Funspot is a classic amusement arcade that opened in Laconia, New Hampshire in June 1952. It was…read morefounded by American businessman and politician Robert M. Lawton. As recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records, Funspot is the LARGEST arcade in the world. Originally opened as the Weirs Sports Center, then 21-year-old Lawton opened it as an indoor miniature golf course and penny arcade with $750 borrowed from his grandmother. It was originally located in the top floor of Tarlson's Arcade building across from the Weirs Beach boardwalk. In 1964, Lawton purchased 21 acres of land nearby and relocated his business there. At this time, it was renamed "Funspot". By the 1980s, arcade cabinets and pinball machines had become the most popular attractions at Funspot. The business soon switched from quarters to tokens. Lawton continued to expand the business and even opened six satellite locations, but they all closed down by the late 1990s. Funspot was heavily featured in the 2007 film "The King of Kong": a universally-acclaimed documentary about competitive arcade gaming. Today Funspot has over 600 video games (both retro and modern), pinball machines, ticket redemption machines, an indoor miniature golf course, 20-lane ten-pin and candlepin bowling, cash bingo, a restaurant, a tavern, an ice cream stand, kiddie rides and several other attractions on its grounds. It is also home to the American Classic Arcade Museum. My extended family and I visited Funspot this past summer while we were spending the week in Maine. On one day in particular, it was a little too rainy to go to the beach. Funspot was just an hour drive from where we were staying, so we made the trip and arrived in time for the opening. I have wanted to visit Funspot ever since I saw the film "The King of Kong"; it had been on my bucket list for a while. This place is HUGE; they have so many classic arcade cabinets and pinball machines from the golden age of arcade games (roughly late 1970s to early 1980s). "Donkey Kong", "Pac-Man", "Galaga", "Frogger", you name it and they had it. My wife and I had so much fun taking turns on all of the various arcade cabinets and pinball machines. I especially enjoyed playing "JAWS" pinball in a shark cage of all places. Our two sons especially enjoyed all of the various driving games as well as all of the vintage kiddie rides. My family also enjoyed a few rounds of skee-ball and air hockey. I can't remember the last time I had so much fun; I never wanted to leave. If you are a fan of classic arcades then you simply must make the pilgrimage to Funspot!

I've wanted to come to this place for ages and I was finally able to check it out last week when…read morevisiting my parents in New Hampshire. This place is known as the biggest arcade in the country and as a retro game collector and someone who loves pissing loads of money away to win tickets to buy literal garbage, this place was right up my freaking ally. When I first walked in I was surrounded by a bowling ally, pinball machines, and a ton of ticket games that I wanted to start working on right away, however, I used some restraint. Next! I checked downstairs and stumbled across the prize center and a bunch of other random ticket games, but the real gold was found on the upper level. When you go upstairs you are greeted by hundreds of retro arcade machines from the 70s on and I was in my own form of heaven. I checked out a bunch of the obscure machines and sucked at most of them, before coming across the likes of X-Men, Mortal Kombat 2, Centipede, and hundreds more. I wanted to stick to retro games but after seeing my nephew on the ticket hunt, I joined in and won myself about 1300 tickets before tapping out and just giving them to him. What I didn't know is that he thought it would be funny to spend 4500 tickets to give me a Bluey bag that Funspot definitely ordered off Temu or something because it's quite possibly the worst quality item i've ever seen at an arcade, kudos to my nephew though for being awesome. Overall, Funspot is a, well, a fun spot to go for a bit. We spent maybe an hour and a half messing around and playing games and I definitely enjoyed myself. The insane amount of machines was great, the vibes were retro arcade, and the fun was endless. My main complaint with this place is the absolute trash prizes they have. Come on guys, give people a reason to actually spend money.

Owner does a great job on PA. Equipment is well kept. Kids had a great time... Would certianly…read morereturn and recommend. Some web sites seem to inaccurately reflect distance from Compton, NH. Can not go as "the crow flys".

What do you do when it rains on vacation? Go bowling. Review is only for indoor activities. We have…read moresmall children so we were not able to play laser tag, but it looked like a good set up. The bowling isn't necessarily candle pin. It seemed more like skee ball with bowling pins. So the lanes are small which is hard to see from pictures. $25 for 30 minutes of bowling which our kids really loved. The owner seemed very accommodating and a said he would be expanding indoors next year.

