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Five Places To Play Mini Golf In NYC

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John Del Signore

Published Jun 10, 2011

Modified Aug 31, 2011

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Scoboco's FlickrThe FIGMENT art festival on Governors Island is undoubtedly the most creative and fun mini-golf course in town. All fourteen holes are created by artists; this year's theme is "Bugs and Features," where "man and bug can putt away in harmony." It opened over Memorial Day weekend and stays in operation through the end of September. There's no charge to play, and it's open Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. Governors Island; Ferry details.

 

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You don't need to be a kid or be in possession of a kid or a stoned kid to enjoy an innocent round of mini golf, the sport of little kings. And just because you don't reside in some provincial suburban backwater where mini golf is the only thing to do on a summer night when you get kicked out of the mall, that doesn't mean you have to deprive yourself of the thrill and satisfaction of miniature golf. True, the DIY "Putting Lot" in Bushwick is a thing of the past, but here are five other places to get your Dorf on Golf on around town.

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Originally from the Albany area, John Del Signore has called NYC home since 1995. In addition to his thousands of meticulously-crafted bespoke blog posts for Gothamist, his writing has also been published in The Awl, Deadspin, The Nervous Breakdown, and performed at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.

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