The Roanoke Pinball Museum is located on the second floor of Center In The Square in the heart of downtown Roanoke. It is a fun place featuring pinball machines and games from 1932 to the present day, offering a wide variety including some really old ones. Visitors pay once to play all day, with a ticket allowing them to leave and return. The setting is spotless and well maintained, laid out for a great experience. It is a cool place to spend a few hours, offering silly fun and a flashback to childhood that is affordable for both kids and adults. The place has lots of machines, though some were down. There is also a single table game loaded with classic video games and Nintendo games with controllers on a huge TV. The staff is very friendly and sure friendly. Special late-night Saturday events with a cash bar, cool brews, and music are for adults only. Parking nearby costs money, but free street parking is available a mile away. The amount of homeless people in the market square can be worrisome when breaking for food, so paying attention to surroundings is recommended. Overall, it is an amazing and very fun time where time really flies by.
Absolutely a great place I had so much fun celebrating my 51st birthday there. Great value 98 percent of the machines were in good working order. Good job pinball mechanics
August 2026
I haven't visited many pinball museums but this one is one of the best. Some machines were down for repairs, definitely get that because of all the play of them. Got to play some of my favorites like 8 ball, ghostbusters, Simpsons, and dungeons & dragons.
July 2026
Loved this museum and plan to return! They had dozens of pinball machines available for unlimited play with the purchase of a ticket. (The only reason I gave a 4 instead of 5 is because the machine hours most looking forward to playing--Elton John's Captain Fantastic--was down for repair at the time.
