A recently discovered alternative to the indoors, going "outside" offers adventurous explorers exposure to things such as wind, sunshine, and the naturally occurring mazes found in corn fields. Leave the indoors with today's Groupon to Sever’s Corn Maze in Shakopee. Choose from the following options and dates:

• For $7, you get a single admission on September 17 or 18 (up to a $13 value).
• For $26, you get a family pack of four admissions on September 17 or 18 (up to a $52 value).
• For $7, you get a single admission on September 24 or 25 (up to a $13 value).
• For $26, you get a family pack of four admissions on September 24 or 25 (up to a $52 value).
  
  

The Peterson family brings the twisty labyrinths of European castles to the Minnesota countryside in their complex yearly corn mazes. This year's Out of This World theme allows explorers to zoom around corn planets and into the bowels of a giant rocket on treks through the final frontier. After conquering the many twists and turns, families wander the activity-filled courtyard, home to a toddler-friendly straw-bale maze that prompts tots and teens alike to climb, explore, and wonder what kind of corn this hay is.

Once they've had their fill of mazes, guests of all ages can marvel at the thrice-daily magic shows and pig races before hobnobbing with the exotic fauna at the petting zoo. The corn pool piles 10,000 bushels of golden nuggets into a shallow basin that invites visitors to sink into kernels without having to bum-rush movie-theater concession stands. Gravity-defying tots thumb their noses at Isaac Newton in the jumping pillow area, and a concession stand satisfies hungry bellies by navigating the complex maze of the human digestive tract.

Though Sever’s Corn Maze sometimes features a discounted price online, this Groupon still offers the best deal available.