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The Maize Maze is seasonal (mid February to the end of April), and is re-made every year in a different design (unicorn, wizard, kangaroo. . . ). Experience the befuddlement among the slashed stalks!
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England's oldest surviving hedge maze has been confusing visitors for over 300 years
The Hampton Court hedge maze is the oldest surviving hedge maze in the United Kingdom, a multicursal (unlike a labyrinth which is single path or 'unicursal' in a maze which is 'multicursal' a... »
Mazes | Edited by re_nakaba
A peace symbol in Northern Ireland doubles as the world's second largest hedge maze
The world's second largest permanent hedge maze was designed to commemorate the peace and reconciliation efforts of Northern Ireland over the past century.
The hedge is comprised of 6,000 yew... »
Horticultural Marvels, Mazes | Edited by re_nakaba
A complex nine layer maze on the grounds of a Venetian Doge's playground
Local lore holds that the hedge maze at Villa Pisani is so challenging, Napoleon was lost in it when he lived in the villa, and Hitler and Mussolini were too chicken to go into it at all.
The... »
Mazes | Edited by Annetta
A science teacher's kingdom, complete with castle, enormous pipe organ, and area for epic water battles
Preston Boomer is the science teacher you always wished you had.
Mr. Boomer, who goes by the nickname "Boom," has taught science at the San Lorenzo Valley High School for some 53 years. However... »
Inspired Inventions, Musical Wonders, Instruments of Science, Retro-Tech, Micro-Nations, Eccentric Homes, Mazes, Outsider Architecture, Repositories of Knowledge, Subterranean Sites | Edited by Treeman
The longest hedge maze in the world
Added to the historic grounds in 1975, the Longleat Hedge Maze is the largest of several mazes on the property. The maze is constructed of more than 16,000 English yews and is the longest (but not... »
Horticultural Marvels, Mazes | Edited by Annetta
Australia's largest traditional hedge maze featuring the Great Gnome Hunt
Though the Ashcombe maze bears the look of a Victorian era hedge maze, and is in fact the "oldest" traditional hedge maze in Australia it dates back only to the 1970s. However, in the last 30... »
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Cretean quarry suggests real-life site for ancient Greek myth of the man-eating Minotaur in his labyrinth.
Ancient Greek myth tells the tale of King Minos constructing an elaborate maze to contain the ghastly product of his wife’s adulterous bestiality: the flesh-eating, bull-man hybrid known as the... »
Curious Caves, Cultures and Civilizations , Mazes, Subterranean Sites | Edited by littlebrumble
Philadelphia's Magic Gardens is a folk art environment, gallery space, and nonprofit organization that showcases the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.
Philadelphia's Magic Gardens are a folk art environment, gallery space, and nonprofit organization that showcases the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar located at the site of Zagar's largest public... »
Outsider Art, Strange Statues, Architectural Oddities, Eccentric Homes, Mazes, Outsider Architecture | Edited by
Race through the maze, get your name on the sign
Almost two and a half miles of paths weave through two acres of native plants to form the largest plant maze in the world. The current Guinness record holder, the Pineapple Maze at the Dole... »
Commercial Curiosities, Mazes | Edited by Annetta
