Best Teen Hangout

Pinballz Arcade

Welp, you’ve gone and raised yourself an indoor child with a proclivity toward avatars and power-ups and pixel-based entertainment. What’s a parent of a video-game-loving yet still socially competent child to do come dog days/snow days/general "I'm bored" days that you just can't even right now? Hail, Pinballz! Give that kid $25-30 (factoring in snacks) and s/he will be out of your hair for a good hour, at least. With rooms and rooms full of pinball, arcade, and skeeball at their flipper fingers, any kid, teen, or kid at heart can party like it's 1979 with games like Pac-Man while also enjoying the high-tech wonders of a giant, interactive Fruit Ninja and our personal favorite, Harpoon Lagoon. Kids can hang until 10pm Fridays & Saturdays, after which time it's 18+ only.

Pinballz Arcade
8940 Research #100, 512/420-8458
Pinballz Kingdom, 15201 S. I-35, Buda, 512/523-4080
Pinballz Arcade Lake Creek, 13729 Research, 512/537-8737
pinballz.com

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