Monopoly

Understand

Monopoly is a popular board game with a significant element of luck. The original design was created during the Great Depression and leaned into the political theme that corporate monopolies harmed the average family business. Its designer, Charles Darrow, adapted an older, and more explicitly anti-monopolist, game called The Landlord's Game. He used street names and railroad companies from Atlantic City, a beach town reachable from his hometown on the Pennsylvania Railroad. In 1935, Parker Brothers published Darrow's game, which became a runaway hit. Since then, more than a quarter billion copies have been sold. The game is sold in dozens of languages and more than 100 countries. Localized versions replace the original street names and dollar bills with the local currency and important streets and businesses in that area.

Destinations

Atlantic City 1 Mediterranean Avenue. One of the most boring properties in Monopoly, this street has few attractions. It is less than a mile long. (updated Jan 2022) 2 Baltic Avenue. The Atlantic City Expressway enters the city at this street, which includes a large outlet mall and is close to the convention center. The street turns into Madison Ave. from Ocean Beach Blvd. to the Boardwalk. 1 Oriental Avenue (AC3 bus route). With a large, popular parking lot by the casinos at one end, and the ocean at the other, the biggest nighttime attractions might be the concert venue, Ovation Hall. (updated Jan 2022) 1 Reading Railroad. Named for Reading (pronounced like the color "red") in Pennsylvania, the best sights to see for this railroad are 60–120 miles northwest of Atlantic City. The Reading Railroad Heritage Museum is in the small town of Hamburg, just north of Reading. (updated Jan 2022) 2 Vermont Avenue. One of the more boring streets in town, with empty lots near the beach. At the far northern end, you'll be one block east of Fisherman's Park, where you can see some boats. (updated Oct 2022) 3 Connecticut Avenue. Connecticut Avenue turns into Ocean Beach Blvd as you head south. Up at the north end, where it's still called Connecticut Avenue, it's a residential area tucked in between Snug Harbor and Gardners Basin, just east of Fisherman's Park. (updated Oct 2022) 1 St Charles Place. One of the shortest streets in the city, St Charles Place is near the Oscar E. McClinton Waterfront Park, on the north end of town. (updated Mar 2026) 2 States Avenue. Only one block next to the Showboat Hotel, a former casino that now has a large arcade and sports bar. (updated Jan 2022) 3 Virginia Avenue. If you're driving into town, there's an exit from Abescon (Highway 30) onto Virginia. The street dead-ends in the Hard Rock Café. On the other side of the building, you'll find the Steel Pier amusement park. (updated Oct 2022) 1 St James Place. About a quarter-mile long, at the beach end of St James Place are Boardwalk Bathrooms, Ripley's Believe It or Not museum, and a pier. (updated Jan 2022) 2 Pennsylvania Railroad, 1 Atlantic City Expwy. The Pennsylvania Railroad operated

Large-scale game boards and attractions

Monopoly Lifesized, 213-215 Tottenham Court Rd, London W1T 7PS (Tube: Goodge Street NOR or Tottenham Court Road CEN NOR ELI ). An escape room-style attraction using the Monopoly game board. Move from room to room completing challenges to buy properties. There are four boards with different themes and challenges: the classic board (based on the London Monopoly board), city board (with attractions of modern London), a luxury board, and a children's board for groups with ages 5-8. A restaurant and bar, also themed to the London board, serves British small plates and cocktails. (updated Jan 2022) Monopoly Dreams, Hong Kong. Four-dimensional ride and interactive museum based on the Hong Kong Monopoly board. (updated Dec 2025) Monopoly in the Park, San Jose (California). Permanent installation in city park. Visiting is free, but there is a fee for reservations and renting their true-to-scale tokens and dice to play the game. $300+ per group. (updated Oct 2022)