We need your power ups!

The American Classic Arcade Museum is the first 501(c)3 nonprofit museum dedicated to the history and preservation of classic arcade games! We are hoping that 2024 will be a stable one for all. Our organization has always relied completely on donations, fundraising and volunteers, to continue our goals. Please help to contribute to our efforts so that we can have the strongest 2024 possible! 


Please visit our charity GoFundMe to learn more, and to help us preserve arcade history!

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The Games You Grew Up With

Play hundreds of coin-operated arcade games, learn video game history, and more…
At the American Classic Arcade Museum.

More than 250 classic arcade games!

The American Classic Arcade Museum is a proud member of the following professional organizations:

Are you game?

If you’ve tried playing classic games like Space Invaders, Pac-Man, Q*Bert and Dig Dug at home, you already know that something’s… Missing.
That’s why we’ve made it our mission to restore hundreds of the best games from the Golden Age so you can experience them all over again.
Our only goal? To help you relive the games of your childhood the way they were meant to be played—in an arcade, with a friend over your shoulder, egging you on as you inch closer to the high score.

Free admission

It’s always free to come see us. Located in Laconia, NH.

250+ games

From Asteroids to Zaxxon… If you had a favorite arcade game, chances are it’s here.

History on display

Learn video game history, we’re a museum full of arcade facts and fun.

Open year-round

Ready player one? We’re waiting for you—and we’re open late 7 days a week.

Ralph Baer:
His Inventions & Legacy

Ralph Baer, the “Father of Videogames” is best known for his groundbreaking work creating the first video game console, the Magnavox Odyssey. While the initial ideas came to him in the early 1950s, Ralph developed this early video game technology in the mid to late 1960s while employed at Sanders Associates, a large defense contractor located in Nashua, NH.
Learn more about Ralph and his legacy
Support the American Classic Arcade Museum in Laconia New Hampshire

We need your power-ups!

ACAM is a 501(c)3 registered museum that relies exclusively on the generosity of arcade game fans like you. Please help us keep restoring games and sharing them with others by donating what you can. Even a dollar helps.
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Our Games

All of your favorites are here. Check out our huge inventory of classic games.

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The Ted Dabney Experience

Conversations with Golden Age video arcade greats.

A podcast project by May, Temple and Drury, in association with The American Classic Arcade Museum.

Where to Listen:

Listen at teddabneyexperience.com

MSN voted the American Classic Arcade Museum the most "underrated travel spot" in New Hampshire.

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DatingNews.com awards ACAM with the Editors' Choice Award!
The American Classic Arcade Museum in New Hampshire is a Great Place for a Nostalgic Date

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You Should Visit Us!

But don't take our word for it. Expedia, Stuff Magazine & Travelage West all think so!

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