Best Pinball — 49 verified

Pinball-focused venues curate working machines from across the silver-ball era, often hosting IFPA-sanctioned league nights and tournaments.

• Galloping Ghost Pinball — Illinois. Sister location to Galloping Ghost Arcade focused exclusively on pinball, with a free-play collection of popular and extremely rare machines spanning the EM era through modern Stern titles. Located in
• Pinball Hall of Fame — Nevada. Tim Arnold's non-profit pinball museum across from Mandalay Bay at 4925 Las Vegas Blvd S. Free admission, hundreds of restored machines from the 1950s through modern Stern titles, with profits donated
• Pinballz Arcade — Texas. The original Pinballz on Burnet Rd, claiming Texas' largest pinball collection at 70+ machines. Token-operated, BYOB allowed, on-site food truck Mikki's Replay Cafe. Located in Austin, Texas. Pinball-
• Stardust Pinbar — Arizona. Downtown Phoenix Bowie-themed pinball bar from the Cobra Arcade Bar crew, with a curated rotating pinball lineup and an inventive cocktail menu. Located in Phoenix, Arizona. Pinball-focused venues cur
• Seattle Pinball Museum — Washington. Chinatown-International District all-ages pinball museum with 50+ machines spanning the 1960s to modern Stern, all on free play for a single admission. Located in Seattle, Washington. Pinball-focused
• Pinball Pete's Ann Arbor — Michigan. Family-friendly Ann Arbor arcade in business for decades with pinball, billiards, air hockey and redemption games. Highlights include Medieval Madness and other top-rated pinball titles. Located in An
• LITT Pinball Bar — Minnesota. Uptown Minneapolis pinball-focused bar at 2021 Hennepin Ave S with 20+ well-maintained pinball machines, rotating new and classic titles, full bar. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Pinball-focused v
• SS Billiards — Minnesota. Oldest pinball hall in the Twin Cities, operating in Hopkins for over 50 years with 23 pinball machines including rare finds like the Godfather Collector Edition. Located in Hopkins, Minnesota. Pinbal
• Pocketeer Billiards — New York. Buffalo's largest pinball arcade with 80+ pinball tables including the latest Stern releases like James Bond 007, Rush and Godzilla, plus pool tables and a full bar. Located in Buffalo, New York. Pinb
• Rochester Pinball Collective — New York. Member-driven pinball arcade in East Rochester with 75+ pinball machines from the 1950s through new releases, 80 set to free play, open Thursday through Saturday. Located in East Rochester, New York.
• Skill Shot Arcade — New York. Syracuse's premier pinball arcade and event space with the largest curated pinball collection in Central New York and regular tournaments. Located in Syracuse, New York. Pinball-focused venues curate
• Zanzabar — Kentucky. Louisville live-music venue and arcade billed as the epicenter of Kentucky pinball, pairing a huge pinball and video game selection with a packed concert calendar. Located in Louisville, Kentucky. Pin
• Pastime Pinball — Vermont. Family-friendly playable pinball museum in Manchester Center with 66 top-rated pinball machines all set to free play for a single admission. Located in Manchester Center, Vermont. Pinball-focused venu
• Richmond Pinball Collective — Virginia. Central Virginia's only member-driven pinball arcade with 35+ machines all set to free play, run as a non-profit hobbyist collective. Located in Richmond, Virginia. Pinball-focused venues curate worki
• BumperNets — Alabama. Riverchase Galleria mall venue combining 40 pinball machines with table tennis, foosball, pool, shuffleboard and classic arcade cabinets. Located in Hoover, Alabama. Pinball-focused venues curate work
• Helicon Brewing — Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh-area brewery with 40+ pinball machines featuring many of the Pinside Top 100. Monday Free Play nights ($20 for two beers and unlimited play) and monthly Pints & Pinball tournaments. Located
