CHAPTER 10:
MAZES TODAY: A GAZETTEER
Locating historical, replica, and interesting mazes
“We must get beyond textbooks, go out into the bypaths and untrodden depths of the wilderness and travel and explore and tell the world the glories of our journey.”
—John Hope Franklin
NORTH AMERICA, CANADA, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA
1 Amazing Mirror Maze, Gatlinburg, TN: mirror maze.
2 Amazing Mirror Maze, San Antonio, TX: mirror maze.
3 Arkville Maze, Arkville, NY: brick maze by Michael Ayrton (private).
4 Bayview Medical Center labyrinth, Baltimore, MD: labyrinth.
5 Black Hills Maze Family Adventure Park, Rapid City, SD: panel maze with bridges and towers.
6 Carol Shields Memorial Labyrinth, King’s Park, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada: pavement labyrinth.
7 Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center, Santa Rosa, CA: Snoopy labyrinth.
8 Chicago Navy Pier, Chicago, IL: sensory funhouse maze.
9 Christ Church Episcopal, Las Vegas, NV: regular candlelit labyrinth walks.
10 Dole Plantation, Wahiawa, HI: Hawaiian plants hedge maze with secret stations.
11 East Maze Garden, Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, FL: pavement maze.
12 Edgar Cayce’s A.R.E. headquarters in Virginia Beach, VA: pavement labyrinth modeled after Chartres.
13 First United Methodist Church of Santa Monica, Santa Monica, CA: pavement labyrinth, replica of Chartres.
14 Getty Center Gardens, Los Angeles, CA: azalea maze.
15 Ghost Ranch Labyrinth, Abiquiu, NM: labyrinth.
16 Glass Labyrinth, Donald J. Hall Sculpture Park, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO: glass-walled labyrinth installation by Robert Morris.
17 GNP campus, Grupo Nacional Provincial, Mexico City, Mexico: pavements labyrinths, one based on Chartres.
18 Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA: labyrinths.
19 Gran maze, Panama City Beach, FL: panel maze with bridges and towers.
20 Hap Magee Ranch Park, Danville, CA: pavement labyrinth.
21 Hemet Maze Stone, Reinhardt Canyon, CA: rock carving.
22 Holy Trinity Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada: canvas labyrinth with regular guided walks.
23 Kingston Labyrinth, Mathews, VA: pavement labyrinth.
24 Lynn Valley United Church, North Vancouver, Canada: indoor labyrinth.
25 Man in the Maze, Tucson, AZ: labyrinth sculpture by Mark Rossi.
26 Mancelona Labyrinth of Hope, Cran Park, Mancelona, MI: pavement labyrinth.
27 Marble Collegiate Church Labyrinth Room, New York, NY: permanent indoor labyrinth.
28 Milner Plaza Labyrinth, Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe, NM: pavement labyrinth.
29 Montview Church, Denver, CO: pavement labyrinth based on Chartres.
30 Nazca Lines, Peru: geoglyphs covering nearly 400 square miles (1,036 sq km) of the Peruvian desert. UNESCO World Heritage Site.
31 New Harmony Maze, New Harmony, IN: hedge maze and a granite pavement labyrinth.
32 Niguel Botanical Reserve, Laguna Niguel, CA: pavement labyrinth with mosaic.
33 Philo, CA: Alex Champion earth mazes.
34 Pigeon Forge Mirror Mazes, Pigeon Forge, TN: Island Mirror Maze, Hannah’s Maze of Mirrors & The Odyssey at MagiQuest.
35 Point Reyes Labyrinth, Point Reyes, San Francisco, CA: labyrinth.
36 Prairie Labyrinth, Sibley, MO: tall grass labyrinth.
37 Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Marvelous Mirror Maze, San Francisco, CA: mirror maze (there are other Ripley resorts across the U.S. and beyond).
