The Putt Park Annual Mini-Golf Tournament in Las Vegas, USA

A look back at The Putt Park Annual Mini-Golf Tournament in Las Vegas.

I won The Putt Park's Annual Mini-Golf Tournament in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA back in September 2011.

Playing at the Putt Park Miniature Golf in Las Vegas.

We had first played miniature golf at The Putt Park on our holiday to Las Vegas in 2010. It was the 178th course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Playing at The Putt Park Miniature Golf course in Las Vegas

Sadly The Putt Park is no longer there. It was a brilliant 18-hole course and, at the time, the only outdoor minigolf course in Las Vegas.

Related blog posts:

• Las Vegas
• Competitions
• Tournaments
• Richard Gottfried's Minigolf Player Profile

Minigolf in Las Vegas

A look at minigolf courses in Las Vegas, Nevada.

PopStroke miniature golf is one of the more recent additions to the minigolf options available in Las Vegas, it's also currently the only outdoor option for playing the game

It's been a few years (14 in fact!) since I last visited Las Vegas. Back in 2011 I won a minigolf tournament, at a now long-lost course, and Emily was runner-up.

I won The Putt Park Annual Mini-Golf Tournament in Las Vegas back in September 2011

Since then Emily has returned several times - most recently in May and September last year - and has been able to check out the new minigolf courses on the Las Vegas strip. And there's been plenty of change since I was last in Vegas.

The Twilight Zone Mini Golf - one of several indoor minigolf venues in Las Vegas

Below are details of the courses we know about in Las Vegas, as well as the lost courses we've been to there on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Minigolf courses in Las Vegas

• Pirate's Bounty (formerly Pike's Pass) Miniature Golf at The Adventuredome at Circus Circus Hotel & Casino - the oldest of the minigolf courses on the Las Vegas strip, this is an indoor 18-hole miniature golf course.
• Twilight Zone Mini Golf at the Horseshoe Hotel & Casino - this is an indoor 18-hole mini golf course.

Emily playing the Twilight Zone Mini Golf course in May 2024

• PopStroke Las Vegas at Town Square Las Vegas - where there are two outdoor 18-hole miniature golf courses.

PopStroke Miniature Golf

• Swingers Crazy Golf course in Las Vegas at Mandalay Bay - home to 5 indoor 9-hole crazy golf courses.

Swingers Crazy Golf

• KISS Mini Golf at The Rio - this is an indoor 18-hole mini golf course.

Kiss Mini Golf

• Rex Center (South Maryland Parkway) - home to an indoor 18-hole mini golf course.
• Atomic Golf - they have a 'Putting District' with different mini golf putting games.

Atomic Golf

Lost minigolf courses in Las Vegas

On my two trips to Las Vegas in 2010 and 2011 I was able to play the following courses that are now sadly closed:

• King Putt (West Lake Mead Boulevard​)
• King Putt (Stephanie Street, Henderson)

King Putt used to have two indoor mini-golf course locations in Las Vegas

• The Putt Park (South Fort Apache)

Playing at The Putt Park in September 2011

• The Swingers Club indoor minigolf course (The Plaza Hotel & Casino)

Emily has also played the KISS by Monster Mini Golf course when it was in its former location on Paradise Road. That location closed, with KISS Mini Golf now at The Rio.

Emily playing at the former KISS Mini Golf course in September 2014

There also used to be a course at Ohana Mini Golf (East Bruner Avenue).

Do you have any minigolf recommendations for Las Vegas or the local area? Do let us know in the comments.

KISS Mini Golf at The Rio in Las Vegas, Nevada

A look at the KISS Mini Golf course at The Rio in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Emily visited KISS World featuring KISS Mini Golf and KISS World Museum at The Rio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas last August.

The KISS Mini Golf course at The Rio became the 1,065th course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour since September 2006.

Emily had previously played the KISS by Monster Mini Golf course back in 2014 in its previous incarnation at Paradise Road in Las Vegas. That course was the 580th visited on our travels.

Check out the KISS Mini Golf website for more information.

Free Blockbuster Las Vegas at Sohn vintage shop in Las Vegas

A visit to the 'Free Blockbuster' in Las Vegas.

Emily made a visit to the Free Blockbuster 'pop up' video and DVD exchange/library/dispenser at Sohn vintage shop on her recent trip to Las Vegas.

The first Free Blockbuster was created in 2019 and since then more have been created in the USA, Canada, and one in the UK.

It's been fun following the Free Blockbuster movement's journey, and it'll be interesting to see where they appear next.

Emily took some DVDs from our collection and swapped them out for three wrestling VHS tapes! She managed to get a Free Blockbuster sticker and one for Sohn too.

Wrestling goodness from the USA and Japan!

A happy customer of Free Blockbuster Las Vegas and Sohn

Hopefully I'll get to visit Las Vegas again in the future. It'd be superb to see the Free Blockbuster stall in person - and see what's new there to swap. The people at the store also showed Emily the vintage wrestling t-shirts they had in stock.

Check out the Sohn and Free Blockbuster websites for more information. And check out Free Blockbuster Las Vegas on Instagram.

As well as being a wrestling fan I'm a fan of ALF and Emily bought a vintage ALF keyring and badge for my collection at Sohn!

An ALF keyring, badge, and a Sohn sticker

Sohn seen from across the street in the Las Vegas heat!

Check out the blog posts about our travels to former Blockbuster video shops.

A wacky waving inflatable arm-flailing tube man at Tom's Watch Bar in Las Vegas, Nevada

Spotting a wacky waving inflatable arm-flailing tube man in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

Emily saw this wacky waving inflatable arm-flailing tube man at Tom's Watch Bar on her recent trip to Las Vegas.

Back in May Tom's Watch Bar had a different wacky waving inflatable arm-flailing tube man promoting the venue.

A wacky waving inflatable arm-flailing tube man at Sinwave in Las Vegas, Nevada

Spotting a wacky waving inflatable arm-flailing tube man in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

Emily saw this wacky waving inflatable arm-flailing tube man outside Sinwave on her recent trip to Las Vegas.

It's the first skeleton airdancer we've seen.

KISS Mini Golf Indoor Miniature Golf in Las Vegas, Nevada

A visit to the KISS Mini Golf course at The Rio in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Emily has ticked off another course on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour with a visit to KISS World featuring KISS Mini Golf and KISS World Museum at The Rio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

KISS Mini Golf at The Rio became the 1,065th course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour since September 2006.

Emily previously played the KISS by Monster Mini Golf course in 2014 in its previous incarnation at Paradise Road in Las Vegas. That course was the 580th visited on our travels.

You can find the KISS Mini Golf course at KISS World at The Rio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Visit the KISS Mini Golf website for more information.

A wacky waving inflatable arm-flailing tube man in Las Vegas, Nevada

Spotting a wacky waving inflatable arm-flailing tube man in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

Emily saw this wacky waving inflatable arm-flailing tube man at Tom's Watch Bar while on holiday to Las Vegas recently.

PopStroke in Las Vegas

A look at the new PopStroke miniature golf courses in Las Vegas.

Emily recently returned from a holiday to Las Vegas, Nevada, USA where she swung by the new PopStroke courses at Town Square.

The venue opened in April 2024 and is home to two outdoor 18-hole minigolf courses - the black and blue courses.

Check out the PopStroke website for more information about PopStroke Las Vegas.