Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Vegas is known across the world as a great place to gamble, eat, drink, shop and see live entertainment - all things that can be a lot of fun … and can cost a lot of money. The 'old man' started this business many years ago and the neighborhood has seen its better days, but we felt safe there.Hundreds of machines are to be played as the Pinball Hall of Fame is in an expansive building at their new location across from the Welcome to Las Vegas sign on Tuesday, Apin Las Vegas. If you watch the show this is worth a visit I assume that when they video the show, they control access and actually only allow those who will be on the show and the few other customers access because they couldn't possibly video the segments with the line of people going through. The interaction between the staff and customers that were interested in purchasing actual merchandise seemed businesslike.

We bypassed the souvenir area, looked around, and left. Inside the store there was an orderly line through the shop. The lot has a shaded table with an individual doing some advertising/promotion we politely said 'not interested' and they politely said 'have a nice day' no pressure and away we went. We arrived arount 10 am and were able to park free in the lot that is next to the shop. As most others have stated in reviews, the shop is small. We watch the TV show and just wanted to see the shop. But, you only need to spend 15 minutes to get the whole experience. If you are a fan I recommend visiting here. Maybe you should visit some pawn stores in your local city before going here. Even though I am a fan, I didn't see souvenir's worth buying unless you are a super-duper fan. Basically, this pawn shop is more of a novelty shop. Usually pawn shops sell electronics, musical instruments, tools, guns, bycicles, etc. They sell a lot of art pieces that I have no idea how to judge the value. I am not sure if they use different lighting or if they have a Pawn Shop 'studio' that is off limits.įinally, this pawn shop is not like a typical pawn shop that you will find in your local town.

So, I would advise visiting at lunch or in the afternoon so you can go to Rick's bar and restaurant.įor me, the inside of the pawn shop looks nothing like the show. About 40 feet to the south is a complex that has Chumli's candy shop and Rick's barbeque restaurant and bar. If you go before then you will find small/moderate line waiting to get inside. So, if you are staying at the southern end of the strip expect to take 30 minutes to get here with traffic and all the traffic lights.

It is just off the northern end of the strip. If you are a Pawn Stars Fan (like me) you should probably visit here.

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