Forced to cut its cultural budget or face a total loss of its nation's heritage, Scottish Parliament settled on miniaturizing golf—a fortunate last-minute substitute for miniaturizing kilts. Celebrate the Scots' pared-down pastime with today's Groupon: for $10, you get a pair of two-game tickets for mini golf (up to a $15 value) and two small ice-cream cones (up to a $5 value) at Putter's and Batter's Paradise in DeWitt (up to a $20 total value).

Putter's and Batter's Paradise, one of upstate New York’s largest mini-golf facilities, unfurls three challenging 18-hole courses that usher visitors along plush lawns, weathered rocks, and bright tulips. Each hole tests mini golfers with different obstacles such as towering castles, cascading waterfalls, and brightly painted animals, which guests can putt around or talk their way through should they bring their therapists. Group sizes are limited to four players so others don’t have to wait between putts and club-busting tantrums. After a day of swinging the iron dowel, guests can cool off with ice cream from the new onsite parlor, which slings soft-serve cones and sixteen flavors of hard ice cream that include classic vanilla and maple walnut.

Putter's and Batter's Paradise's rates fluctuate throughout the week.