Boston's Best Mini Golf Courses

Miniature golf is one of the best ways the entire family can have fun. It's just active enough to get everyone out without being too active for older and younger family members to participate. Boston has a few great mini golf courses around the city. They range from quiet, outdoorsy courses to music-driven fun-fests. Whether mini golfers just want a quick game or parents are throwing a big birthday party, they won't be disappointed.

Paradise Family Golf Course
25 Lonergan Rd.
Middleton, MA 01949
(978) 750-4653
www.paradisefamilygolf.com

It's going to take about half an hour to get from Boston to the Paradise Family Golf Course in Middleton. The design of this miniature golf course channels the tropics with beautiful fountains, a koi pond and landscaped flowers. Holes include a 35-ft. treehouse and a downstream river shot. Get a hole-in-one on the 18th and final hole and get a free game. Paradise Family Golf includes a driving range and golf lessons for those who are more interested in full-size golf.

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The nearly 40-minute drive to Monster Mini Golf from Boston is well worth it. This is a miniature golf experience like no other in the area. It is indoor, glow-in-the-dark, monster-themed miniature golf featuring fun music and an exciting atmosphere. Play 18 holes of miniature golf and try out some arcade games too. Monster Mini Golf has party rooms for parents who want to host their kid's next birthday party there. Be sure to check the website for its monthly specials before heading to this mini golf course.

Castle Creek Adventure Land
100 Swampscott Rd.
Salem, MA 01970
(978) 825-9056
www.castlecreekadventureland.com

Head north of Boston to Salem for a medieval miniature golf course. Step up to the castle at Castle Creek Adventure Land to get your club for an 18-hole round of miniature golf. The course features waterfalls, a cave and a pretty castle. Plan to make a day of it, because when guests finish playing mini golf, there is a driving range, go-karts and fair-style food. Come for the mini golf, stay for the ice cream.

Golf On The Village Green
315 Worcester St.
Natick, MA 01760
(508) 653-4671
www.gamesandgolf.com

Golf on the Village Green is a history lesson and fun-filled miniature golf course in one. The course features cobblestone paths and miniature versions of historic structures. Though west of Boston, this colonial themed golf course channels the most important time in Boston's history–the American Revolution. However, guests will also find replicas of items like the Liberty Bell and the Statue of Liberty. It's worth a visit even if just to see the beautiful course.

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McGolf
150 Bridge St.
Dedham, MA 02026
(781) 326-9616
www.mcgolfonline.com

Just 20 minutes outside of Boston is McGolf. It features a driving range for golfers who want to work on their swing and an 18-hole mini golf course for putters. The course has huge water features, many different challenges and even a practice putting area, so no one has to dive right into the course. Make sure to pick up a McGolf punch card to get a free game every six games and a free bucket of balls for the driving range when the card is full.