This city has so much to offer mini-golf aficionados, from Brooklyn to Manhattan! Our list includes places for your family to enjoy year-round indoor fun, see cool special effects and miniature replicas of NYC landmarks, and places where you can go to just enjoy the picturesque surroundings of the city.
These are the five best courses to ensure you ace your next adventure out with the kids! Whether you – or your nanny or babysitter! – are looking to keep busy on a rainy day, planning a family outing, or exploring a new neighborhood, these courses won’t disappoint.
Shipwrecked Miniature Golf
Address: 621 Court St., 2nd Fl., Brooklyn, NY 11231
Hours: Monday – Thursday, 3 p.m. – 11 p.m. | Friday, 3 p.m. – midnight | Saturday, 11 a.m. – midnight | Sunday, 11 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Phone: 718-852-4653
Rates: Kids (ages 2 and under), Free| Kids (ages 3-12), $10 | Individuals (ages 13+), $14 | Seniors & Military, $12
Embark on an indoor, year-round theatrical adventure at this hip, family-owned-and-operated miniature golf facility in Red Hook. This interactive 18-hole course hosts a series of special effects that are activated through pre-purchased show tokens. (Optional bag: $5)
At 11,000 square feet, Shipwrecked is a treasure trove for both the young and the young at heart and makes a great destination to weather the storm when Mother Nature doesn’t cooperate.
Industry City Brooklyn
Address: Courtyard 5/6 | Enter on Second Ave., between 34th & 25th Streets, Brooklyn, NY 11232 | Check it out on Google Maps
Hours: Monday – Thursday, 11:30 a.m. – 8 p.m. | Friday & Saturday, noon – 9 p.m. | Sunday, noon – 6 p.m.
Phone: 917-633-3581 ext. 200
Rates: $5 per golfer
Swing by this brand new outdoor nine-hole putt-putt park, housed in Sunset Park’s Industry City, directly behind the bar/restaurant The Wheelhouse. Each hole features an iconic Brooklyn miniature model, ranging from Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower to Coney Island’s Wonder Wheel to the Gowanus Canal.
Industry City offers plenty of kid-friendly activities, including a ping-pong arena, courtyard movies, and live music, so be sure to check the online calendar and make a whole day of it! To get here, its website suggests taking the DNR to the 36th Street stop in Brooklyn.
Brooklyn Golf Center
Address: 3200 Flatbush Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11234
Hours: Open daily, 8 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Phone: 718-253-6816
Rates: Kids (ages 12 and under), $5 | Individuals (ages 13+), $8 | Replays, $4
Swing into action at the borough’s only full-service practice facility that includes a driving range, an executive golf course, and an 18-hole miniature golf course.
This outdoor miniature golf course located in the Marine Park area of South Brooklyn was renovated back in 2010. Parents will love the family-friendly pricing and kids will love the fact that there’s a replay option! Plus, with a driving range nearby, kids will be excited to master the mini-golf range and move up to the driving range on a subsequent visit.
Figment NYC Mini-Golf at Governor’s Island
Address: Ferry Line Road, Brooklyn, NY 11231
Hours:
- Summer Hours (June 3 – Aug. 25): Monday – Friday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. | Saturday & Sunday, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Phone: 212-440-2200
Rates: Free
This year marks a decade that Figment NYC has produced this artist-themed and designed mini-golf course for the visitors of Governor’s Island. The island is 172 acres and is accessible daily by ferry, just steps away from Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan.
This year’s mini-golf theme is “New York Has the Beat” and focuses on sounds of the city. A different artist created concepts for each of the nine holes, including Hole 5 Feelin Groovy, where golfers putt across a xylophone, and Hole 6 Chiming in with Chamber Music, that chimes classical masterpieces from Mozart to Bach to Gershwin. The course is open to the public and free at all times.
Click here to check out the ferry schedule before you plan your trip.
Pier 25 at Hudson River Park Mini-Golf
Address: West St. & North Moore St., New York, NY 10013
Hours:
- Current Hours (May 15 – Sept. 15): Open daily, 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. | Click here for more hours.
Phone: 212-766-1104 ext. 228
Rates: Kids (ages 13 and under), $5 | Kids (ages 14+), $6 | Cash only
This Tribeca course is 13,000 square feet, and kids will love the surrounding waterfall, stream, pond, footbridges, and even a sand trap. The course is situated near the Hudson River and offers great views of lower Manhattan, including the Freedom Tower.
