2025 Maze of the Week Review

I wanted to give everyone an overview of all the mazes of the week that were featured on the site this year (#’s 158-209). If you want to see all of the mazes of the week, I have made an archive that includes all of them in order (with links to downloads). This will allow me to delete most of the Monday blog posts that announce them and clean up the website. It sits in the free downloadable section of the website for now.

Other related year end content:

My Favorite Mazes from 2025

Some statistics about the 52 mazes I featured this year:

  • The first half of the year featured previous mazes that I redid to hopefully improve them. #158-182.

  • The middle section featured mazes I hadn’t previously published for one reason or another (wanted to improve them or they were previous commission mazes) #183-189. They are all types of scenes, from skylines to beaches to mountains.

  • And finally I finished the year with my Land, Air, Sea and Space Collection that featured mazes of vehicles. Each of those mazes can be found in the Vehicle Maze Section of the site. There are 13 Land, 2 Air, 2 Sea and 3 Space Mazes.

The Maze List

Maze of the Week 10 Redux - The Alamo Mission (MOTW #158)

Maze of the Week 42 Redux - Sydney Opera House - (MOTW #159)

Maze of the Week 3 Redux - Museum of the North (MOTW#160)

Maze of the Week 45 Redux - Air Force Cadet Chapel (MOTW#161)

Maze of the Week 38 Redux - Hoover Dam (MOTW #162)

Maze of the Week 27 Redux - Lincoln Memorial (MOTW #163)

Maze of the Week 8 Redux - Abraham Lincoln Maze (MOTW#164)

Maze of the Week 99 Redux - Berlin Planetarium (MOTW#165)

Maze of the Week 94 Redux - BMW Welt (MOTW# 166)

Maze of the Week 39 Redux - Spaceship Earth at Epcot Center (MOTW#167)

Maze of the Week 13 Redux - Clayton Theatre (MOTW #168)

MOTW# 25 Redux - National Center for Human and Civil Rights (MOTW#169)

Maze of the Week 23 Redux - Wrigley Field Sign (MOTW#170)

Maze of the Week 59 Redux - QRO Walking Street (MOTW #171)

Maze of the Week 49 Redux - Chich'en Itza (MOTW #172)

Maze of the Week 64 Redux - Leeds Castle (MOTW#173)

Maze Redux - Darth Vader (MOTW#174)

Maze of the Week 77 Redux - Giraffe (MOTW #175)

Maze of the Week 79 Redux - Severance Hall (MOTW#176)

Maze of the Week 46 Redux - The Free Stamp (MOTW#177)

Maze of the Week 75 Redux - Peter B Lewis Building (MOTW#178)

Maze of the Week 92 Redux - Kresge Auditorium (MOTW #179)

Maze of the Week 91 Redux - Monte Alban (MOTW#180)

Maze of the Week Re-Dux #56 - Matrimandir at Auroville Maze (MOTW#181)

Maze of the Week Re-Dux #36 - Key West Buoy (MOTW#182)

And here are some new mazes:

Maze of the Week #183 - The Gateway Arch

Maze of the Week #184 - San Antonio Skyline Maze

Maze of the Week #185 - Grande anse du diamant maze

Maze of the Week #186 - Catalina Island Shore Maze

Maze of the Week #187 - Beach Scene Maze

Maze of the Week #188 - Matterhorn Maze

Maze of the Week #189 - Dragon Tree Maze

And here begins the new kids Vehicle Mazes:

Maze of the Week #190 - School bus Maze

Maze of the Week #191 - Locomotive Maze

Maze of the Week #192 - Camper Maze

Maze of the Week #193 - Double Decker Bus Maze

Maze of the Week #194 - Volkswagen Beetle Maze

Maze of the Week #195 - Tractor Maze

Maze of the Week #196 - 18 Wheeler Maze

Maze of the Week #197 - Front Loader Maze

Maze of the Week #198 - Bulldozer Maze

Maze of the Week #199 - Motorcycle Maze

Maze of the Week #200 - Taxi Cab Maze

Maze of the Week #201 - Monster Truck Maze

Maze of the Week #202 - Submarine Maze

Maze of the Week #203 - Wooden Sailing Ship Maze

Maze of the Week #204 - Aircraft Maze

Maze of the Week #205 - Space Shuttle Maze

Maze of the Week #206 - Space Station Maze

Maze of the Week #207 - Snow Cruiser Maze

Maze of the Week #208 - Santa's Sleigh Maze

Maze of the Week #209 - Lunar Lander Maze

Barbarella (1968) Movie Review

It is time again to review a movie that contains a maze or labyrinth. Today we look athe the cult calssic fantasy movie from 1968, Barbarella starring Jane Fonda.