• Flippers Family Arcade — Wyoming. Cheyenne's only bar arcade since 2016 with themed pinball machines like Lord of the Rings, Ghostbusters, Godzilla and Mandalorian, plus prize redemption, Super Bikes and skee-ball. Located in Cheyenne
• GILD Brewing — Montana. Missoula brewpub on South Higgins with a basement arcade featuring classic pinball and arcade cabinets, including many Stern Insider-connected machines with live leaderboards. Located in Missoula, Mon
• Music City Pinball — Tennessee. Nashville pinball dealership and arcade with the area's largest pinball showroom, plus authentic vintage games and multicades, housed inside Game Terminal. Located in Nashville, Tennessee. Pinball-foc
• Pocketeer Billiards & Bar — New York. Buffalo-area Pocketeer with Pinball Alley boasting 80+ pinball machines including the latest Stern flagship releases, plus billiards and a full bar. Located in Amherst, New York. Pinball-focused venue
• Peabody Heights Brewery Dugout — Maryland. Baltimore brewery taproom with The Dugout retro arcade featuring 20+ pinball machines and a $12-15 flat admission for unlimited play. Located in Baltimore, Maryland. Pinball-focused venues curate work
• Bang Back Pinball Lounge — South Carolina. Lexington-area pinball-focused lounge with an extensive collection ranging from vintage to modern machines, regular tournaments and a full bar. Located in Lexington, South Carolina. Pinball-focused ve
• Pins Mechanical Dayton — Ohio. Pins Mechanical Dayton features duckpin bowling, pinball machines, classic arcade games, vintage shuffleboard and bocce courts alongside a craft cocktail bar. Located in Dayton, Ohio. Pinball-focused
• Pins Mechanical Dublin — Ohio. Pins Mechanical Dublin combines duckpin bowling lanes, a dozen pinball machines, classic arcade titles, bocce and shuffleboard with a full craft bar. Located in Dublin, Ohio. Pinball-focused venues cu
• Pins Mechanical Austin — Texas. Pins Mechanical Austin on South Congress features duckpin bowling, pinball, vintage arcade cabinets, bocce and shuffleboard plus craft cocktails on a large patio. Located in Austin, Texas. Pinball-foc
• Pins Mechanical Columbus Downtown — Ohio. Pins Mechanical Columbus Downtown at 141 N 4th St — the original Pins Mechanical — features duckpin bowling, pinball machines, vintage arcade and shuffleboard plus craft cocktails and beer. Located in
• Pins Mechanical Charlotte — North Carolina. Pins Mechanical Charlotte at 307 W Tremont in South End features duckpin bowling lanes, pinball, vintage arcade games, bocce and shuffleboard with full bar and patio. Located in Charlotte, North Carol
• Pins Mechanical Indianapolis — Indiana. Pins Mechanical Indianapolis pairs duckpin bowling with pinball, classic arcade cabinets, bocce, shuffleboard and craft cocktails. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana. Pinball-focused venues curate worki
• Pins Mechanical Mason — Ohio. Pins Mechanical Mason features duckpin bowling, pinball, vintage arcade titles, bocce and shuffleboard with a full bar and large patio. Located in Mason, Ohio. Pinball-focused venues curate working ma
• Pins Mechanical Cincinnati — Ohio. Pins Mechanical Cincinnati in Over-the-Rhine at 1124 Main St features duckpin bowling, pinball, arcade games, bocce and shuffleboard with full craft bar. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio. Pinball-focused v
• Pins Mechanical Cleveland — Ohio. Pins Mechanical Cleveland features duckpin bowling lanes, a wall of pinball machines, vintage arcade cabinets, bocce and shuffleboard plus craft cocktails. Located in Cleveland, Ohio. Pinball-focused
• Pins Mechanical Easton — Ohio. Pins Mechanical Easton at Easton Town Center features duckpin bowling, pinball machines, vintage arcade titles, bocce and shuffleboard with full craft bar. Located in Columbus, Ohio. Pinball-focused v