38 Riverside Church, Manhatten, New York, NY: pavement labyrinth.
39 Riverwalk Park, Naperville, IL: pavement labyrinth.
40 San Bruno St. Elizabeth’s Church, South San Francisco, CA: tiled pavement labyrinth.
41 Sod Maze, Chateau-sur-Mer, Newport, RI: Richard Fleischner earthwork.
42 Spiral Jetty, Rozel Point, Great Salt Lake, UT: installation by Robert Smithson.
43 St. John’s Episcopal Cathedral, Knoxville, TN: pavement labyrinth.
44 St. Luke’s Anglican Church, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: pavement labyrinth.
45 St. Luke’s Church labyrinth, Shreveport, LA: pavement labyrinth.
46 St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, Houston, TX: hand-laid stone labyrinth based on Chartres.
47 The Chapel of the UNC Memorial Hospital, Chapel Hill, NC: rainbow labyrinth.
48 Thomas Jefferson Memorial Church-UU, Charlottesville, VA: four labyrinths.
49 Two Way Graham, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN: hedge, steel, and glass labyrinth.
50 University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX: pavement labyrinth.
51 Van Dusen Gardens maze, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: cedar hedge maze.
52 Williamsburg Maze, Governor’s Palace, Williamsburg, VA: hedge maze.
53 Wisdom Ways Center for Spirituality, St. Paul, MN: labyrinth and labyrinth resources.
BRITAIN & IRELAND
1 Alice-in-Wonderland Maze, Merritown, Dorset: beech hedge maze.
2 aMazing Hedge Puzzle & Jubilee Maze, Wye Valley, Symonds Yat West, Herefordshire: hedge maze and maze museum.
3 Archbishop’s Maze, Greys Court, Oxfordshire: turf maze and labyrinth with brick paths.
4 Bath Festival Maze, Beazer Gardens, Bath, Avon: turf maze with stone paths and mosaic centerpiece.
5 Blackpool Pleasure Beach Chinese Puzzle Maze, Blackpool, Lancashire: interactive hedge maze.
6 Bourn Church, Bourn, Cambridgeshire: tiled maze.
7 Breamore Mizmaze, Breamore Down, Hants: turf maze.
8 Bristol Water Maze, Victoria Park, near Bedminster, Bristol, Avon: water maze.
9 Camera Obscura and World of Illusions, Edinburgh, Scotland: mirror maze.
10 Capel Manor Gardens Italianate Maze, Capel Manor, Enfield, Middlesex: Italianate maze.
11 Cardiff Castle, Wales: tiled labyrinth based on Amiens, in the Chaucer Room (viewing by appointment).
12 Castle Bromwich Hall Gardens Maze, Castle Bromwich Hall, West Midlands: holly hedge maze, mirror image of the Hampton Court Maze.
13 Castlewellan Peace Maze, Castlewellan Forest Park, County Down, Northern Ireland: hedge maze.
14 Cawdor Maze, Cawdor Castle, Nairnshire, Scotland: holly hedge maze surrounded on three sides by a laburnum arch.
15 Cedars Park, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire: replica of Theobald’s hedge maze on the site of Theobald’s House.
16 Chenies Manor House Maze, Buckinghamshire: yew hedge maze.
17 City of Troy Maze, Dalby, North Yorkshire: turf maze.
18 Crystal Palace Maze, Crystal Palace, South London: hedge maze.
19 Doddington Hall Maze, Doddington Hall, Lincolnshire: turf maze.
20 Dunbrody Castle Maze, Dunbrody Castle, Co. Wexford: yew hedge maze.
21 Dragon Maze, Newquay Zoo, Newquay, Cornwall: hedge maze.
22 Dunskey Estate Maze, Dunskey, Portpatrick Stranraer, Scotland: hedge maze.
23 Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire: labyrinth pavement.
