Corn mazes were invented by farmers looking for a way to turn a profit from the otherwise useless crop. Support corn’s only function with today’s Groupon to Mayfield Farm & Nursery in Athens. Choose between the following options:

• For $9, you get three tickets to the corn maze if redeemed before October 16, or two tickets if redeemed after October 16 (up to a $28.89 value, including tax).
• For $19, you get six tickets to the corn maze if redeemed before October 16, or four tickets if redeemed after October 16 (up to a $57.78 value, including tax).
  
  

This Groupon is valid through November 6, with the maze open to the general public on Friday from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Since Jesse Mayfield founded the Mayfield Farm in 1820, it has been expanded by several generations of family to host yearly harvest activities centered around the corn maze, which whirls visitors through 8 acres of unexpected twists and labyrinthine paths. This season’s maze design pays homage to the fight against breast cancer, allowing visitors to navigate the looping ribbon amid 8-foot-tall stalks. Trivia games woven into the maze test patrons’ mental mettle with a series of clues, with each correct answer leading closer to the exit and a magic cornstalk housing a genie inside. Due to their small size and natural rapport with scarecrows, children 2 and younger are admitted free.

Admission to the corn maze also grants explorers access to a slew of other activities around the farm. Further traverse the soon-to-be-kerneled terrain during a hay-wagon ride, claim kingship on mountains of hay bales and tractor tires, or enter a maize-filled sandbox to build a castle or miniature Statue of Liberty out of corn.