Challenging Mini Golf Courses

Known as 'The World's Most Unusual Miniature Golf,' this Lincolnshire, Illinois landmark features 19 handcrafted holes including a roller coaster hole, a roulette wheel, and intricate moving obstacles that have been delighting visitors since 1977.

A Myrtle Beach institution since 1975, this beautiful course features lush gardens, streams, and challenging holes in a serene natural setting. Known for its well-maintained grounds and classic mini golf experience away from the busy tourist areas.

Located at the historic Pinehurst Resort in North Carolina, this 18-hole putting course was inspired by the first miniature golf course in America built in 1919. Featuring undulating bentgrass greens that offer a more sophisticated putting experience adjacent to the famous Pinehurst No. 2 championship course.

Outsize in every sense, this 36-hole facility in Myrtle Beach features towering waterfalls, labyrinthine caves and a physical ascent to a 75-foot peak that gives way to views of the Atlantic Ocean. Built at a reported cost of $3 million, it's considered by many as 'the best mini golf in America.'

Grown-up challenge meets child-like whimsy at Disney World's premier mini golf destination. Features two 18-hole courses where tutu-clad hippos and marching broomsticks create magical scenery. Play after dark for the added spectacle of Disney's famous fireworks bursting in the distance.

Mark Twain never would have called mini golf 'a good walk spoiled.' These two courses in Strasburg, Pennsylvania are set on 13 bucolic acres of rivers, forests and wooden bridges. Playing here is like going for a hike with a putter in hand.