Bloomingdale in DuPage County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Labyrinth Fun Facts
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, August 23, 2025
1. Labyrinth Fun Facts Marker
Labyrinths have always been associated with self-discovery and used for meditation for over 4000 years.
They were often used for games and dancing.
The path may symbolize daily and seasonal cycles in life, death and rebirth. The expanding and contracting circuits mimic the path of the sun as it travels across the sky - its perpetual rebirth each morning and death each evening.
A labyrinth is a complex path that leads from a beginning to a center. There are two primary types: maze and meander.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music.
Location. 41° 57.033′ N, 88° 4.315′ W. Marker is in Bloomingdale, Illinois, in DuPage County. It is on Fairfield Way north of Braintree Drive. The marker is in Circle Park, in the playground south of the football field and the water park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 163 Fairfield Way, Bloomingdale
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Regionally, this marker is in Greater Chicago. It is also in the American Midwest and on the Great Lakes. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bloomingdale's Farming History (approx. 0.4 miles away); Bloomingdale's Holstein Mill (approx. 0.4 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Maple Lake Makeover (approx. 0.8 miles away); Heaven's Brigade Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away); Ukraine Holodomor Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away); Holodomor (approx. 1.3 miles away); Roselle-Bochnia Sisters Cities Peace Pole (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bloomingdale.
More about this marker. The rear of this sign includes in-depth descriptions of the two main types of labyrinths.
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, August 23, 2025
2. Labyrinth Fun Facts Marker
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, August 23, 2025
3. Rear of the marker
The marker's rear includes descriptions of the two main types of labyrinths.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 25, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 25, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 74 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 25, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.