So when people say that this place has no running water... apparently that doesn't mean there's no…read morerunning drinking water . That's what my family interpreted from previous poor reviews, which caused us to be confused when we saw water bottles sold in the front of the store. Apparently no running water means the water falls and streams were all dried up and looking sad. Maybe they were changing out the water? Either way, the no water made the place feel dingy. I love mini golf and had a great time, but this made the experience less immersive.

My family all decided to head to Pirates Cove to entertain them. We had 9 of us. 3 kids in the…read moregroup who were spending time with their grandparents. We golfed as a big group, trying to rush along so we weren't holding anyone up. At the end of the 17th hole a manager named Andrew (pictured)came up to my 70 plus year old mother and began to scold her and degrade her claiming he ordered her to split the family up to golf. He then also claimed he told all of us to split up at the beginning but that was a lie. No one ever spoke with him and we would have easily complied with such an easy request. The way he spoke to my mother like the way he was did get a reaction out of me to verbally protect her. His behavior was shocking especially at a mini golf place and we told him he was completely treating us horribly. He then kicked us of the course, snatching the golf clubs out of my 9, 13, and 16 year old kids very aggressively. Seemed like pretty aggressive and assaultive behavior towards children. We are in great hopes that Andrew knows he kicked out two military veterans (Vietnam War and Noble Eagle/Enduring Freedom) off the course for a very minor miscommunication from when my 70 year old mom and dad got the clubs and made payment. We are in hopes the owner will make this right with my mother and father who were just trying to spend time with their family.

Great design of the course and well-maintained. The vibe of the area was very nice and away from…read morethe highway. Easy to miss with the entrance being tucked away off a side road.

This is our favorite mini golf because it is off the beaten path and has a very relaxed setting!…read more This course has 18 holes to play. There are bathrooms to use. Fun for all ages and abilities. Bring a hat as it can be very sunny here.

Had a great time on a Monday morning early. Pace of the was quick. Dog friendly on slow days, which…read morewas very helpful. I played with my 2 boys. Staff was pleasant and accommodating.

Two great courses to choose from. Reasonable price & tons of fun for the family. We come back…read moreevery summer.

We love putters village! My son talks about it all year in anticipation of our summer tripread more

You pull up to this place and think it's the most mid mini golf course in the northeast. That's…read moreright where they want you. Next thing you know Bo's hole has got you sweating. There is not a lot of room for error at putters village. A mini golf course for true masters. Special thanks to the lady in charge for giving us an extra free round and putting up with our shenanigans. With love -Marcus K

This was the hardest mini golf course I've ever been at. It does not look like it, but man is this…read morehard! We went out for a family excursion for some golf and I had no idea this course would challenge adult and child. I had to teach my wife how to chip out of a sand trap because they are on the course. Water factors in a number of holes and you may have to get the net to grab your ball. I did when my daughter put hers in the drink.

Great local, hole in the wall find. The couple that owns it was fantastic and very friendly, very…read morepersonable. The course had some tricky holes plus some awesome water features. Loved the river in the backdrop- multiple people were fishing while we were playing. We will definitely be back!

The mini-golf course is a bit dilapadated to be honest. It's in need of some fix-ups. Some of the…read morewater fountains on the course were off. It's all built next to what appears to be a massive landfill. The smells that permeate the air around the course are not great.

I had never been to Fore-U golf center and decided to rectify that situation. This place ended up…read morebeing a decent but not great round of mini golf. Fore-U golf center has two 18 hole courses and a driving range. They also sort of have an ice cream place as well, it located halfway around the parking lot form the mini golf. They have a red course and a blue course, the blue course is the flatter and easier of the two, it loops all the way around the property and you get a nice view of the river. The red course is the harder of the two, it is more up and down and has the hill with the giant fake waterfall on it. Both courses were nice with some nice stone work and water features. I like the big koi pond at the end of the blue course. Both courses are in a bit of rough shape, I am not sure if that was because of how early in the year it was or if the just need some more TLC in general. None of the tuft was ripped, but it was pretty dirty in places. The guy working the register was wonderful, he reminded me of my grandpa. The price for the mini golf was not bad, $7 per adult and only $3 more to play both courses. I did not use the driving range, but it looked pretty nice and there were plenty of people using it. Overall a good place for 18 or 36 holes of mini golf, but it could use a good spring cleaning.

Great day on cell maintained course. Went with a large group and it was easy to manageread more

Most beautiful mini golf course I've seen in my life. The courses are fun and interesting, and the…read morestaff was kind and helpful.