The Ticket Taker – Mark Twain Miniature Golf Course, Eldridge Park, Elmira, New York

Eldridge Park, located in Elmira, New York, was a famous amusement park around the turn of the 20th century. In 1879, a pharmacist, Dr. Edwin Eldridge, purchased the land where the park is today and built a sculpture garden. The city of Elmira later bought the land in 1889, after Eldridge died.


The Mark Twain Miniature Golf Course was built in 2010. This golf course is decorated in the Victorian style, including an Italian marble fountain, benches, statues of classical gods and goddesses, and flowering bushes throughout. The course also features famous quotes by Mark Twain himself, and a miniature train that circles around and passes under a waterfall.