Starting tomorrow, the biggest pinball museum in the world will host the third annual Arcade Expo and allow unlimited gaming for ticket holders. The Museum of Pinball in Banville, California has about 600 pinball machines and 300 classic arcade games.

Some machines are more than 150 years old, dating back to 1855. The museum also houses a number of rare games and oddities, such as the oversized pinball machine Hercules that uses cue balls instead of pinballs. Joust is a competitive pinball machine that pits two players against each other in an air-hockey-style match, and only 402 were ever built. Nowhere else can you gain access to such a massive treasure trove of classic arcade games.

"A lot of people go 'I don't want you to touch my machine,' but I want to share," museum founder John Weeks told the Los Angeles Daily News.

Due to maintenance difficulties, the museum is only open a few days a year, and the Arcade Expo is the best chance to test out the mechanical wonders. Last year's Expo saw about 3,500 pinball fans gather from around the world, and this year's event is likely going to be even bigger.

In addition to unlimited vintage arcade entertainment, the Expo will include chiptune music, food and craft beer vendors, and even a professional pinball tournament.

You can buy tickets for the Expo here, and you can even reserve a campsite near the Museum to get chummy with some real pinball aficionados. A weekend pass is $100, which is less money than most pinball wizards spent in quarters during the 70s and 80s.

Source: Los Angeles Daily News via Atlas Obscura

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