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Glendale, CA - Forest Lawn somber setting
I had heard that if I only walked one labyrinth in all of Los Angeles, this was the one to find. So I was intrigued. The setting is...
Mar 15, 2024


Woodland Hills, CA - A church for peace
Construction was underway around the grounds of this suburban church in Woodland Hills, but the labyrinth was open and easy to find. It’s...
Mar 14, 2024


Culver City, CA - In the stones
I didn’t quite realize that I was in the labyrinth at the Stoneview Nature Center at first. The entire labyrinth is also part of the...
Mar 13, 2024


Los Angeles, CA - Keeping it downtown
Downtown Los Angeles is a concrete jungle in places - tall buildings, wide and busy streets, imposing structures. I had heard that there...
Mar 12, 2024


Pasadena, CA - A neighborhood garden oasis
Amid large homes and busy streets in Pasadena, I came across Arlington Garden, a three-acre botanical garden and mini-oasis from southern...
Mar 11, 2024


Ballard, WA - Nordic roots
The National Nordic Museum is a surprising place. The building design itself is a showpiece of modern Scandinavian aesthetic, and the...
Feb 14, 2024


Estacada, OR - A library labyrinth
My search for labyrinths takes me far and wide. Having never been to the small rural town of Estacada, about an hour from Portland, I saw...
Feb 1, 2024


Gresham, OR - Purple wonder
At St. Luke the Physician Episcopal Church in Gresham, Oregon, a Portland suburb, I've known about the labyrinth there for awhile. It's...
Jan 31, 2024


Estacada, OR - Among the fir trees
This one is in a grand setting, precisely in the middle of a large grove of fir trees, and set back from the parking area and the church...
Jan 30, 2024


Providence, RI - Hometown find
It's slightly faded, but if you're on the Providence College campus, search out the school's Arts Walk for a labyrinth that is modeled on...
Jan 26, 2024


North Easton, MA - Gun violence in the stones
Many of the labyrinths I’ve found have an association with peace. There may be a nearby peace pole, or messages about it, or other signs...
Dec 12, 2023


Brockton, MA - Honoring service
Our country’s Veterans Affairs hospitals, “the VA”, serve about 9 million Veterans each year. And they are across the country, with more...
Dec 11, 2023


Belfast, ME - Honoring Phineas P. Quimby
Overlooking the harbor in Belfast, Maine, I found the Phineas P. Quimby Labyrinth. It was created in 2015 in Belfast Common, a park...
Oct 17, 2023


Walpole, MA - Defending New England
New England small towns have a certain quaintness to them, and Walpole, Massachusetts, certainly has that quality. It also has a very...
Oct 17, 2023


Brunswick, ME - Into the woods
When I saw that this one was called “Labyrinth in the Woods”, my hopes were elevated. When a labyrinth has a formal name, it’s more to...
Oct 17, 2023


Portsmouth, NH - Faintly there
This one was a bit of a disappointment. I could trace parts of it but too much was overgrown to successfully walk. It has wide paths and...
Oct 17, 2023


Waianae, HI - Remote wellness
OK, this one was an interesting experience. It is a wellness center operated by a large health care system and is on the west shore of...
Oct 9, 2023


Honolulu, HI - No wild pigs in sight
My quest for labyrinths usually yields one of two options – I either find one that is walkable and intact, or it is entirely not there...
Oct 7, 2023


Honolulu, HI - Palm trees in paradise
I visited this church on a Saturday because I had been told that the labyrinth is in the parking lot and often covered with cars. On my...
Oct 6, 2023


Lancaster, PA - Stones in the garden
I had hoped to find a labyrinth in Lancaster, PA, that may have had some connection also to the area's rich, interesting Amish culture....
Sep 21, 2023
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