San Francisco and the neighboring area. Hit Pacific Pinball Museum in Alameda and then drive over to Half Moon Bay. Lots of stuff in SF proper, too.
https://www.pacificpinball.org/

Asbury Park - home of the Silverball Museum.

http://silverballmuseum.com/asbury-park/

EDIT: Museum is located right on the beach boardwalk.

Lake Ozark, Missouri.
-The Bagnell Dam Strip has The Dogpatch Arcade which at last count had around 10 pins
-The Office Neighborhood Bar has 7 pins and is 5 miles from Dogpatch
-Larry's on the Lake has a floating tiki bar and 2 pins (I live across from Larry's and have 1 pin)
-If you drive and go through St. Louis there are about a half dozen great pin-specific locations
-Jason Bateman's new Netflix series "Ozark" (premieres 7/21) is set here
-we have more shoreline than California
-a pocket full of quarters stretches a long way here
-come the weekend of The Shootout for one of the greatest powerboat events (and a LOT of activity around the Lake): http://lakeoftheozarksshootout.com/

I'm not sure what you mean by "open to the outside".

It's open daily to the public if that's what you mean. You can pay by the hour - or pay a flat rate for the day.

If you're asking about the building itself, it's all large windows - one side of which is right on the boardwalk. However that side is not wide open to the outside. You have to go through a door to get in which is typically kept closed (at least when I've been there).

Conditions of pins is great there.

Yes - but let someone else back me up on that. I've only been there in May. Maybe they open stuff up during the summer months.

Good luck deciding!

I was just there a couple weeks ago, such a great place. It is all enclosed, not open to the boardwalk. Funny how they don't have a single Stern modern game in the building.

They used to have at least one before (maybe a few?). I'm 99% sure they had Sopranos a few years back.

Soprano's was there about a year ago when I was there last, they do have Woz & Hobbitt and plenty of amazing condition B/W games. I love the EM's galore!!

There's a boardwalk arcade in Daytona Beach. I don't think the pins are well maintained though. There's also Anastasia Lanes in St. Augustine Beach and Cafe One in Ormond Beach. Both locations have nice, well maintained pins and are at least very close to the beach.

If you're in the Ft Myers area wayyyy down south west Florida check out Nice Guys Pizza in Cape Coral. 12 pins there. I'll even buy you a drink if we catch up there

FL - Miami / Ft Lauderdale area: http://silverballmuseum.com/delray-beach/2016/07/07/silverball-museum/

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They also have DI now to round out the JJP stable.

Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. They have several arcades, and some pins. Fly in to Oakland or San Jose, and then visit the Pacific Pinball Museum while you're there. It's a little over an hour drive between the Boardwalk and the PPM, and both airports are between the two locations.

And the beach at the Boardwalk is really good. I grew up there, and worked at the Boardwalk as a teenager. First job working for someone other than my dad.

Just was at Silverball in Delray Beach FL. Only a couple modern Sterns but all 3 JJP,most B-W 90’S and dozens of EMs with a nice bar. FREEPLAY Monday and DI all to myself. “The weather is here. Wish you were beautiful”

Headed there tonight, see ya there.

Randy Senna in Wildwood NJ has some of his stuff up and running again. Not a lot of info out there, but seems like the most up to date is here...

https://www.facebook.com/randy.senna

Todd Tuckey did a few videos at his places. You can get an idea of what he has by watching those. If you're into retro arcade stuff, Randy has buildings full. Unfortunately I don't think most of it is up and running right now. Lost his lease a couple years ago and he had a few false starts since then. Tons of other stuff to do in Wildwood and there always seems to be some kind of event going on. Not too long a drive from Silverball in Asbury too.

Good luck with the planning!

Hmmm, just realized this was an old thread, hope you had a great trip.