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🕹️ Pinball & arcades
France: pinball makes a comeback
France channels its love of mechanical games into both museums and a new wave of pinball bars, concentrated in Paris. The Musée des Arts Forains, set in former wine warehouses at the Pavillons de Bercy, preserves antique fairground rides, automata and mechanical games you can play during its theatrical guided tours. Elsewhere in the capital, dedicated pinball bars revive the « flipper » culture, mixing vintage and modern tables with a drink. Booking ahead is essential at…
Pinball, pinball bars and the Musée des Arts Forains: France nurtures a nostalgia for mechanical games, especially in Paris.
Paris's Musée des Arts Forains keeps antique fairground rides and mechanical games, playable during visits.
See the Musée des Arts Forains and Paris's pinball bars. With a data eSIM, book, find the addresses and pay.
The museum is by reservation with timed guided tours, so plan ahead; pinball bars are best at night. With a data eSIM, book your slot, find the bar addresses and pay easily on site.
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