Where To Play

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Venues for playing pinball can be generally grouped as:

Locations
Arcades, "barcades", bars, restaurants and other entertainment venues (amusement parks, bowling alleys, miniature golf locations, etc.) can be located with the help of #Pinball Location Databases
Pinball-specific venues
Pinball/arcade museums
Pinball Shows and Tournaments
Additional information forthcoming on the Tournaments page of this wikI
Local Pinball Leagues and Clubs
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.)
Additional information forthcoming on the Leagues page of this wiki
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 player/collector

With pinball currently (2016) seeing a resurgence, check #Pinball Location Databases and with other players/collectors regularly for new venues.


1 Pinball Location Databases

Name Coverage Notes
pinballrebel.com
pinballmap.com
pinside.com
Pinformer Global Primarily UK
Pinball.org Sweden From PAP pinball.org site
Fonzy Denmark
Find A Pinball Outside US

2 Locations by Country and State/Province

2.1 Canada

Places to play pinball in Canada.

2.1.1 General

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

2.1.2 British Columbia

Area Locations Machines Link
Vancouver 48 78 pinballmap.com/bc
  • Numbers were current as of October 11, 2011.

2.2 United States

Places to play pinball in the United States of America.

2.2.1 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.

2.2.2 Colorado

Area Locations Machines Link
Colorado 119 210 pinballmap.com/colorado
  • Numbers were current as of September 25, 2011.

2.2.3 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.

2.2.4 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.

2.2.5 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.

2.2.6 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.

2.2.7 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

2.2.8 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/

2.2.9 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

2.2.10 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

2.2.11 Ohio

Rest Stops

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


2.2.12 Oregon

Area Locations Machines Link
Portland 230 487 pinballmap.com/portland
  • Numbers were current as of September 25, 2011.

2.2.13 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

2.2.14 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

2.2.15 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

2.2.16 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.

3 Pinball-specific Venues