Where To Play

Venues for playing pinball can be categorized as:

Locations

Arcades, "barcades", bars, restaurants and other entertainment venues (bowling alleys, miniature golf locations, etc.) can be located with the help of Pinball Location Databases

Pinball-specific venues

Pinball/arcade museums

Pinball Show and Expos

Local Pinball Leagues and Clubs

Collector Community

Involvement and networking in the local pinball community provides opportunities to attend pinball-related social gatherings or just stopping by to play pinball with a fellow collector

Pinball locator databases are available here pinballrebel.com, pinballmap.com, sternpinball.com, and pinside.com. A pinball locator for the United Kingdom can be found at Pinformer, for Sweden at Svenska flippersällskapet, for Denmark at Fonzy and Find A Pinball for other areas outside of the U.S.

You may also look for a local Pinball Club or League if you care to find other fans of pinball near you. Some club members will invite members to their private homes to enjoy their collection. Start your search at the IFPA Leagues page, look to see if there is a group near you on meetup.com, or use meetup.com to start your own. (Look to the San Diego Pinball Club as a guide on how to start a successful - with 200+ members - pinball club via meetup.com.)

1 Pinball Location Databases

Name	Coverage	Notes
pinballrebel.com
pinballmap.com
pinside.com
sternpinball.com
Pinformer	UK
Svenska flippersällskapet	Sweeden
Fonzy	Denmark
Find A Pinball	Outside US

1.1 Canada

Places to play pinball in Canada.

1.1.1 General

Canadian Public Pinball Finder, an editable spreadsheet of pinball locations throughout Canada.

1.1.2 British Columbia

Area	Locations	Machines	Link
Vancouver	48	78	pinballmap.com/bc

• Numbers were current as of October 11, 2011.

1.2 United States

Places to play pinball in the United States of America.

1.2.1 California

Area	Locations	Machines	Link
Bay Area	208	449	pinballmap.com/bayarea
Los Angeles	91	194	pinballmap.com/la
San Diego	78	113	pinballmap.com/sandiego

• Numbers were current as of September 25, 2011.

1.2.2 Colorado

Area	Locations	Machines	Link
Colorado	119	210	pinballmap.com/colorado

• Numbers were current as of September 25, 2011.

1.2.3 Illinois

Place	Address	Type of Location	Machines	Hours	Cost to Play	More Info
CP Pinball	115 Sinclair Avenue, Roxana, IL 62087	Arcade	Many (see game list)	Varies - see website	$10 Unlimited	[1]
Gameworks	601 N. Martingale Road, Ste. 115, Schaumburg, IL 60173	Arcade	Tron, The Rolling Stones, Avatar, Iron Man, Family Guy, 24, Sopranos	M,T,W 11AM-Midnight - Thurs 11AM-1AM - Sat 10AM-2AM - Sun 10AM-Midnight	2-3 Credits, Game Gard System	[2]

Area	Locations	Machines	Link
Chicago	214	400	pinballmap.com/chicago

• Numbers were current as of September 25, 2011.

1.2.4 Kentucky

Zanzabar - located at 2100 South Preston St. Louisville, KY 40217 - is Louisville's only barcade. There are no less than 8 pinballs on the floor at any given time and a nice selection of classic arcade video games.

From the Zanzabar website:

"Zanzabar has established a local reputation as one of Louisville’s oldest neighborhood gems and newest casual cuisine and live entertainment destinations. Zanzabar offers up Louisville’s only vintage arcade and hosts weekly pinball tournaments. Sunday trivia nights are wildly entertaining, and Zbar also serves as an award-winning, intimate live-music venue for both local and popular national and international touring acts, which grace the stage many nights every single week."

The pinballs on the floor are rotated out quite frequently. Check the website or call for the latest game list.

1.2.5 Maryland

Crabtowne USA - Glen Burnie

1500 Crain Hwy. 21060

Machine	Price To Play	Overall Condition
Police Force	Unknown	Unknown
Road Kings	25 Cents	Doesn't play all that well, very dirty
Black Knight 2000	25 cents	Normal wear on Magna-Save, hasn't been cleaned in years, plays alright
PinBot	25 Cents	Broken Spiral for skill shot, plays decent
The Addams Family	50 Cents	Somewhat dirty, plays well
A bunch more, just added the first few to get this page started for others.

1.2.6 Massachusetts

Cinemark movie theatre, Hadley MA. As of this writing, the two games at the site are Medieval Madness and World Poker Tour. MM needs pitch adjustment; machine is set up way to shallow, making ball control nearly impossible. I may show up with a level and a crescent wrench next time. WPT plays well, pop bumpers a little sluggish.