• Fargo Pinball — North Dakota. Fargo Pinball at 1133 Harwood Dr S is North Dakota's premier pinball dealer and operator with the Fargo Pinball Club private membership showroom featuring old and new machines. Located in Fargo, North
• Tycoon Arcade — New Hampshire. Tycoon Arcade at 195 McGregor St in Manchester NH is an upscale family-friendly arcade with 100+ rotating classic and modern pinball machines, video and redemption games plus board-game retail and par
• Southern NH Pinball Club — New Hampshire. Southern NH Pinball Club at 134 Haines St in Nashua is a member-run non-profit pinball cooperative — 24/7 access for members plus scheduled open hours and tournaments for guests. Located in Nashua, Ne
• Pinball Wizard Arcade — New Hampshire. Pinball Wizard Arcade in Pelham NH houses one of New England's largest collections — 100+ playable pinball machines plus dozens of classic arcade cabinets. Flat-rate all-day play. Located in Pelham, N
• Skillful Home Recreation — Maine. Skillful Home Recreation in Portland has a public showroom with playable new and vintage pinball and arcade machines available to demo and purchase. Located in Portland, Maine. Pinball-focused venues
• The Pinball Room Sioux Falls — South Dakota. The Pinball Room inside Boss' Pizza at 2111 S Minnesota Ave is South Dakota's largest pinball arcade with 15+ machines plus monthly IFPA-sanctioned tournaments and seasonal leagues. Located in Sioux F
• DEEP 6 Arcade — Connecticut. DEEP 6 Arcade in New Haven is a pinball arcade that grew from a pinball repair and restoration shop — competitive tournaments and pro-level machines on free play. Located in New Haven, Connecticut. Pi
• Hollywood Pinball & Arcade Museum — Nebraska. Hollywood Pinball & Arcade Museum inside Hollywood Candy at 1209 Jackson St in Omaha's Old Market offers a rotating 50+ pinball collection alongside classic arcade titles. Located in Omaha, Nebraska.
• Pinball Land — Michigan. Pinball Land in Rockford (20 min NE of Grand Rapids) features seven themed rooms of pinball machines from the 1970s to today plus 100+ classic video arcade games — all free play with admission. Locate
• Sparks Pinball Museum — Michigan. Sparks Pinball Museum in New Baltimore houses one of the largest pinball collections in the Midwest — classics and vintage rarities playable on flat-rate admission. Located in New Baltimore, Michigan.
• Free Gold Watch — California. Free Gold Watch in Haight-Ashbury is a hybrid screen-print shop and retro arcade with ~60 pinball machines plus vintage video games and rotating specials. Located in San Francisco, California. Pinball
• Pinbug Pomona — California. Pinbug Pomona specializes in vintage pinball — electromechanical and early solid-state games spanning the 1970s through today on free play with admission. Located in Pomona, California. Pinball-focuse
• ElectroMagnetic Pinball Museum — Rhode Island. ElectroMagnetic Pinball Museum in Pawtucket occupies multiple floors of the Creative Commerce Center with vintage and modern pinball, retro arcade, bowling and ping pong. $10 all-day unlimited free pl
• Pizza J — Rhode Island. Pizza J on Westminster Street in Federal Hill features 10+ pinball machines alongside pizza, beer and cocktails. Located in Providence, Rhode Island. Pinball-focused venues curate working machines fro
• Capital Pinball — New Hampshire. Capital Pinball at 70 Pembroke Road in Concord runs a community-focused club inside a converted factory building with around 34 rotating pinball machines. Day passes and monthly memberships open acces
• Idaho Pinball Museum — Idaho. The Idaho Pinball Museum at 1104 N. Cole Rd in Boise keeps 70+ working pinball machines on free play with a donation at the door. Built by collectors Debbie Courson-Smith, Dwayne Smith, and Dave Fello
• Big Flipper — Idaho. Big Flipper at 312 East Annie Avenue in Coeur d'Alene is a pinball-focused arcade and bar from owners Isis Rich and Ronnie Vanwormer. The floor carries 20+ pinball machines spanning five decades plus

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