Try real pinball on the south Strip, then head to Chinatown for Japanese arcade games. Pick just one stop if you only have a couple of hours.
Allow about 3–5 hours for both, including a travel buffer
Drive or take a ride between venues
These are suggested time allowances, not live travel times or reservations.
Start at the Pinball Hall of Fame. Give everyone a small games budget and a chance to find a favorite machine.
Travel to Game Nest in Chinatown after it opens at noon. These venues are in different parts of the valley, so check live directions before setting off.
Choose the arcade that suits your group before paying for a long session. At Game Nest, ask which games the current pass includes; do not assume claw and capsule machines are part of unlimited play. The time allowance is our planning suggestion, not a venue session length.
South of the Strip · Las Vegas Boulevard
Trade the casino floor for the clack of a real pinball table. Playable machines from different eras turn this nonprofit collection into a hands-on stop, with a few arcade and novelty games in the mix.
West of the Strip · Chinatown
A Chinatown arcade for people who would rather chase a rhythm-game score than a jackpot. Japanese imports, racing games, retro favorites and claw machines give a group plenty of ways to split up and compare scores.
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