Pinball Hall of Fame, Las Vegas, NV

Pinball wizards will enjoy stopping at this local attraction. It is open seven days a week from 11:00 am to 11:00 pm and 11:00 am to midnight on Friday and Saturday.

There is no entrance fee for the Pinball Hall of Fame. Visitors to Las Vegas will find it located at 3330 E. Tropicana. This is about three miles from the Las Vegas Strip. If guests don't have a car they can get there by taxi or bus. Many of the Pinball machines are available for play. Visitors can get an up to date list online or when they arrive at the Pinball Hall of Fame location.

The Pinball Hall of Fame was the ultimate dream of Tim Arnold from Michigan. He enjoyed the games growing up and started collecting them in Michigan. He and his brother ran a very successful pinball business. They learned how to fix them so that they could keep them in excellent condition. It was very profitable and eventually Tim sold the business to his brother and retired to Las Vegas. He brought one thousand pinball machines with him.

It took many years and dedication to finally get the Pinball Hall of Fame put together. Tim used to throw Pinball parties in Vegas and used the money for charity. One of the biggest benefactors is the Salvation Army. Thanks to many friends in Las Vegas, Tim opened the Pinball Hall of Fame. He and a friend work every day keeping the games working and looking like new.

Players at the Pinball Hall of Fame can enjoy the older pinball machines for twenty five cents a play. The machines that are from the 1990's are only fifty cents a play. They do not give out any little tickets for trinkets. Players just enjoy the games. The Hall of Fame is in a store front with windows and a clock,something that is just as rare in Las Vegas as a pinball machine.

The philosophy at the Pinball Hall of Fame is to have fun and that is possible when visitors come here. Some of the older machines that are available for play go back to the late forties and fifties. Many of the older machines still have the wood pieces that hold up the glass on the pinball machine. Names of the older games are Football, Ace High, Heavy Hitter and Miami Beach. Theme machines such as Carnival, Star Jet, Wild Wild West, Space Mission, Wizard and Night Rider are just some of the Pinball games.

Famous cartoon characters can be found in the rows of pinball machines. Bugs Bunny, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Popeye are some. Television shows are represented with Twilight Zone, Addams Family and Gilligan's Island.

The Pinball Hall of Fame makes a great place to take families for a day of old time fun while staying within a budget. Then visitors can go back to the hotel swimming pool and spa for a little relaxation or grab a meal at the many venues on the Strip.