Deep beneath Romania’s Transylvania region lies an ancient “underground salt palace”—the Turda Salt Mine (Salina Turda). For over a thousand years, this place evolved from a salt-digging site to a WWII bunker, and finally into one of the world’s coolest underground theme parks. While there are no roller coasters, it offers adventures more magical than […]

Beneath the wheat fields and villages of North China Plain lie hidden three-dimensional mazes. These are not amusement park rides but an “underground Great Wall” dug by villagers over 80 years ago with shovels and sweat—both a lifeline and a battlefield. Survival by Digging: A Grassroots Solution‌ After the full outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese

In Chongqing, China, air-raid shelters are not just ordinary bunkers—they’re massive underground “stone mazes.” Born from the flames of war, these tunnels have become a unique symbol of the mountain city, blending history with modern-day fun. An Underground City Forged by War‌ After the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937, Chongqing became China’s

Since mastering technology, humans have relentlessly exploited nature for profit, digging mines that carved massive, jaw-dropping pits into the Earth’s surface—unintentionally creating artificial labyrinths. Starting from the outer edge and spiraling inward and downward, these “labyrinths” lead to their centers, where treasures lie hidden. To miners and adventurers, these pits are like single-path labyrinths, their

If you want to ask who is top 1 maze in Chinese minds, it must be Wanhua Zhen at Yuanmingyuan‌(Old Summer Palace), the Royal Maze of East-Meets-West. A European Marvel in the Old Summer Palace‌ Wanhua Zhen (originally named Huanghua Zhen) is a one-of-a-kind maze in Beijing’s Yuanmingyuan (Old Summer Palace). Built during Emperor Qianlong’s

The Chartres Cathedral, located in the French town of Chartres, is one of the most iconic Gothic cathedrals in France. Legend claims the Virgin Mary once appeared here, and the cathedral houses what is believed to be her skull relic, making Chartres a major pilgrimage site in medieval Western Europe. At the center of the

Once King Minos ruled the island of Crete. One year, when he failed to deliver the promised bull to Poseidon, the sea god became angry and decided to take revenge. He possessed a bull and seduced Queen Pasiphae, wife of King Minos. Soon after, the queen gave birth to a cow-headed monster called the Minotaur.

Look, these giant paintings, which cover several acres, are actually mazes of plants, and they serve as a new kind of play place, attracting many visitors to experience the feeling of being lost. Across the United States, more than 400 pieces of corn are said to be turned into mazes each year by happy farmers.

Can you imagine being in a corn-field taller than a human being, solving puzzle clues all the way, and finding the way out of the maze? Yes, corn mazes are so new and fun! Every autumn in October, all the fun corn mazes around New York City are open! 1. Queens County Farm, Long Island,

You’ve probably seen children playing in park mazes, those winding paths that both delight and frustrate. But did you know this dizzying pastime has been etched into our ancestors’ DNA for over 10,000 years? From spiral cave paintings in France to the mobile game Monument Valley, humanity’s obsession with mazes hides unexpected survival wisdom. I.