It’s one of the coolest places in Southwest Florida. But you can’t just walk in the door to see The Pinball Asylum’s collection of new and antique pinball machines ― one of the biggest in the country.
The private club doesn’t even publicize its Fort Myers address. To get in, you have to email them and register first.
Only then do they reveal the secret location.
“People have called us a pinball speakeasy,” says Pinball Asylum president David Denholtz. “And we want to keep that vibe. Because we think it’s kinda cool.”
But once you finally make it to the Asylum? It’s a paradise for pinball lovers: About 150 clinking, clanking pinball machines from modern games all the way back to the 1960s and ’70s.
“It’s an amazing collection of machines,” says pinball player and collector John Rosenberg of Naples. “They’ve really put together some amazing stuff.
“I mean, there’s a lot of rare games that there’s no way you’d ever see anywhere else.”
Changes coming to The Pinball Asylum
It’s been like this for more than 12 years. But changes are coming soon to the nonprofit pinball club.