Franklin Square Mini Golf

Solid mini golf course, but needs some love.
Can’t beat the location (mini-​golf in the middle of a giant city on a nice day), but the course itself is a little worse for wear (greens, features, etc.) A leaf blower would be nice, too. Lots of sticks and other shit on the greens. Some of the water features (i.e. the coolest ones) weren’t working, but that might be because of the season.
And the putters are NASTY. Please, spend $ 500 and regrip the entire lot of them. So gross to see colorful grips heavily soiled with black funk from gross hands.
Overall, a good time. I think me and my sister got 5 – 6 hole-​in-​ones between the 2 of us, so it’s a rewarding place to play. I especially like the Liberty Bell ringing with a hole-​in-​one on 18. Nice touch!

$ 9 too much. I think each hole should have its own character or landmark, too many are just plain rocks. For a Philly attraction I really expected more history and character. The schuylkll river wasn’t flowing the night we came either :(

It’s amazing this place is in the middle of a big city. It’s the perfect location for any outdoor activity when the weather cooperates. The mini-​golf is fun, the holes are cool, you can learn from them too, and there’s a food stand right across from it.
There was a hole closed when I went, I believe it was the Rocky Stairs one, but it didn’t impede my fun experience at all. I’d recommend this spot very much.

I am so happy to be able to talk about one of our wonderful family traditions for my 200^th Unilocal review. For the past five years, our family has gone mini-​golfing on New Years Eve.
Several of those years, we have gone to Franklin Square. Although, at $ 9, the course is a little expensive, it is a wonderful course for the whole family to enjoy.
The course features miniature versions of many famous Philly landmarks, such as the Ben Franklin Bridge, Friendship Gate, LOVE park, Independence Hall, and more — but no cheesesteaks. The hazards — few that there are — are much more forgiving than the potholes you find on Philly streets. On most of the holes, the course gently slopes down to the cup so a softly hit ball will often end up in the cup even if the putt is not perfect. Hole in one opportunities abound.
This is not a course to go to if you want challenging miniature golf, but it is a great course for even the youngest or skills challenged mini– golfer to enjoy.
The Square also features a carousel and playground to enjoy on your visit.

This course was absolutely adorable! Came here with my boyfriend for a date night after having dinner in old city. Love the location and I thought all the philadelphia-​themed holes were perfect. It was $ 8 for each person which is reasonable and it was not crowded on a Saturday night so we were able to play at our own pace. The holes were a good mix of easy and challenging but still allowed it to be fun. I highly recommend coming here with kids during the day as there is a carousel next to it and a burger/​milkshake stand or for a date night!

Friends, do not take me to play mini-​golf, especially on the first nice weekend of 2014. I am way too competitive and I don’t like having players behind you breathing down your neck because some in your party are very relaxed and playing very slowly LOL.
Very cute Philadelphia-​themed course! Well laid out so you don’t feel cramped too. I do think $ 9pp is a little high but I’m sure there are coupons out there.

A fun outing, but just not quite what it could be for $ 9. For $ 9.00 per person to play, I don’t think it would be too much to ask for a superintendent of the turf to vacuum the holes once a day and make sure the pipe holes all worked the way they were supposed to instead of as traps. Also, the par and cup size is very generous for such a small course, leading to plenty of overly forgiving par putts. On some, you could miss the hole entirely, and the downhill drain would suck it right in anyway. On only three holes can I recall that there was a challenging uphill putt, but when there was, it was like putting up the Art Museum stairs. I liked how several of the holes followed a specific Philly theme, but the «sports» one was woefully lacking any creativity, and the same could be said for about half of the other holes as well. Did they really run out of ideas before they got to eighteen? Did they really have to use a different color felt to allude to sand traps instead of maintaining actual obstacles? Also, the so called Ben Franklin Bridge model looked more like the Whitman, I mean for one thing it should have been bright blue not dull gray, and what about the train tracks underneath and the graceful arches and the lights along the sides?

GO TO SPOOKY MINI GOLF HERE IN OCTOBER!
We’ve gone to Spooky Mini Golf at Franklin Square for the past two years, and it’s wonderful — you can’t see your ball, halloween music is playing, the lights within Independence Hall are red, and there is a fog machine below the Liberty Bell. What more could you want? It’s usually on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights during October.
In general, this is one of the best mini golf courses I’ve found in the Philadelphia vicinity. It’s challenging, I love the decorations, and it’s easy to get to. We’ve been four or five times.
Playing this course does actually require some skill, and the holes are all different. There are bends, obstacles, hills, indents, and carpet «sand traps.» You get to putt across the Ben Franklin bridge, and through other Philadelphia monuments like a LOVE sculpture, the Chinatown gates, up the steps of the art museum, through Elfreth’s alley, and more. The monuments are really very cute and funny. There are two holes I don’t like, but it’s because they are so hard! You don’t realize how good this course is until you go to a boring mini golf course course. All the times I’ve been it hasn’t been overwhelmed with children or tourists. We usually go for a date night and then go out to dinner in Chinatown afterward.

