Loyola Marymount, CA - Garden of Slow Time
The labyrinth I found on the west campus of Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles is in a space called the Garden of Slow Time....
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Mar 15
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 14
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 13
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 12
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 11
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...
Feb 14
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 1
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...
Jan 31
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 30
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 26
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 5
Rome, Italy - In the nice neighborhood
Palatine Hill, or Mount Palatino, was definitely a prime location during the heydays of ancient Rome. Adjacent to the Colosseum and the...
Dec 12, 2023
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 11, 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...
Oct 17, 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 9, 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 7, 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...
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