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One of my favorite aspects of 5th Edition is how dynamic the combats can be. Particularly, how mobile combatants are, and specifically, how fun (and common!) it is to move your opponents around the battlefield. Thorn whip is my favorite cantrip, and I love spells like thunderwave that push opponents away.
In PF and 3.X, moving an opponent 10 or more feet could really muck up their full attacks, but that isn't really a factor in 5th Edition.
So I'm making a list of fun terrain features to push and/or pull your opponents into.
1. A pit
2. A campfire
3. A vat of acid
4. A puddle of tar
5. A patch of hallucinogenic toadstools
6. Caltrops
7. Ball bearings
8. A patch of ice
9. An oil slick
10. A cauldron of foul witch's brew
11. Skeletal claws reaching out of the ground
12. A swarm of tiny monsters
13. A radiant rune that heals
14. A "waterfall" of sticky slime that blinds you
15. Quicksand
16. A cloud of mist
17. A portal that teleports you to a random location
18. A cage
19. A frozen lake surface that's begun to crack
20. A swarm of flying creatures that lift you up 1d6 x 10 feet
21. A trapdoor leading to a chute to a different area
22. A clockwork platform that moves around or spins slowly
23. A vent of soporific gas
24. A trampoline-like membrane that bounces you up and far
25. A hunter's trap that restrains you
26. Phosphorescent spores that act like faerie fire
27. A balance beam or cat walk that requires an Acrobatics check
28. fighting on a rough iceberg near a collapsing ice-wall
29. On a chain bridge to a hellish keep over an active volcano
30. on the back of a great whale that's about to dive undersea
31. fighting enemies while swinging from vines or ropes above a terrible chasm.
32. fighting on top of a lily pad while predators from below notice the activity.
33. fighting on top of a great blimp that's also being strafed by enemy forces on winged mounts.
34. chasing down enemies on top of a great tree canopy.
35. chasing down an opponent while aboard a small, frail raft in a very swift, icy river.
36. On a bridge with no rails or handholds, above a river/waterfall.
37. On the backs of giant elephants.
38. On a sunken path (a few inches below the water) with aquatic creatures swimming in the depths just off the path.
39. On the battlements of a castle wall
40. On a barge going down the river Styx (if the water touches you, you lose your memory).
41. A "bridge" made out of live (and hungry) crocodiles.