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INTRODUCTION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nowhere Entertainment Center – a road to nowhere, or a road to fun?<\/p>\n\n\n

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Nowhere Entertainment Center – Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

(For most of the remainder of this article, we will be referring to Nowhere Entertainment Center simply as ‘Nowhere’. In the interview near the end of this article it will be referred to as ‘NEC’.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Though Nowhere hosted a haunted house in October of 2022, the official opening day was September 1st, 2023. This included all the main entertainment aspects: arcade, haunted house, original mini golf layout, and two escape rooms. (Author\u2019s Note: In the summer of 2023 there was only one escape room<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nowhere is continually growing and, as of 2025, has added more arcade equipment and expanded its number of escape rooms to four.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nowhere is a passion project for all four of the co-owners. Upon visiting the center, you can tell they have put themselves into the business. As one co-owner stated, \u201cIt’s become very personal to us.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to their website<\/a>, Nowhere Entertainment was founded with a passion for entertaining. They have a welcoming message of, \u201cWelcome to Nowhere Entertainment where our love for creating one-of-a-kind experiences is at the heart of everything we do. We\u2019ve always been passionate about bringing people together through unique, immersive entertainment\u2014whether it\u2019s been through our holiday yard displays, themed parties, or haunted house productions. Now, we\u2019re thrilled to invite you to be a part of that magic and excitement.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is copious entertainment<\/a> at Nowhere. They have a full 13-hole mini golf<\/a> course, a haunted house<\/a>, and an arcade<\/a> with pinball machines \u2013 plus more. The pins are all modern spooky-themed machines. (Author\u2019s Note: Oddly enough, only one game is from Spooky Pinball<\/a><\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nowhere hosts parties and events, such as birthday parties<\/a> and team building via its escape rooms<\/a>. They also give back to their community through projects such as \u201cCamp Nowhere<\/a>\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Nowhere occupies a large section of Salem Square Shopping Center<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

LOCATION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nowhere is appropriately located in the Salem Square Shopping Center, near the intersections of the \u2018494 loop\u2019 and State Highway 3, in Inver Grove Heights.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Putting Nowhere on the map<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Nowhere occupies multiple business fronts in one wavey in-line location<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

OPENING HOURS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The opening hours are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n