Dayton, Ohio: Big Twig Maze Sculpture Thing

"A Wiggle In Its Walk," by Twig artist Patrick Dougherty, is 14 feet high and almost 200 feet long.

Big Twig Maze Sculpture Thing

This place is amazing, especially if you have kids with you. In addition to the fantastic twig maze is a large botanical garden and a kids discovery center. The outdoor kids spot also has a little fake stream and water falls for kids to run around in. Super stop.

[Emily Sloman, 10/18/2012]

Big Twig Maze Sculpture Thing

My teenagers and I visited the Big Twig Sculpture Maze Thing in December 2011. Despite being there on a gray and damp day, we were enthralled with this amazing sculpture. =It is simply beautiful and huge. The sculpture is made entirely of willow branches. The walls swoop and swirl, and the artist has created pathways and rooms and windows within it. I can only imagine it would be even more beautiful on a sunny day. Strongly recommended!

[Katherine E., 01/14/2012]

Big Twig Maze Sculpture Thing

Twig artist Patrick Dougherty just completed his latest -- and largest -- work, titled, "A Wiggle In Its Walk." It stands 14 feet high and almost 200 feet long, and it's built entirely of twiggy willow branches. Dougherty, who's built over 200 twig sculptures in his career, supervised almost 150 horticultural volunteers as they wove and bent the twigs into dense serpentine arches, alleys, and tunnels. It was meant to be a tribute to Ohio's Serpent Mound, but Dougherty admits that it ended up more like a maze. Visitors are invited to wander through it as long as it lasts, which in outdoor twig art usually means around two years.

[RoadsideAmerica.com Team, 05/05/2011]