24 Fingermaze, Hove Park, Brighton, Sussex: york stone maze set in turf.
25 Glendurgan Garden, Mawnan Smith, Cornwall: hedge maze now owned by the National Trust.
26 Green Man Maze, Penpont, Brecon Beacons, Wales: hedge maze.
27 Greenan Maze, Ballinanty, Greenan, Rathdrum, Co. Wicklow: hedge maze and labyrinth.
28 Hampton Court Maze, Hampton Court Palace, Surrey: hedge maze.
29 Hatfield House, Hatfield, Hertfordshire: hedge maze for observation only.
30 Hazlehead Park, Aberdeen, Scotland: privet hedge maze.
31 Hever Castle Mazes, Hever Castle, Edenbridge, Kent: hedge maze and water maze.
32 Hilton Maze, the common, Hilton, Cambridge: turf maze located on the village green.
33 Holker Hall Labyrinth, Holker Hall & Gardens, Cark-in-Cartmel, Cumbria: turf and slate labyrinth.
34 Hollywood Stone, Glendalough Visitor Center, Ireland: labyrinth stone carving.
35 Itchen Stoke Church: pavement labyrinth.
36 Julian’s Bower, Alkborough, Lincolnshire: turf maze, church pavement, and stained glass labyrinth.
37 Kentwell Hall, Long Melford, Suffolk: pavement maze based on the Tudor Rose.
38 Kildare Maze Family Activity Park, Kildare, Ireland: hedge maze and wooden maze.
39 Lappa Maze, Lappa Valley Railway, Cornwall: turf maze in the shape of a steam engine, with brick paths.
40 Leeds Castle, Maidstone, Kent: hedge maze and underground grotto.
41 Longleat House, Warminster, Wiltshire: Sun Maze, Lunar Labyrinth, Greg Bright’s hedge maze, King Arthur’s Maze, and the Love Labyrinth.
42 Mappa Mundi, Hereford Cathedral, Hereford, Herefordshire: Mappa Mundi with Cretan labyrinth illustration and the Hereford Labyrinth in the Bishop’s Meadow.
43 Marlborough Maze, Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire: yew hedge maze.
44 Maze of the Mysteries of the Gospels, Wyck Rissington Church, Gloucestershire: wall mosaic depicting the hedge maze created by the Canon Harry Cheales.
45 Maze World at Dobbies Garden World, Nuneaton, Warwickshire: six themed mazes including hedge mazes, a stone labyrinth, a Japanese trellis maze, an African reed fence maze, and an Australian wooden pole maze.
46 Merlin’s Magical Maze, Holywell Bay Fun Park, Newquay, Cornwall: wooden maze.
47 Michael Ayrton’s grave, Hadstock, Essex: depiction of Ayrton’s Arkville labyrinth on his gravestone.
48 Rosehill Quarry Labyrinth, Rosehill Quarry, Swansea, West Glamorgan: labyrinth with cockleshell paths.
49 Russborough House Maze, Russborough House & Gardens, Blessington, Co. Wicklow: beech hedge maze.
50 Saffron Walden Mazes, Saffron Walden, Essex: turf maze located on the common, yew hedge maze in Bridge End Gardens.
51 Saltwell Park Maze, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear: yew hedge maze.
52 Somerleyton Maze, Somerleyton Hall, Suffolk: yew hedge maze.
53 St. Aengus Church, Burt, Ireland: external wall plaque labyrinth
54 St. Catherine’s Hill Mizmaze, Winchester, Hants: turf maze.
55 Tatton Maze, Tatton Park, Knutsford, Cheshire: hornbeam and beech hedge maze, based on Hampton Court Maze.
56 The Great British Maze, Breamore Countryside Museum, Fordingbridge, Hanmpshire: turf maze.
57 Traquair Maze, Traquair House, Innerleithen, Scotland: beech hedge maze.
58 Troytown Labyrinth, St Agnes, Scilly Isles: stone labyrinth.
59 Warren Street Maze, Warren Street Underground Station, London: wall maze.
60 Watts Memorial Chapel, Compton, Surrey: labyrinth motifs.
61 Willen Maze, Willen Lake, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire: turf maze, enlarged replica of Saffron Walden’s turf maze.
62 Wing Maze, The Common, Wing, Leicestershire: turf maze.
63 Wookey Hole Mirror Maze, Wookey Hole, Wells, Somerset: mirror maze.
64 Worden Park, Leyland, Lancashire: hedge maze.
MAINLAND EUROPE
1 Alcázar Royal Palace, Seville, Spain: hedge maze.
2 Alice’s Curious Labyrinth, Disneyland Paris, France: themed maze.
3 Amiens Cathedral, France: pavement labyrinth.
4 Andrassy Castle, Tiszadob, Hungary: hedge maze.
5 Ariadne’s Labyrinth, Castel di Lucio, Sicily: sculpture labyrinth.
6 Bad Birneck im Fichtelgebirge, Bayreuth, Germany: pavement labyrinth.
7 Bertel Thorvaldsen Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark: pavement labyrinth.
8 Borges Labyrinth, The Giorgio Cini Foundation, the Island of San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice: hedge maze.
9 C-Mine Art Center, Genk, Belgium: sculptural steel maze by Gijs van Vaerenbergh.
10 Castel S. Angelo, Rome: pavement labyrinth.
11 Chambéry Cathedral, Chambéry, France: pavement labyrinth.
12 Chartres Cathedral, France: pavement labyrinth.
13 Chateau de Beaumensil, France: hedge maze.
14 Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte, France: hedge maze.
