Axe Zone Lounge, Naperville

With the right technique, a thrown axe slices into a wooden bullseye like a knife through butter—but it's easier said than done. Whether tosses land reliably close to the center mark or have a habit of straying off-target, there's a fun time to be had at Axe Zone Throwing Lounge. This venue's "axe-perts" teach basics to beginners before letting groups loose on their 10-foot lanes to play games or compete for points. Axe Zone invites visitors to bring in their own food, drink, or even their own axe, which may be used with the approval of coaches, so their one-to-two hour sessions are spent as competitively, or recreationally, as they like.