You want to travel through time and meet eye-witnesses of the last half century? Search no further, the “Outlane” is your place: a mix between bar, museum and private collection of pinball machines and old video games that you can play. The Outlane is run by two crazy collectors and contains 50 Flippers and about 10 old consoles with ever-changing old video games. The most ancient flippers are from the beginning days in the forties, very simple and sweet (and pretty boring to play), whereas the newest ones have a lot of kick-ass features. All these machines have a story to tell, they reveal things about the time they were made. If you’re interested, drop in and talk to the owners, they like to tell people about their collection. Being no regular bar, the Outlane is only opened once per month – and it’s almost impossible to find. In the middle of a living quarter, you have to walk down a car garage and ring on an unimposing door. Well, that has it’s charm too, doesn’t it? Check out the comments of this article for a detailed description how to get there. One last thing: Please consider this place a museum, not a bar to get shit-faced and out of control. You got plenty of opportunities to do that at the Langstrasse. Details about this spot (Show on map).jpg)
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Outlane | Art & culture, Bars
Fuchsiastrasse 10 | Kreis 9 Altstetten
Every last Thursday of the month from 20:30
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Big Thanks! Thanks again for the great “insider” find. My boyfriend will love it!
Thanks Marie! So here we go, public transport description: Hop on a Tram Number two* direction “Farbhof”. Get out at the station “Freihofstrasse”. Go to the left side of the street and walk in the direction the tram goes. And then, before the “Amag”-Building you turn left. Now this doesn’t look like a real walking path, but do it anyway. Keep walking until you reach a little street. Look left, and you see the entrance to an underground parking. Walk down there and look for a door with the “Outlane”-sign on it. Ring the bell and wait until somebody comes and lets you in (don’t let yourself get scared by this procedure, it’s just how it works). Have fun!
*fastest way to tram No. 2 from the Hauptbahnhof: Go on a 14-tram direction Triemli or on a 3-tram direction Albisrieden, get out at “Stauffacher”
Hi – Could you give me the detailed description on how to get to the Video Game Museum “Outlane”? Thanks for the tip – great article! Marie