Magic Putting Place

Fun and the courses are fun. A little run down. Last time I was there most of the lights did not work and and one of the fountains was off. Been going here since I was a child and it has a lot of potential it just needs fixed up. Still fun regardless.

Cute little course in a strange location (the middle of a parking lot). Friendly staff, great price and well maintained courses. Although, I may be biased because my fiancé and I got engaged here over the summer :)

super cute mini golf place. You can choose from 2 different courses and when you’re finished with one round, you can complete the other course for $ 2/​pp. My girls and I had a fun day on the Windmill course, although it was a very busy day and it took us quite a while to play. I felt a little rushed, because we had to wait on the people in front of us, but wanted to allow the people behind us to play, too. Nothing I can blame on the course, just a busy day. Very affordable for a fun afternoon activity!

Honestly, this is not the best mini-​golf course in the world. However, it makes up for it with the friendly staff and great prices. They have two different courses to play on. Both look equally entertaining, though we only had time for one.
If you are looking for a quaint, fun little place to take your kid (s) or spouse on a cheap but memorable date this is a great place to do it. Hope you try it out and have fun!

Cute little place to go with the kids. Price was good. I had a chance to visit this place in this summer and it was nice. The weather was blazing hot, but I liked the course decorations. I guessed there will have a water fountain, but that wasn’t the case. I had to buy over priced water at the counter and had to survive. I have to remember to bring water next time I visit. I liked the variation of the course and difficulty levels.
Oh, the bathroom may be slippery. watch your step in there.

As far as I know, this is the only miniature golf spot in Manassas. It looks like it’s been a long time staple of the area. Located in a shopping strip named Reb Yank Center, which houses a washer/​dryer repair shop, and other outdated storefronts, the golf spot fits right in. But it does have a certain quaint charm. It’s a cheap evening outing for kids. $ 20 bucks got me 18 holes for four people. There were no grandiose holes or gadgets. Just some simple putting to the background music of classic rock. Cute.
It does get backed up quickly, however. I felt the pressure of getting our party through the course quickly so that other folks behind us weren’t just aimlessly waiting with nothing to do. There’s nothing really to distract you unless you’re playing your hole. Although there are ample amounts of benches around for patrons to cop a squat. They sell bags of chips but no real food or drink. But they’re right across the street from an awesome ice cream stand.
Could stand to be updated a bit but all in all this was a nice, basic activity.

Cute little miniature golf location right next to Nathan’s Dairy. It’s been around for ages, but it is nicely maintained. Price for 18 holes of golf after 6 pm is $ 5.00 on weekdays (before 6 it is $ 4.50), which compared to some places is quite reasonable. Cheap, even. The greens are okay, no rips or tears. Clubs and golfballs are in good shape.
The décor is nice — there’s a waterfall, castle, windmill, small buildings and an actual golf cart to add interest. Lots of trees for shade. There is a large area in the middle where water should be, but it is now a big dry hole. Not as appealing as it could be, but whatever. There are actually two different 18-​hole courses but I think they are similar in challenge. They have a bargain price if you want to play all 36 holes. When we were there, the sound system was playing a Classic Rock radio station, which was okay with me. Average sound, good music. The course itself isn’t super challenging, most holes are Par 2. But it’s fun.

Great place to mini golf! Very happy with the service, the price is spectacular, and the courses are fun but only slightly challenging. I love downside is that the astroturf greens are getting worn out and some trees have overgrown the putting lanes. Great value for the money!

Fun for the whole family and a great price.

This is a great place to go for some relaxing fun. It’s not crowded (even today on Memorial Day). It’s just the standard mini golf and really good for kids. It’s really fun. They have 10 colors of balls.

Nice course. Not very challenging. Good course for kids. Good price. Two 18 hole courses with similar obstacles.
Close proximity to an ice cream shop.

Who doesn’t love mini golf? I just disliked that the holes were generally simple and didn’t have a lot of obstacles or multi-​level action going on. And for some reason the scorecard had a par of 2 for, like, every single hole. On one of them, my entire family scored a 6, so I think the pars need a re-​write.

Probably pretty fun for kids, but pretty lame for adults. It’s certainly NOT impressive at all. But it was inexpensive and it’s right next to a pretty yummy ice cream stand.

The pluses of this place are: the price — $ 4.50 for 18 holes, an extra $ 2 if you want to play a full 36; the atmosphere — clean, family-​owned, friendly woman working the counter; and a nice local business — this is probably the only mini-​golf place in Manassas.
But sentimentality aside folks, this place really isn’t worth it unless you’re in Manassas to start with, or you’re trying to entertain little kids and have no other ideas.
A few «areas for improvement»:
–not sure what course the most recent commenter was looking at, but went today, and the greens (astroturf) is pretty worn. Doesn’t have holes in it, but there are a LOT of places where it is black and not green.
–the course is REALLY basic. Most of the holes slope in some direction or another. Some of them have little metal blocks you can bang your ball off. But there’s just a lot of room for improvement in each of these holes. For example, why do you showcase a windmill OR a magic castle, but put them above the holes? Aren’t things like that, on a mini-​golf course, supposed to be impediments for me to putt around? Props for the 18^th hole, on both courses, which has a «skee-​ball» element to it; but otherwise, most of the 36 holes were just lacking.
–Front and back courses, each 18 holes, are almost identical. I imagine this is by design, and i get it. on crowded days, it spreads people out, and more people can play without waiting. But it’s just boring and uncreative.
I don’t know. This place has a lot of potential to be a hidden gem of an amazing mini-​golf place, and i left feeling just kinda eh.

