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All the Netherlands Rotterdam Dutch Pinball Museum
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Dutch Pinball Museum

This museum features over 100 playable pinball machines, some dating back to the 1850s.

Rotterdam, Netherlands

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Think of this as the 1925 predecessor to present-day Fifa video games.   gibgabgod / Atlas Obscura User
Think of this as the 1925 predecessor to present-day Fifa video games.   gibgabgod / Atlas Obscura User
The Bealtemania pinball machine is playable for visitors.   gibgabgod / Atlas Obscura User
The Twilight Zone pinball machine is a classic.   gibgabgod / Atlas Obscura User
At any given point, roughly 100 pinball machines are available for visitors to play.   gibgabgod / Atlas Obscura User
The oldest machines in the collection are not available for play.   gibgabgod / Atlas Obscura User
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Located in Rotterdam's historic Delfshaven, this quirky museum features more than 100 vintage pinball machines available for visitors to play at any given time. Many of the machines on display here date back to before the Second World War. The playable pinball machines include classics featuring the Addams Family, the Big Lebowski, the Twilight Zone, and many more. 

For the curious, there's also a section of the museum devoted to the historical evolution of spijkerbal, as it's known in Dutch. The oldest piece in the collection is a venerable toupie hollandaise table, or toptafel, from 1853. This "Dutch spinning top" game, a predecessor of modern-day pinball, became popular throughout aristocratic European circles in the 17th century.

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Dutch Pinball Museum
14B Voorhaven
Rotterdam, 3024 RM
Netherlands
51.907984, 4.448842
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