Royal Pin, Indianapolis

Royal Pin?s four bowling centers boast a total of 270 gleaming lanes, but their widely varied facilities offer far more than games of tenpins. At all four locations, cosmic-bowling nights create a psychedelic atmosphere with fog, music, and black lights. The [Woodland location](http://gr.pn/Os4fls), though, was voted Best Bowling in Indianapolis 2012 by [CityVoter](http://gr.pn/Os43mq) and ups the ante with flat screens above the lanes and cushy couches where players recline while waiting their turn to take a ride through the pinsetter. Its adjacent outdoor mini-golf course, [Pirates? Cove](http://gr.pn/Os4EV9), sends putters on a salty adventure with 18 Lilliputian fairways populated by streams, waterfalls, and a pirate ship. In addition, the location recently [received a makeover](http://www.royalpin.com/woodland-bowl-is-getting-a-makeover/), with a new midway, lounge, bar and restaurant. In that same center, there's also the two-story [Pirate's Quest laser tag](http://www.royalpin.com/pirates-quest-laser-tag/), which combines the excitement of laser tag and swashbuckling. At the [Expo location](http://www.royalpin.com/expo/), the theme relates to another exciting frontier: space. In [Laser Storm tag](http://www.royalpin.com/expo/laser-storm/), players battle for rights to moon territories. Besides their alleys, Royal Pin also manages the 5-acre [Greatimes Family Fun Park](http://gr.pn/Os5h0O), where kids zip around a [go-cart track](http://gr.pn/Os5st1), bounce through a [multilevel playland](http://gr.pn/Os5Bg7), or pilot [bumper boats](http://gr.pn/Os5voM) equipped with blaster squirt guns and highly sensitive grownup detectors.