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Home My WebLink About2015 07-13 Twin Cities mini golf: 13 places to putt through summer PIONEER PRESS Twin Cities mini golf: 13 places to putt through summer I Updated:07/13/2015 02:32:07 PM CDT TWIRCIt12S.001T1 • Jul 3: • 10 places to get a great ice cream cone • Jun 8: • 8 Twin Cities mountain bike trails for all levels � • Jun 2: • Best Twin Cities patios for 2015: Pioneer Press picks • May 9: • 12 great Twin Cities canoe routes • Apr 17: • 13 great Minnesota places to camp • Mar 27: • Hidden gems?Minnesota's least-visited state parks • Mar 17: • Minnesota's 10 most-popular state parks , Putt your way through summer at these outdoor miniature golf courses around the Twin Cities. Hours and admission information is accurate as of July 13, 2015. ADVENTURE FALLS MINI GOLF Address: 572 Bench St.,Taylors Falls Info:651-465-7831,taylorsfalls.com Admission: $7 adults, $6.50 ages 12 and younger Hours: 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Description:An 18-hole course with a pond, stream,waterfall and mill with a water wheel, plus a club house built with recycled barn wood.This retro rustic course is adjacent to the Drive In Restaurant,which has been serving hamburgers and root beer in frosted mugs along the St. Croix River since 1956. BIG BACK YARD Address: Science Museum of Minnesota, 120 W. Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul Info:651-221-9444, smm.org Admission: $5 plus museum admission of$13 adults, $10 ages 12 and younger. $4 for members and free for children 3 and under. ' Hours: 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday,through Labor Day Description: EarthScapes Mini Golf offers a lesson in how rain, runoff and rivers change the landscape.Whack your golf balls through sewer pipes, across drainage basins or down a concrete slope molded to look like the eroded gullies of Badlands National Park.The nine-hole course is part of the Science Museum's outdoor exhibit space,the Big Back Yard. BIG STONE MINI GOLF Address: 7110 County Road 110, Minnetrista Info: 952-472-9292, bigstoneminigolf.com Admission: $8 adults, $7 ages 8 and younger � `�$'v �ii'#,:� � > � :$Fij Yi�' W�.,..�.. 4.,�, ��`�,,��;�."�; Hours: 11 a.m. until sundown daily through � � a ``�� '�` `` � ,�r�'�•�� September(weather permitting) , � �'; ��+��"�"r"'��,�,` t�'M �', �`'�� "' � � ,��, Yt,� �`�<' `�� } ��`�+��ya.�t�, ,�°�� Description:Artist Bruce Stillman is still adding �` ��;;:�t�'- �� , ��w¢: . �� ,�;. � holes to the quirky course he opened in 2003 on a � ':e' "�; �-�� b�� x w"�;�,�":� � r � �' farm just west of Lake Minnetonka. He's up to 14, '".� � ,�•` - � �_ �'`"• ��` , each meticulously landscaped around his sculptures ~ �°'� - -'�"'"" � ' :; and the few odd elements, such as an upside-down � .;�� , r ,y,' �� '�. �`-�� -� 1950s Chris Craft boat. Putt across a field of plump ..N �� - ; ' ��.�t;�� stone pumpkins or through steel sunflowers.Then ,�' ��' <��,�,��•� , �{�„�°,��"� ' feed the goats and roast marshmallows by the �� ,��- �E � �' �_ - = '`� Stonehenge fire pit.The New York Times ran a �'"' � �-� �� feature on him in 2012. ; � � � �r ,„� '�=��g� �i°"�' ''^*3 ... ki!4 "�°`�� "�,�„�q` 4�� ; .� ' ,y ' �E��- ��=� � CAPTAIN'S COURSE MINIATURE GOLF �n�i°�.�:,=v 6ig S!Une Nini t �i n��!l4inrc:� �- . . _ , Address: 1360 Civic Center Drive., Eagan Info:651-675-5577, cascadebay.com Admission: $2 for nine holes, $4 for unlimited golf(with paid pool admission) Hours: 11 a.m.-8 p.m. daily through Aug. 30. 11 a.m.-5 p.m.Aug. 31-Sept. 7. Description: Splash around in Cascade Bay Water Park and then play nine rounds on Captain's Course, a naturalistic course with brick-edged greens, a wood bridge and water. CENTENNIAL LAKES PARK Address: 7499 France Ave. S., Edina info: 952-833-9580,centenniallakespark.com Admission: $5 for nine holes, $10 for 18 holes Hours: 10 a.m.to sunset daily through Labor Day Description:As one of the few courses played on real grass,Centennial Lakes Park may have it right when it rejects the mini golf label and calls itself"golf in miniature."The 24-acre park features a putting course with sand traps,gardens and ponds. Recommended for ages 8 and older. s M��. ' " ,; �'+- EAGLE LAKE YOUTH GOLF CENTER :��, � ,�� 1 ....�: ,.e.�...'°�- _ ��"�r, `' ' . , � ,,..