Maze & Labyrinth
Catalogues, Locations & Guides
Looking to discover the whereabouts of your local maze or labyrinth, or checking to see what is near your planned holiday destination? There are a number of websites that can help, some more comprehensive than others, and our listing below is surely the most comprehensive "list of lists."
Some of these links are to specific catalogues, others are to websites with information on labyrinths and mazes in their local area. I don't guarantee that you will find that elusive labyrinth in Outer Mongolia amongst these recommended sites, but gradually the number of countries and regions covered is increasing.
The following regions are listed below:
General & Worldwide
Europe
USA & Canada
Central & South America
South Africa
Asia, Far East & Australasia
If you maintain, or find, a website that provides further useful locational information, especially in regions not covered below, let me know and I will add it to the list.
- Check these general listings for your region or country of choice, before moving on to more specific location sites. Between them, these two two databases provide the largest overall listings of labyrinths and mazes respectively...
The
Worldwide Labyrinth Locator
Launched May 1st 2004, this new service, jointly operated by The Labyrinth
Society and Veriditas, promises to be the most comprehensive online catalogue
so far, with over 2000 labyrinths already in the database and new sites
added almost daily. A user-friendly search engine and the facility to
upload your own local labyrinths are also included. The Labyrinthos webmaster
is also the administrator of this new website, so you can be sure that
it will contain a whole lot of labyrinths!
- While some European countries have comprehensive listings of labyrinths and mazes available online, others, such as much of Scandinavia, have yet to be catalogued, despite a wealth of labyrinths to document. Here are those currently available that I am aware of that contain reliable, up to date information...
Adrian
Fisher's World Maze Guide
Adrian Fisher, the world's most prolific maze designer, has an extensive
catalogue of mazes (and some labyrinths) worldwide. Many of those listed
are his own creations, but there are a whole bunch of other locations,
including some in regions not listed by anybody else. Start your search
for a-maze-ment here!
Mazes
in the UK
A basic list, with some contact details, of public mazes in the UK,
can be found at Mike's Mazes website.
Turf Labyrinths in England
Our own guide to the historic turf mazes of England, with map and visiting
information.
Church & Cathedral Labyrinths
in England
Our own guide to the historic labyrinths in churches, chapels and cathedrals
in England, includes a map and visiting information.
Peter
Mudge's Unicural Maze List
Peter maintains an interesting webpage of labyrinths and mazes in Europe
he has visited, with plans and diagrams, which includes several not often
mentioned.
Labyrinths
& Mazes in the Netherlands
A very comprehensive guide compiled by Martin van der Gaag, Fons Schaefers,
Bea Snijders & Frank van Steenbergen, with photographs and links to obtain
visiting details and much more besides. In Dutch and English language.
Labyrinths
in Sweden
A very comprehensive searchable database of the stone labyrinths in Sweden,
compiled by Fiona Campbell. With photographs, references and much more
besides, this long-awaited project is a splendid example of labyrinth
documentation. In Swedish and English language.
Labyrinths
in Austria
Ilse Seifried has complied a good illustrated list of labyrinths in her
native Austria, in German language.
Labyrinths
and Mazes in Germany
Silke Wolf's excellent German langue labyrinth website has an extensive
catalogue and many illustrations of labyrinths and mazes in Germany.
Hedge
Mazes in Germany
A very useful illustrated guide to hedge mazes, in German language, with
visiting details, etc.
Labyrinths
in Switzerland
The Labyrinth International group has recently launched a catalogue of
labyrinths in Switzerland, in German language.
The last few years has seen an explosion of interest in labyrinths in the United States, and a concomitant number of websites spring up that list labyrinths in particular cities, counties, states and regions. Some are catalogues in their own right, often provided by labyrinth enthusiasts and community groups, others are simply adjuncts to individuals websites. While some overlap information with others, and some states are not yet covered, the following list will hopefully prove helpful to find publicly available labyrinths across the USA and Canada...
General Listings
Pacific Zone
Labyrinths in Sonoma County, California
Labyrinths in San Francisco, California
Southwest & Mountain Zone
Midwest
Labyrinths in Minneapolis/St.Paul, Minnesota
Labyrinths
in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan and Ohio
East Coast
Labyrinths in New England - CT, ME, MA, NH & NY
Labyrinths in Alabama and the Southeast
Texas & the South
Canada
Labyrinths in Vancouver & Canada
Labyrinths
& Mazes in South Africa
Over 50 examples listed, with contact details and web sites where appropriate,
on this valuable resource provided by the owners of the splendid Soekershof
maze gardens.
The following regions will be added when we have details of suitable listings. Let us know if you find one in the meantime!