Barbarella (1968) (IMDB)

Barbarella movie poster

Describing a movie like this can be difficult. It takes place in the year 40,000 and since I do not have a time machine (but would not admit if I did), I cannot say for sure that this is how people will dress in the future, but this looks like a fashion show gone wrong. But, someone would say the same thing about today from 1920, 1820, 1720, 1620…so what do I know.

I know that this is a bad movie. The kind of movie that if you are forced to watch it you do yourself a favor and watch it at a minimum of 1.5X speed. Jane Fonda looks great in 1968. You see a lot of her because she doesn’t seem to have enough clothing most of the time. Not to interrupt myself, but shouldn’t I mention the maze/labyrinth in the movie ?

When Barberella crash lands on a planet during her mission, she must find Durand Durand in the evil city of Sogo. Surrounding Sogo is a labyrinth that contains all the good people who have been expelled from the city because they are not evil. Barb needs to find a way out of the labyrinth and into Sogo. Some of the walls are made of people. Like Soylent Green. Did I ruin it ? It came out in 1973. Deal with it.

The music is terrible. The fashion is questionable. The acting is frightful. The special effects are horrid even adjusting for time, but the poster is kind of awesome !

I give this a 5/10. It is a fun watch if you don’t expect to see anything great.

Check out the movie trailer:

A Collection of Maze and Labyrinth Resources

Below is a list of websites and resources I have come across that I found helpful as I have researched various maze and labyrinth subjects.

labyrinthlocator.com

The leading worldwide search tool to find labyrinths near you or to plan a visit while you are on vacation. Includes locations, pictures, and contact information for over 6,000 labyrinths in an easy to search database. I have personally used this to find a nearby labyrinth to walk while I was on vacation.

Maize Map and Maze Play Maze locator

Between these 2 websites, you can find local corn mazes near you in the US, a perfect Fall activity !

veriditas.org

Non-profit dedicated to the spiritual aspect of walking labyrinths. Founded by Lauren Artress, author of the book Walking a Sacred Path: Rediscovering the Labyrinth as a Spiritual Practice. Has an extensive calendar of events that include a pilgrimage to Chartres in France. Also offers facilitator training for leading spiritual labyrinth walks.

labyrinthsociety.org

Non-profit dedicated to “to support all those who create, maintain and use labyrinths, and to serve the global community by providing education, networking and opportunities to experience transformation” to quote their mission statement. Includes a wonderful events calendar that includes worldwide walking events.

www.mazegenerator.net

Exactly what the domain suggests, an online maze generator. You can select between 4 shapes, 4 styles of cells, along with the height and width.

labyrinthe.at

Labyrinth resource specializing in labyrinths in Austria. Wonderful for persons who are German speaking. Has a listing of labyrinth walking events in Europe, typically including Chartres Cathedral in France, as well as events in Austria and Germany.

hrp.org.uk

The historic royal palace website in England with a direct link above to the most famous maze in the world, The Hampton Court maze. Includes vistor information for tickets, and some historical information.

cathedrale-chartres.org

The Chartres Cathedral in France has the most famous church floor labyrinth. This pattern is thought to be the most copied labyrinth pattern. You can find pilgrimages there on many of the sites on this page, or you can plan a trip yourself on their website.

blogmymaze.wordpress.com

A blog about labyrinths from Erwin Reißmann and Andreas Frei. The cumulative amount of information is impressive and the research is excellent. Has been around since 2008.

relax4life.com

Site dedicated to holistic education and mindfulness that focuses on the healing power of labyrinths. They sell a variety of labyrinth themed products like labyrinth blankets, canvas labyrinths and an extensive collection of finger labyrinths.

sagebrushexchange.com

If you live near Kansas City, Missouri stop by the Prairia Labyrinth. Also explains the use of 7 chakras to spiritually explain the walk of a classical labyrinth.

paxworks.com

A little bit of everything labyrinth wise, with links to labyrinth themed books, music, videos, and a photo gallery.

Here are some of my most viewed posts that delve deep into topics:

The Ultimate Directory of Maze and Labyrinth Builders: The Top 13 Builders in the world

For anyone who wants to build a physical maze, this blog post will help you find the biggest and best designers and builders of things like stone labyrinths, hedge mazes, and corn mazes.

The 12 Most Important Retro Maze Video Games to Lose a Day With

You may not think of video games when you think of mazes, but there are many maze games, think Pac-Man, and this post highlights some of the most important.

Maze and Labyrinth Movies

A collection of over 120 reviews of movies that have either mazes or labyrinths as part of the story. For a sortable spreadsheet of all the movies listed here is the link to the google sheet.

44 Different Types of Mazes and Labyrinths

Not a comprehensive, but a good overview of the different types of mazes and labyrinths with examples.

