When you see the sign for Tower Lanes Entertainment Center, you might find it rather unassuming. You may even be tempted to keep on driving. But if you happen to like fun, that would be a huge mistake.

This charming, nostalgic spot is a bowling alley, arcade, and mini golf course that both the actual children and the kids at heart in your family will love. And to top it off, they have a restaurant with food that happens to be delicious.

Tower Lanes Entertainment Center is located at 6323 6th Ave. in Tacoma.

SS Collectors / Google This place, which used to be a 24-hour establishment, has been around since 1957.

Most people that come here come to bowl. The bowling alley does not disappoint.

Management / TripAdvisor The bowling league competes in the spring and fall, but you won’t see too many professionals here on an average evening. And since bowling is only about $4 per game per person, you could spend a lot of time improving your game.

Just make sure you allow plenty of time to check out the arcade, which has recently been expanded …

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… and the mini golf setup is just plain fun.

Tower Lanes Entertainment Center / Facebook This is an 18-hole course complete with waterfalls, fountains, and bridges. It’s peaceful, but it’s challenging.

The restaurant doesn’t look like it has been updated too much since the 1950s, which somehow adds to is charm.

Mark Klinger / Google The fact that guests have somewhere great to go to fill up after expending their energy bowling or golfing is fantastic.

Many people are surprised by how tasty the food is here.

Tower Lanes Entertainment Center / Facebook The team uses fresh ingredients and attention to detail to make the home-cooked meals.

Here, you can enjoy breakfast at 2 p.m., which we highly recommend.

Tower Lanes Entertainment Center / Facebook You can’t go wrong with a hearty breakfast here, even if you enjoy it at lunchtime.

Tower Lanes Entertainment is open daily, although hours vary.

Tower Lanes Entertainment Center / Facebook While this place sadly isn’t open 24 hours a day anymore, there are still plenty of hours in a day to put it to good use.

Have you been to Tower Lanes lately?

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This place, which used to be a 24-hour establishment, has been around since 1957.

Management / TripAdvisor

The bowling league competes in the spring and fall, but you won’t see too many professionals here on an average evening. And since bowling is only about $4 per game per person, you could spend a lot of time improving your game.

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Tower Lanes Entertainment Center / Facebook

This is an 18-hole course complete with waterfalls, fountains, and bridges. It’s peaceful, but it’s challenging.

Mark Klinger / Google

The fact that guests have somewhere great to go to fill up after expending their energy bowling or golfing is fantastic.

The team uses fresh ingredients and attention to detail to make the home-cooked meals.

You can’t go wrong with a hearty breakfast here, even if you enjoy it at lunchtime.

While this place sadly isn’t open 24 hours a day anymore, there are still plenty of hours in a day to put it to good use.

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Address: Tower Lanes Entertainment Center, 6323 6th Ave, Tacoma, WA 98406, USA