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Circuit Avenue after dark in November, shop signs lit and the street quiet.
The Game Room in Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard: arcade games, racing simulators, and a reliable plan for a rainy island day with kids.
This video goes inside the Game Room in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, on Martha's Vineyard. If you like arcades, it's a fun stop. The arcade, Ryan Family Amusements at 19 Circuit Avenue, is seasonal: its 2026 season ended on October 12.
The Game Room is full of arcade games. The video opens with a walk across the floor, all lights and noise and people mid-game, so you can see what a busy night there looks like.
The best part of our visit was the racing simulators. We each took a seat in one of the racing cockpits and ran a full race, and the video shows the whole thing from a first-person view, so you're watching the race the way we saw it.
Past the games, it gives you a feel for an evening in Oak Bluffs, and the 4K is sharp enough to walk through it before you visit.
We filmed it in 4K at the Game Room in Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.
The video has flashing lights that may cause discomfort or trigger seizures for viewers with photosensitive epilepsy.
The full tour of the Game Room is in the video below. If you enjoy it, our channel has more videos from around Martha's Vineyard, with new ones going up through the year.
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Filmed August 2024The island moves on: shops, signs and prices may differ from what you see here. The text of this guide was checked October 2026.
Exploring the town? Start with our complete Oak Bluffs guide: food, beaches, parking and the local rhythm, all in one place.
All six town libraries on Martha's Vineyard, checked October 2026: hours and addresses, how visitors get a library card, free Wi-Fi, the concerts, art shows and programs, the Libraries of Things with beach chairs and stargazing kits, museum and beach parking passes, and a short history of each building.
The Martha's Vineyard Songwriters Festival, September 17 to 20, 2026: a free kickoff at Nomans and three nights of Nashville writers at the Strand Theatre in Oak Bluffs, with our photographs from inside the Strand, the night-by-night lineups and practical notes for next year.
The Feast of the Holy Ghost in Oak Bluffs, held every third full weekend of July since 1928: the Queen Isabel legend behind the free soup, the Sunday parade from the ferry up Circuit Avenue, the crown blessed at Our Lady Star of the Sea, the sopas at the Portuguese-American Club, the club the rest of the year, and how a visitor should behave at the island's Portuguese feast.
East Chop Lighthouse in Oak Bluffs: the 1878 cast-iron tower on Telegraph Hill, the Sunday sunset openings run by the Martha's Vineyard Museum, the semaphore and Chocolate Lighthouse history, and the bus stop and parking below the hill.
Shearer Cottage, Dorothy West, the Inkwell and 30 marked sites across the island: how to walk or tour the African American Heritage Trail of Martha's Vineyard.
MV art guide: 40+ galleries from Benton at the Granary to glassblowing in West Tisbury. Free admission, First Fridays, and where to find island art.
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Visit Edgartown on a Tuesday or Wednesday. Same beautiful town, maybe 30% of the weekend crowds. Most restaurants have availability without reservations.
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