TUlly O'Reilly's Pub, Northampton MA Lord of the Rings and Monster Bash. Both machines working well, MB recently cleaned and given a once-over. Tournament held every Sunday night!

Garden Cinema, Greenfield MA LOTR, South Park. Both working well, even though SP is a lousy pin.

Miller's Pub, Miller's Falls MA No Good Gofers. Decent. Outlane kickback sometimes unreliable, pops a bit less than they should be.

Route 63 Roadhouse, Miller's Falls MA Elvira: Scared Stiff! Plays pretty much like new.

Family Fun Center, Erving MA Rocky and Bullwinkle. Well maintained, almost new condition.

Packard's, Northampton MA Tales of the Arabian Nights. I haven't played this in a while; it was playing great last time I was there, but a friend tells me last time he was there it had flipper issues. Hoping they've done some maintenance, it's a great game.

Harvard Lanes, Harvard MA Pirates of the Caribbean. Like-new condition.

Area	Locations	Machines	Link
Boston	36	150	pinballmap.com/boston

• Numbers were current as of September 25, 2011.

1.2.7 Minnesota

Place	Address	Type of Location	Machines	Cost to Play	More Info
SS Billiards	732 11th Ave. South Hopkins, MN	Arcade	Arcade, Pinball, Pool Tables. Home of LTG :), Pinball Circus, May Day Pinball Tournament, Launch Those Geese, Pinball Picnics, various events	?	ssbilliards.com

1.2.8 Nevada

Place	Address	Type of Location	Machines	Cost to Play	More Info
Pinball Hall of Fame	1610 E. Tropicana, Las Vegas NV 89119	Arcade/Musem	Many (see game list)	Varies	http://www.pinballmuseum.org/

1.2.9 New Hampshire

Place	Address	Type of Location	Machines	Cost to Play	More Info
The Pinball Wizard Arcade	150 Bridge Street (Rt. 38) Unit P, Pelham NH 03076	Arcade	104 (see game list)	Tokens?	www.pinballwizardarcade.net
Funspot	579 Endicott Street North, Laconia, NH 03246	Arcade	???	Tokens?	www.funspotnh.com

1.2.10 New Jersey

Place	Address	Type of Location	Machines	Cost to Play	More Info
8 on the Break	340 North Ave Dunellen, NJ	Arcade,	Arcade, Pool Tables, Pinball	?	thebreak.net
Silverball Museum - Pinball Hall of Fame	1000 Ocean Ave Asbury Park, NJ	Museum	Arcade & Pinball. Over 200 machines.	hourly/daily admission fees	silverballmuseum.com

1.2.11 Ohio

Rest Stops

• Great Lakes Rest Stop I-80 West: Ripley's Believe It Or Not
• Oak Springs Rest Stop I-80 West: Roadshow

1.2.12 Oregon

Area	Locations	Machines	Link
Portland	230	487	pinballmap.com/portland

• Numbers were current as of September 25, 2011.

1.2.13 Pennsylvania

Place	Address	Type of Location	Machines	Cost to Play	More Info
Pinball Gallery	81 Lancaster Ave, Great Valley Center, Malvern, PA 19355	Arcade/Retail Store	~50 (see game list)	$8/hour, $20/all-day	www.pinballgallery.net
Old Sled Works	722 North Market Street, Duncannon, Pa. 17020	Crafts & Antiques / Arcade	Approximately 5 EM pinball machines (currently: Baseball, Sky Jump, Bow and Arrow, Dixieland, & Capt. Fantastic) with many other coin-op EM arcade games including pitch n' bat, gun games, Skee Ball, driving games game list (game list is a little outdated)	Typically 25c per play)	www.sledworks.com

1.2.14 South Carolina

Place	Address	Type of Location	Machines	Cost to Play	More Info
Beach Club	Seabrook Island, SC	Arcade	Demolition Man, Austin Powers	50c
South of the Border	Dillon, SC	Arcade	Fish Tales	50c	www.thesouthoftheborder.com

1.2.15 Tennessee

Place	Address	Type of Location	Machines	Cost to Play	More Info
Game Galaxy	5252 Hickory Hollow Pkwy #2005, Antioch, TN 37013 (Hickory Hollow Mall)	Arcade	~20 (see game list)	50c per play	http://gamegalaxyarcade.com

1.2.16 Washington

Area	Locations	Machines	Link
Seattle	93	202	pinballmap.com/seattle
Spokane	47	73	pinballmap.com/spokane

• Numbers were current as of September 25, 2011.