Magic Putting Place is a startling find, literally in the middle of a parking lot in a strip mall of Manassas. The course is wonderfully maintained and looks new and clean with everything in working order, and obstacles all painted. There is also an abundance of lights throughout which I imagine looks pretty cool once the sun goes down. There are two 18-​hole courses, and if you play both it costs something ridiculously inexpensive (like $ 5 or so). A phenomenal deal.
So given the lack of availability of mini golf anywhere nearby, this would be a 4 star experience. But for an overall mini golf course, I give it a three. The two courses are essentially mirror images of each other so playing both starts to get old after a while. The designs are very basic with very few obstacles and most of the holes consisting of the standard hit it down to the far end and then make a two putt. Very few challenges, or multiple paths to choose. I really do like how straight all the brick walls are. Since a lot of mini golf strategy is about angles, a pet peeve of mine is when courses have jagged borders that send the ball into unpredictable directions.
The 18^th hole is always a controversial topic. I like a standard 18^th hole and then a bonus 19^th hole with a chance to win a free game. The absolute worst is when the 18^th hole is the bonus hole. Any mini golf course with that methodology should be boycotted, in my mind. There’s nothing like an impossible to score hole to suck the tension and excitement out of a game of heated mini-​golf with a lot on the line. At MPP, they have a sort of hybrid. The 18^th hole is the bonus hole where your ball disappears forever, but at least they offer a way to score it. It’s laid out like skee-​ball, and gives you a chance to score a 4, 3, 2, or 1 depending on which ring you get your ball.
MPP is an exceptional value, and an oasis of fun in a desert of monotony. If you’re in the area and looking for a family-​friendly activity, or fun date idea, this will serve your needs nicely. With Nathan’s Dairy Bar right next door, it’s a perfect summertime combination. For flat out mini-​golf though, I wouldn’t really go too far out of my way to come here. Aside from the excellent maintenance of it, the course design just isn’t that much fun.

I’ll say I was impressed at what the Magic Putting Place of Manassas had to offer: 2 semi-​interesting courses at a very reasonable price. ($ 3.50 on a weekday before 6pm and only $ 1.50 to play another 18 holes).
It’s a colorful and interesting course that is well-​maintained and requires some geometry (with the different triangles and rectangle obstacles on some greens). While we played during the day, there is definitely plenty of lights set up for when the sun goes down.
My main complaint is the 18^th hole. See when you’re in a mini golf competition with friends and it’s down to just a few putts between you and VICTORY, MPP’s 18^th hole can be your saving grace or be your achille’s heel. It’s kind set up like a Skee-​Ball and whichever area your ball lands in, thats what your «score» is. So while I did lose both matches (also in part to a back injury, I was not performing at 100%), I’m inclined to say that ALL* of our 18^th hole scores are not a true representation of what our final score should have been.
*ALL = Alicia G, Jeff W, Michelle P, Cadence R and Kevin L
That in mind, I give to you our newly updated scores between Jeff W and I.
Alicia G — 3−3−1
Jeff W — 3−3−1

Rounds #6 and 7 (not including H-​Street because that wasn’t «real golf») of the summer of mini golf took place here! Luckally we were able to add Kevin L. to our group for some instant comic relief. There were many good things about the Magic Putting Place… and some less than desireable things
The Good
— price: $ 3.50 (on a weekday before 6) for one game and only $ 1.50 to play another 18 holes (at any time). If gas wasn’t so expensive, i would say that the trip to manasas was definitely worth the cost.
–décor: I really liked the almost rustic feel to it. Everything was fairly simply (minus the windmill and magic castle) but it was nice to not have to do crazy things like climb up pirate ships or dodge T-​rexs for a while.
–maintenance: The course was well maintained and tidy.
–proximity to frozen dairy: Always a plus when right next door
The «Not so Good»
— the kids! Soooo many kids! We must have let 5 groups go in front of us, since we’re serious about our mini golf and definitely took our time.
–boring! A lot of the holes were pretty much the same concept (especially between the two courses) so it got kind of repetitive.
The Absolutely Awesome and Amazing
–Kevin and Cadence’s dacing (see photo)
— Be beating both Jeff AND Alicia the first round through… first time this summer as the overall winner! You two better watch out! Here i come!

This place is a bit tiny. and old. BUT, it’s good!
Try to go off peak times because it can get crowded with kids. I know a lot of daycare centers go there for the mornings during summer camps.
This place has 2 different courses. you can start on the left. or the right. At the end, if you get the ball inside a certain hole and make a light go off. you get a coupon to come back for a discount or free game.
The place is family owned. the owner is this elderly fellow that is extremely nice and friendly. You can tell he loves his job. He tries to keep his golf course clean and talks to all the children. The staff is young, but friendly as well.
Right next door is Nathan’s ice cream. You should check both of them out if you’re looking for a bit of summer, outdoor fun.