The twenty-first-century visitor to the gardens of Versailles has at least one thing in common with Louis XIV, the Bourbon king of France responsible for their creation in the third and fourth quarters of the seventeenth century: Upon leaving the chateau and proceeding into the gardens, one is unclear which route along the alleés and through the bosquets is optimal for experiencing the essence of the park. As Robert W. Berger and Thomas F. Hedin...