Up to your ears and getting lost: Yelp data helps navigate U.S. corn mazes as Halloween nears
With leaves turning, autumn sweaters out and Halloween approaching, the question arises: How does one take a data-driven approach to their fall plans?
The CBS News Data Team asked Yelp for data on businesses with corn mazes, and they provided data where business reviews mention corn mazes.
While not a comprehensive list of all the nation’s corn mazes, the user reviews allowed the Data Team to map out corn mazes with satellite photography, offering a bird’s eye view of the nation’s most elaborate corn mazes.
The Maize and Maze Play can use tractors to paint pictures of sports teams, celebrities and cartoon characters in corn. Some corn mazes even support local causes, cancer awareness or milestones such as the 50th anniversary of Star Trek.
We also grazed through Google Earth satellite imagery, digging into the most “a-maize-ing” and unique corn mazes from the past few years, based on the data provided by Yelp.
One standout was a Dolly Parton-themed maze at Honeysuckle Hill Farms in Tennessee.
Another maze depicted a Wonka Golden Ticket at Dull’s Tree Farm in Indiana.
See more of our favorites below:
Elliott Ramos
Source: cbsnews.com