Good price for some quick (not so quick sometimes) fun at the park. $ 7 for kids and $ 9 for adults which 18 holes which takes longer than you would think if you play with us… XP

I had a fun improv date here with Miss Sarit. We walked to Franklin Square Park to check out the fountain and hang out a bit. We came across the mini golf station and decided we had to try it! (We had been talking about it for months.)
She treated me to a round of mini golf and we had a blast! The whole theme is local-​based so you can expect to see (a /​the) Philadelphia bridge — which I recognize by sight but have no idea what the name of it is — as well as the Liberty Bell (which is a short walk from here, btw) and some other local landmarks.
We had a lot of fun and met another couple who was as obsessed with couple-​photos as Miss Sarit so we got a lot of photo opps in and traded some picture-​taking skills with our counterparts.
The manager was very kind and met us at the exit to make sure we had a good time.
Tip: Try to get a hole-​in-​one on the last hole for a free round! ;)

For years I have been wanting to check this place out and I finally got the chance to when our niece and nephew came to town. The course is well kept and wasn’t too busy on a week day night around 5 pm. The holes that are themed off Philly landmarks are really well done. I will definitely be back, maybe even without kids!

I went here with my girlfriend for a relaxing 18 hole of mini golf.
Overall, we enjoyed the experience. The mini golf was within Franklin square, a quant little square with other attractions such as a merry go around, square burger restaurant, and a moderately sized field where we saw some kids playing soccer. There’s a fountain in the middle of the square that makes for a great backdrop for a family or romantic photo.
The mini golf arena itself is in a small area where all of its holes were densely placed alongside each other. Several Philadelphia attractions were within the golf course including– a mini love statue, the «Rocky» steps of the art museum, boathouse row, the entrance to china town, the liberty bell, and a few other attractions that tied the course together. None of the holes felt underdone or put together without much thought which made me think highly of the course. However, there was nothing on the course that made me go WOW or unique course obstacle that I had never seen before, so I could not give this course a perfect ranking. Also, if the course gets crowded, you often get involved in a bottleneck where you have to wait for the group in front of you to finish first. They should maybe include a secondary starting point in the middle of the holes so that way bottlenecks can be minimized.
Overall, I recommend this place to anyone who wants to go with a nice round of mini golf with their family or their girl friend. Walking to olde city or chinatown is a 10 minute walk in different directions from here;this mini golf course can be the start of a fun-​filled romantic night!

This place is SO cute! About half of the holes have Philly landmarks that are part of the course. If you get a hole in one through the mini Liberty Bell on the last hole, it rings. It’s really well thought out and the miniature landmarks are nicely detailed (Boathouse row has little crew boats in the water).
I’m docking it one star because it is on the pricier side ($ 9 for adults) and because the holes aren’t all that difficult or interesting. But all in all, I was impressed!

Upon my exploration of Philadephia, my girlfriend and I came across this miniature golf course. It was cute as the course contained miniature landmarks of Philadelphia such as Independence Hall, Ben Franklin Bridge, and the famous Rocky courthouse steps.
The course is well maintained but my only criticism was the $ 9 per person, a bit pricey for mini golf. But when in Rome, do as the Romans do. I probably would not come here again but I’d recommend anyone visiting Philly to check it out.

I went here last night with a group of friends and had a great time. I loved all the miniature Philly landmarks and the imagination in some of the courses. The layouts weren’t entirely your traditional mini golf courses. Overall, everything was well maintained. I highly recommend this to anyone looking for a fun, silly night out!

Course is kept up very well, nothing too extravagant though. Only down side to this course is the price; $ 9 per person.

Let me begin with a confession. I take mini golf far too seriously. Friendships have been formed, broken, reforged, and torn apart again based on the creative, sometimes painful, layout of these eighteen little greens. To the best of my knowledge, Franklin Square’s mini golf course is the only outdoor one of its kind in the area. I know there’s indoor mall mini golf in the area, but Franklin Square has seemingly cornered the outside market.
The design and difficulty of the course are worthy of the 5-​star review, but I do have to say that there are some major downsides to your faux golf fun in the sun. For one thing, $ 9/​person does not result in a cheap day out, especially for families. For the size and upkeep up the course, I’d say this is a little too expensive.
More importantly, however, there is little to no supervision on the course itself. Everybody knows that you can’t trust parents to reign in their kids. This is not the world in which we live. My girlfriend and I were on course to have completed all 18 holes in around 30 minutes, but thanks to a group of 6 whose children were throwing balls and swinging their putters like baseball bats, we spent close to 30 or 40 minutes simply waiting for them to calm down the kids’ temper tantrums and convince them to take a 37 on a par 2.
Now, I’m sympathetic to the woes of parenting. I can imagine it is a very difficult and often defeating endeavor. That said, I think the Franklin Square management could do a better job of limiting group sizes and ensuring that people are playing by the rules and moving at a reasonable — not fast — pace. Because given how crowded this course can get, and how unsupervised the process can be, I can imagine that allotting a minimum of 90 minutes on a sunny day is the bare minimum.

Great course. Each hole has its challenges but nothing I cant beat my girlfriend at.