants-food-and-drink","tag-things-to-do","tag-top-stories-mer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/300218","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=300218"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/300218\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/300219"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=300218"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=300218"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=300218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}