And from this site:

How to make a Digital Maze (over 40 different types)

How to make a variety of Digital Labyrinths

The Surprising Benefits of Solving Mazes

7 circuit classical labyrinth

classical labyrinth

A Collection of Common (and uncommon) Maze terms

Sure, you could use a dictionary, but why not look right here for the maze and labyrinth term definitions you are wondering about. Certainly not a complete list, but it should include most things you are looking for.

ADJUSTABLE MAZES - Real world mazes (Often hedge mazes) that can be changed by using maze gates.

ANFRACTUOSITY - A winding channel or course as in a maze.

ARROW MAZE - A maze where you must follow the direction of the arrows to solve the maze. Or - A maze containing arrows to limit the direction a solver may take the pathways.

AXONOMETRIC - A type of grid that allows a maze creator to draw an object in 3 dimensions on a flat piece of paper by rotating the line of sight.

CAERDROIA LABYRINTH - A type of Welsh turf maze based on the Cretan labyrinth design.

CHAKRA-VYUHA - An Indian labyrinth pattern used to focus a mother during childbirth.

COLOR MAZE - A type of conditional maze that uses color and color patterns to determine path decisions you can make to move forward in the mazes.

CONDITIONAL MAZE - A maze where rules or conditions are established on where or how you can move.

CORN MAZE - (Maize maze in UK) - A maze made from the strategic planting of corn stalks (or alternatively the removal of corn stalks).

DEAD END - A path in a maze that ends without reaching the goal where you must turn back and choose a new pathway.

DEAD END FILLING - A method of solving a maze by filling in dead ends until only the correct pathway remains.

DIRECTIONAL MAZE - A maze with one way passages where you must follow the direction indicated. A type of conditional maze.

ENTRANCE - The start of the maze or labyrinth where you enter it, although not all mazes have an entrance !

EXIT - The goal of the maze where you exit. In a labyrinth the exit is typically in the same location as the entrance although there are some exceptions such as a Baltic Wheel Labyrinth.

FREE DRAWN - A maze that does not use a pre-determined grid pattern for structure.

GOAL - The end of a maze !

GRID - A frame of spaced blocks that create the backbone to the design of many maze types.

HEDGE MAZE - A maze whose barriers are made of hedge.

HAND ON WALL SOLVING METHOD - A method of solving a real world maze that works on any “SIMPLY CONNECTED” Maze.

HIDDEN MESSAGE MAZE - A maze where the solution forms a written message.

I'ITOI - The creator and God of the O'odham people who is the man standing in the Man in the Maze symbol.

IMAGE PUZZLE / IMAGE MAZE - A maze where the solution forms an image !

INTERACTIVE MAZE - A maze that changes as you move through it. Often achieved in WATER Mazes.

LABYRINTH - A maze with no decisions or junctions. Moving forward will get you to the goal.

LOOPS - A type of maze pathway that leads the solver back to the original location, essentially wasting time and not being closer to solving the maze.

MAZE GATES - Gates used to adjust mazes and change the paths allowing visitors to complete a maze multiple times.

MINOTAUR - A half bull / half human that in mythology was believed to live in the center of the labyrinth at Knossos.

MIRROR MAZE - A maze typically found in a carnival funhouse where the walls are made of mirrors to add complexity (and hopefully a bit of fun) for the solver.

ORIENTATION - Where you are in relation to your surroundings.

PATHWAY - The part of the maze or labyrinth that you travel on for physical paper and digital mazes.

PAVED STONE MAZE - A maze whose path is made of paved stone. borders may be made of earth/turf, ditches of water or stones of different colors than the path to differentiate them.

PUZZLE MAZE - Mazes that require some type of solving in order to determine proper movement in the maze. Examples are a Math maze, number maze, letter maze, and a block move maze.

SPIRAL - A common maze pathway design meant to confuse to solver as lines converge to a central point.

TREMAUX’S ALGORITHM - A maze solving algorithm by Charles Pierre Trémaux that is used by someone with no prior knowledge of a maze.

QUICK EXIT - In a real world maze, a quick exit takes you from the GOAL to the exit (often via a bridge or tunnel) so you don’t have to exit the maze by reversing your path.

REVERSE SOLVING - Solving a maze from goal to start, often to lower the difficulty level.

THESEUS - Greek hero who killed the Minotaur according to legend.

TROY TOWN (OR TROYTOWN) - A name commonly given to turf mazes, especially in England, because in popular legend the city of Troy was laid out in a confusing way to confuse attacking enemies.

UNICURSAL - A single-pathed way with no decision points or junctions. Commonly referred to as a Labyrinth in the US.

WEAVING MAZE - A type of maze where the pathways weave above and below each other and allow the solver to solve in another dimension.

For a more complete list of the different types of mazes and labyrinths with examples and videos I suggest this post:

44 Different Types of Mazes and Labyrinths

And also this page with some fun quotes:

Quotes about Mazes and Labyrinths