Visit Texas: Meow Wolf - Grapevine

On our last day in Texas, we didn't have any plans. I Googled family-friendly attractions in the area, and found Meow Wolf - Grapevine, The Real Unreal. They have locations in several states, and the best way for me to describe Meow Wolf is a mysterious, chaotic, hypnotic mystery adventure.

Essentially, there is a story at the heart of the attractions (each location has a different story). At the Grapevine location, the story centers around a boy named Jared who goes missing. You can read more of the backstory here (be careful, there are spoilers), but essentially, you arrive at the home where Jared was living at, but it really is a psychedlic, funky, out-of-this-world portal into a land based on Jared's imagination.

Throughout the home there are all sorts of clues, videos, drawings, and more to help you possibly find Jared.  

You'll come across secret passageways, hidden rooms, and more, as you walk, crawl, and slide through the home.

All sorts of creatures and objects from Jared's imagination come to life, and it's up to you to figure out what these things mean.

There were a lot of people the day we went, even with booking the first time slot of the day, which added to the chaos. I read that some people spend hours and hours there, and even go back repeatedly to find all the clues and to ultimately find Jared.

Because of the number of people there, it was easy to just follow or hear what others had found, so the number of surprises were minimal, but it was still fun to explore rooms with dead ends, open up drawers and closets to find hidden rooms, and slide down a washing machine!

There was even an arcade full of very unique games!  

If it wasn't so crowded, I would've taken my time to learn more of the story and search for more clues, but it was fun exploring all the mysterious twists and turns!

I was very impressed with the creativity of the artists behind Meow Wolf.

As for finding Jared - we didn't knowingly find Jared, but after reading through some forums and looking back through some photos and video of our time at Meow Wolf, we did unknowingly find Jared!

Meow Wolf
Grapevine Mills
3000 Grapevine Mills Pkwy Suite 253

Grapevine, TX 76051