St Charles Bowl

Automatic scoring and a grill on Main Street

St Charles Bowl, at 2520 West Main Street in St Charles, Illinois, runs 24 lanes with automatic scoring, so nobody has to keep a pencil-and-paper tally. The center's site, stcharlesbowl.com, also highlights an on-site restaurant, the Spare Time Bar & Grill.

That bar and grill gives the center a second reason to visit: a meal or drink before or after the game, without leaving the building. Hours, game prices and league details are not published on the page, so the phone number, (630) 584-9400, is the quickest way to learn when lanes are available and whether a group needs to reserve ahead of time.