Funspot

Funspot is an entertainment center with over 600 games spread across multiple floors at 579 Endicott Street North in Laconia. The facility combines classic arcade machines with bowling lanes, indoor miniature golf, and other recreational offerings under one roof.

Bob Lawton opened the center on June 27, 1952, as Weirs Sports Center, funded by a $750 loan from his grandmother. Over the decades, the original site expanded into a multi-floor complex housing hundreds of gaming machines.

The American Classic Arcade Museum section preserves 180 arcade games and pinball machines from before 1988, showing how electronic entertainment developed over the decades. Visitors can play many of these working machines, giving them a direct experience of earlier gaming eras.

Visitors find bowling lanes, indoor miniature golf, and bingo areas alongside the gaming machines. A restaurant serves meals during operating hours, allowing longer visits without interruption.

Guinness World Records certified the center as the largest arcade globally in 2008 during the 10th Annual International Classic Video Game Tournament. This recognition came from the sheer number of working machines, drawing players from different countries.

Location: New Hampshire

Founders: Bob Lawton

Official opening: June 27, 1952

Address: 579 Endicott Street North

Website: https://funspotnh.com

GPS coordinates: 43.61390,-71.47690

Latest update: December 5, 2025 22:27