15 Château Villandry, France: hedge maze.
16 Cologne Cathedral, Cologne, Germany: pavement labyrinth.
17 Doolhof Ruurlo, Ruurlo Castle, the Netherlands: hedge maze.
18 Drielandenpunt Maze, Vaals, borders of Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands: hornbeam hedge maze.
19 Egeskov Castle, Egeskov, Denmark: hedge mazes.
20 Fattoria di Celle, Santomato, Pistoia, Italy: marble and concrete labyrinth by Robert Morris.
21 Frederiksberg Radhus, Copenhagen, Denmark: floor mosaic labyrinth.
22 Garden of Five Senses, Yvoire, France: sensory hedge maze.
23 Garden of the Bishop’s Palace, Castelo Branco, Portugal: hedge maze.
24 Gevninge Church near Roskilde, Denmark: labyrinth frescros.
25 Guingamp Cathedral, France: pavement labyrinth.
26 Hablingbo, Gotland, Sweden: wall labyrinth.
27 Herrenhausen Gardens, Hanover, Germany: hedge maze.
28 Hesselager Church, East Funen, Denmark: labyrinth fresco.
29 Irrgarten Kleinwelka, Bautzen, Germany: hedge maze.
30 Jardin des Plantes, Paris: hedge labyrinth.
31 Kasteel van Loppem, Bruges, Belgium: hedge maze.
32 Labirinto della Masone, Parma, Italy: bamboo hedge maze.
33 Labyparc maze, Bayeux, France: annual maize maze.
34 Labyrinthe des Dragons, Safari de Peaugres, Peaugres, France: mirror maze.
35 Labyrinthia, the World of Mazes and Labyrinths, Silkeborg, Denmark: many mazes and labyrinths, including historic replicas.
36 Lucerne, Switzerland: restored historic mirror maze.
37 Maaria Kyrka, Turku, Finland: fresco labyrinths.
38 Menkemaborg Castle Museum, the Netherlands: hedge maze.
39 Munich Town Hall, Munich, Germany: pavement labyrinth.
40 Musée archéologique de Nîmes, France: mosaic labyrinth of curious design.
41 Nieuwegein church, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands: pavement labyrinth.
42 Orléans Cathedral, France: pavement labyrinth.
43 Pacification Room, Town Hall, Ghent, Belgium: floor labyrinth.
44 Palazzo Giardino Giusti, Verona, Italy: hedge maze.
45 Paleis Het Loo, Appeldoorn, the Netherlands: hedge maze.
46 Parc del Laberint d’Horta, Barcelona, Spain: hedge maze.
47 Petřín Mirror Maze, Prague, Czech Republic: restored historic mirror maze.
48 Chateau de Poncé, Poncé-sur-le-Loir, France: maze with central tree.
49 Puzzle Planet, Trois Ponts, Belgium: panel maze.
50 Reignac-sur-Indre, France: corn and sunflower maze.
51 Roerslev Church, east of Middelfart, Denmark: labyrinth fresco.
52 Sagnlandet Lejre, Denmark: stone labyrinth.
53 Salzburg Roman mosaic, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna: mosaic labyrinth.
54 Samsø Maze, Samsø, Denmark: large woodland maze with several goals and a quiz.
55 Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna, Austria: hedge maze.