�� '�""� ��} .�� „ Address: 11000 Bass Lake Road, Plymouth •, �"�-Y��'��+. t� • .� � ��'� ,�-,.� Info: 763-694-7695, eaglelakegolf.com � �v �.'�-��„�.- r a.� ,� � , . - , ' - • y� � � � P Admission: $6 adults, $5 ages 8-17; $2 second . , : .� . �,� ,�� t -,,_ . round � , � x ..� �A. �� ' "� $��Y "'►.�" `' ��$�� ;� Hours: 7 a.m.-9 p.m. (adjusted seasonally) �. �� '' { �x� �� 1 . .t�� Description:This traditional 18-hole miniature golf ��,�,�� ',. , � ;�4 �,� � ` .� course is in Three Rivers Park DistricYs Eagle Lake �:'_� '-*�,A , �r�: �-t ; ��*` `�' ,, Regional Park, next to the regulation-size courses �;. , �' *�� > - $=1 �, where the park runs summer youth golf programs. �'`�, , _ . > � r �. ,�._. .. . , , . Eag/e Lake Youth Gotf Centerin Plymouth.jPhoto by Derek J.Dickinson) GOODRICH GOLF DOME MINI GOLF � Address:1815 Van Dyke St.,Maplewood Info:651-777-0500,goodrichgolfdome.net Admission:$6 adults,$5 ages 15 and younger,$425 seniors Hours:10 a.m.-8 p.m.Tuesday-Friday and Sunday,9 a.m.-9 p.m.Saturday Description:No frills,plenty of sunshine and a chance to get competitive on this 18-hole course,inside a chain-link fence next to Maplewood's big driving range dome.There's a small patio with picnic tables. � GOONY GOLF OF SPRING LAKE PARK Address:1066 County Highway 10 N.E.,Spring Lake Park Info:763-786-4994,goonygolfmn.com Admission:$8 for 18 holes;$4 for second round;$2 for third round.Children 3 to 5 are$4. Hours:9:30 a.m.-11 p.m.daily.(Call for spring and fall hours.) Description:Goony Golf is as gooTy as it sounds,with giant creatures looming over hvo 18-hole courses.Hit a ball up a ramp and into the pouch of a pink kangaroo or tee off under a green dinosaur.There's also a third course for serious golfers,a video arcade and water wars. LILLI PUTT Address:1349 Coon Rapids Blvd.,Coon Rapids Info:763-755-1450,lilliputt.net Admission:$8 adults,$5 kids shorter than 42 inches Hours:10 a.m-11 p.m.daily through mid-September Description:A fake rock castle is a highlight at Lilli Putt,which has been in business for more than 50 years.The 18-hole course includes a waterfall,a little stream and adjacent go-carts and bumper cars. THE LWKS AT DRED SCOTT MINIATURE GOLF I1 Address:10820 Bloomington Ferry Road,Bloomington I Info:952-941-2444,linksminigolf.com Admission:$7 adults,$6 ages 12 and younger and seniors(cash or checks only) Hours:3-9 p.m.Sunday-Thursday,10 a.m.-10 p.m.Friday-Saturday June through Labor Day Description:If a Japanese garden were turned into a golf course,it might look something like The Links,with its rock borders,pools,waterfalls and undulating Astroturf and grass.This course boasts a more-natural look and no kitsch. MALT•TEES MINI GOLF 8.MALT SHOP Address:6335 Portland Ave.,Richfield Info:612-861-0668,cityofrichfield.org Admission:$7.75 adults,$6.25 ages 6-17 and seniors Hours:10 a.m.-8 p.m.daily through Labor Day,hours vary into October Description: Eighteen holes and eight flavors of ice cream.WhaPs not to love? Putt your way through and then buy a malt to enjoy under a patio umbrella.There's often live music in the band shell next door. PUTT'ER THERE Address: 1300 Midway Parkway, St. Paul Info: 651-488-0277, putterthere.com Admission: $3 for nine holes, $6 for 18 holes (cash or check only) Hours: 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday through Labor Day Description: Putt'er There has been in Como Park for more than 50 years.A vintage streetcar doubles as the clubhouse, and the course includes an old-fashioned windmill,fountains,water traps and a castle. Play the front nine holes or all 18. , Info:612-375-7697,walkerart.org Admission: For nine holes: $12 adults, $10 students, $9 ages 7-12 and Walker members. For 18 holes: $18 adults, $t5 students, $13.50 ages 7-12 and Walker members(free 6 and younger) Hours: 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Thursday-Saturday; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday-Wednesday,through Labor Day Description:The Walker Art Center again asked artists to design 18 holes next to the Minneapolis Sculpture . Garden. There are 14 designs from the past, including Stargazer, Snake Bite!, and Don't Blow It,along with four new holes inspired by International Pop, the WalkeYs current survey of global Pop art from the 1950s through lhe early 1970s.