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Longleat Hedge Maze

14 Mesmerizing Mazes and Labyrinths

The best places around the world for twists and turns.

Holyn Thigpen August 24, 2026

La Mesa, California

The Labrynth

A brick labyrinth hidden in a church courtyard where anyone can take a quiet, contemplative walk.

Caerdroia of Gwydir Forest

Wander along roughly a mile of paths in what may be the world's largest forest labyrinth.

Saint Charles, Idaho

Minnetonka Cave

Idaho’s largest, deepest limestone cave is known for its quirky rock formations and bat population.

This year, longtime Massachusetts corn maze Mike's Maze has a circus theme.

Inside the Weird World of Corn Mazes

The a-maize-ing history of getting lost among the stalks.

Roxanne Hoorn October 8, 2024

Antonito, Colorado

El Santuario de los Pobladores

Colorado's oldest church is now home to the largest handmade adobe labyrinth in the world.

All illustrations: John Mata for Atlas Obscura

Puzzle Monday: A-maze-ing!

AO Puzzles July 24, 2023

roadside attractions

The Ultimate American Road Trip Maze

A new challenge from a record-holding maze-maker.

Michelle Boggess-Nunley June 27, 2023

Rockford, Illinois

Labyrinth at Womanspace

Walk along the intricate path of this stone labyrinth and gardens.

All illustrations: John Mata for Atlas Obscura

Puzzle Monday: Get Lost Crossword

AO Puzzles May 15, 2023

All illustrations by Michelle Boggess-Nunley

Get Lost in the Catacombs With Our Latest Maze

A new, Paris-inspired challenge from a record-holding maze-maker.

Michelle Boggess-Nunley October 13, 2022

24 Mesmerizing Mazes and Labyrinths

It's OK if you're a little lost.

Michelle Cassidy May 20, 2022

The instruction isn't visible to people actually in the 2021 Chilliwack Corn Maze in British Columbia, Canada.

Exploring the Mysterious Allure of Mazes and Labyrinths

On the joys and frustrations of losing yourself.

A.J. Jacobs May 5, 2022

All of the <em>Atlas Obscura</em> Easter eggs in the maze PDF are clickable.

How a Master Maze Maker Gets You Lost

Michigan-based artist Michelle Boggess-Nunley has created a new, Atlas Obscura–inspired challenge.

Victoria Stapley-Brown May 5, 2022

The grooves of the mizmaze were likely carved during the 18th century.

Winchester, England

The Winchester Mizmaze

A rare labyrinth-style path carved into a historic hill.

Some of the art inside the Cathedral of Thorns

Willemstad, Curaçao

Cathedral of Thorns

This living labyrinth made entirely of thorns is filled with art.

'Fingermaze'

'Fingermaze'

This seemingly normal pathway actually forms a giant fingerprint.

This tardigrade is amaizeingly huge.

Get Lost in a Corn Maze That Looks Like a Microscopic 'Water Bear'

Here's what it takes to transform a field of corn into a truly enormous tardigrade.

Jessica Leigh Hester August 12, 2020