56 Schönbusch Park, Aschaffenburg, Germany: hedge maze.
57 Schwedenring Graitschen, Graitschen auf der Höhe, Germany: turf maze.
58 Sibbo Church, Finland: labyrinth fresco.
59 Skive old church, Denmark: labyrinth fresco.
60 Skulpturenpark Köln, Cologne, Germany: glass labyrinth by Dan Graham.
61 Spiegellabyrinth Berlin, Germany: mirror maze.
62 St. Bertin Cathedral, St. Omer, France: pavement labyrinth.
63 St. Euverte Church, Orléans, France: pavement labyrinth.
64 St. Lambert, Veghel, the Netherlands: pavement labyrinth.
65 St. Quentin, France: pavement labyrinth.
66 St. Servaas, Maastricht, the Netherlands: pavement labyrinth.
67 Swarovski Kristallwelten, Wattens, Austria: hedge maze.
68 Teichland amusement park, Jaenschwalde, Germany: conifer hedge maze.
69 The labyrinth at Varmlands, Saby, Sweden: symbolic hedge maze, “Creation”.
70 University of Tromsø, Norway: pavement labyrinth.
71 Van Buuren Museum, Brussels, Belgium: hedge maze.
72 Villa Arvedi Maze, Villa Arvedi di Cuzzano, Italy: boxwood hedge maze.
73 Villa Barbarigo at Valsanzibio, Padua, Italy: hedge maze.
74 Villa Pisani maze, Stra, Italy: boxwood hedge maze.
75 Water Labyrinth of Nijmegen, Nijmegen, the Netherlands: water labyrinth by Klaus van de Locht.
76 Location of the mythical Cretan labyrinth.
AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
1 A Maze n’ Things, Cowes, Victoria: wooden 3-D maze.
2 Amazement Farm & Fun Park, Wyong Creek, New South Wales: hedge maze.
3 Ashcombe Maze & Lavender Farm, Shoreham, Victoria: hedge maze.
4 Bago Maze, Bago Vineyards, Wauchope New South Wales: hedge maze with towers, bridges, and boardwalks.
5 Ballarat, Maze House, Victoria: hedge maze.
6 Ballarat, Kryal Castle, Victoria: brick wall maze.
7 Bellingham Maze, Tanawha, Queensland: hedge and wooden mazes.
8 Centennial Park Labyrinth, Sydney: a replica of the Chartres Labyrinth, with a facilitated walk on the first Sunday of every month.
9 Crystal Castle & Shambhala Gardens Labyrinth, Mullumbimby, New South Wales: stone labyrinth based on Chartres.
10 Enchanted Adventure Garden, Arthur’s Seat, Victoria: hedge maze.
11 Granties Maze & Fun Park, Broughton, New South Wales: photinias trees hedge maze.
12 Harper’s Mansion, Berrima, New South Wales: National Trust colonial property and hedge maze.
13 Hedgend Maze, Healesville, Victoria: hedge maze, native maze, rainbow lateral thinking maze.
14 Mayfield Private Garden, Oberon New South Wales: private hedge maze, open to the public for 16 days every season (the Mayfield Garden is open 363 days a year).
15 Mintaro Maze, Mintaro, South Australia: conifer hedge maze with fountains.
16 Village of Lower Crackpot, Promised Land, Tasmania: eight mazes.
17 Wandiligong, Victoria: Cypress Lambertiana hedge maze.
18 Westbury Maze, Tasmania: hedge maze.
19 aMAZEme, Rotorua, North Island, New Zealand: hedge maze, planted with Escallonia shrubs.
20 Wanaka, South Island, New Zealand: Stuart Landsborough’s original panel maze & now home to Puzzling World, Wanaka’s Wonderful World of Weirdness.
SOUTH AFRICA
1 Boondocks Labyrinth, Kaapmuiden, South Africa: pavement labyrinth.
2 Koinonia Conference Center, Botha’s Hill, Durban, South Africa: pavement labyrinth.
3 Pietermaritzburg Cathedral, South Africa: pavement labyrinth.
4 Plett Puzzle Park, Plettenberg, South Africa: wooden maze.
5 Rustenberg Winery, Stellenbosch, South Africa : pavement labyrinth.
6 Sir Laurens van der Post Memorial Garden & Artist’s Retreat, Philippolis, South Africa: pavement labyrinth.
7 St. Francis Health Centre, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape, South Africa: pavement labyrinth.
8 St. George’s Cathedral, Cape Town, South Africa: pavement labyrinth.
CHINA
1 Kowloon Park, Hong Kong: hedge maze.
2 LeSong Culture Plaza, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China: Squirrel Mirror Maze.
3 The Maze of the Butterfly Lovers, Ningbo, China: hedge maze.
4 Wanhua Zen Maze, Summer Palace, Beijing, China: stone maze.
SOUTH KOREA
5 Gimnyeong Maze Park, Cheju, S. Korea: hedge maze.
JAPAN
6 Fortress of No Hope, Fuji-Q Highland, Fujiyoshida, Japan: indoor theme park maze.
7 Lupin III Labyrinth Trap, Tokyo Dome City, Japan: mirror maze.
SINGAPORE
8 Canopy Mazes, Jewel Changhi Airport, Singapore: hedge and mirror mazes (open 2019).
9 Professor Crackitt’s Light Fantastic, Singapore Science Center: mirror maze