Enter Puzzling World in Wānaka, a world of optical illusions, challenging puzzles, and quirky architecture that will pique your interest and test your perception.
Explore the world's first multi-level "Mega Maze," a huge outdoor maze that tests your sense of direction with bridges, towers, and secret passageways.
Step into the mind-bending Illusion Rooms, where faces follow you, gravity feels skewed, and everything from shrinking hallways to floating objects messes with your sense of reality.
Get creative in the ‘Picture This…’ illusion space, where oversized props, trick photography, and cleverly designed backdrops turn your photos into impossible and hilarious scenes.
Unwind at the Think Tank Café, where you can sip coffee, enjoy light bites, and solve hands-on puzzles at your table while watching others try to crack the next challenge.
About Puzzling World in Wanaka:
Located just a short drive from Lake Wānaka, Puzzling World offers a collection of illusion-based spaces and hands-on experiences designed to challenge how you see and interact with your surroundings. The site, which began in 1973 as a single-level wooden maze, has developed over time into a well-structured attraction with indoor and outdoor elements, including what is known as the world’s first 3D maze.
You begin your visit inside the Illusion Rooms, where each space is arranged to distort perception. Sloped floors, changing scales, and visual tricks are used in ways that shift your sense of balance and orientation. After exploring the illusions, you move on to the Great Maze. This outdoor labyrinth asks you to navigate a series of paths, overpasses, and dead ends to reach four corner towers before exiting. If needed, there are emergency exits placed throughout.
The “Picture This…” area gives you access to several fixed structures designed for photos, such as a leaning tower, tilted buildings, and other geometric forms. These are built to appear unusual from certain angles. To end your visit, you can spend time at the Think Tank Café. Food and drink are available, and small puzzles are placed on the tables to keep you engaged while you rest.
Operational Timings: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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