Musée Mécanique
add photosThe collection consists of more than 300 items, ranging from orchestrions, coin operated pianos, antique slot machines, and animations, down to small bird boxes.
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"Classic Arcade Fun for All Ages "
Housed in a spacious warehouse at Pier 45, the Musee Mecanique is an enchanting collection of arcade games that span childhoods beginning in the 1900s. Admission is free, you just need to supply the quarters to fuel the fun. Drop in your silver to see scenes like Santa's Workshop, a carnival and hoedown come to life, participate in bicycle race by cranking your rider to the finish line ----you can even take in a silent movie by peeping into a projector! While many of the games were from the early 1900s, there was a lot of modern fun to be had as well. At the risk of dating myself, I found a piece of my childhood there when I spotted a PONG game! My kids loved the basketball and driving games and had a good laugh over a few feat of strength activities. All-in-all, a lot of fun!!
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"Fun for kids and adults!"
This was such a cool find for us after visiting the USS Pamponito Submarine. It's just a few feet away. Walk in and you will be amazed by the variety of arcade games, some more than a hundred years old. You'll feel nostalgic and your kids will have such a blast playing the games. Pinballs, pressed pennie and more. We could play for hours. Some games are definitely not PC and a few are risque (i.e. take a peek at the the naughtly lady movie, etc.) but it adds to the history and charm of the place. The best part is the games still have the original cost so yes, some cost as low as a nickel!
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"Musee Mecanique"
My family easily spent three hours in this arcade. We had a blast looking at all the old arcade options and had a hard time deciding which machines were going to get our quarters. My stepson loved playing skee ball and my husband loved the the antique machines! You could spend hours here!
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"Fun with the Family"
In a high, airy pier building, next to the docked USS Pampanito submarine, a museumof coin-operated arcade games and curiosities. With handfuls of quarters, have fun making them go: fortune-tellers, dioramas, stereoscopes, strength testers, dancing puppets, road racers, and player pianos are among the 180 vintage machines. The bad news: A few modern arcade games have been added at the back of the building. The good news: Displays of the Museum of the City of San Francisco are here, and you can walk right out onto the breezy dock of the bay.
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"Very fun"
The Musee Mechanique used to be at the Cliff House and is a very interesting/special site for this area. It consists of many classic mechanical toys that have been restored and mostly work. Kids and adults alike will enjoy this nice trip down memory lane.
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"Nice but not the best"
I used to LOVE the Musee Mecanique when it was located by the ocean. Sure it was little but it was special. Now it is so much bigger at this new location but it lost its originality. My children still like it but it is definitely not the same ambiance, now it is more touristy.
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"True San Francisco History"
The Musee Mechanique should be a part of any visit to San Francisco. It heralds back to a day of much simpler times. My grandfather began taking me here - and there is so much San Francisco history in there! Kids will love the old toys that they can put a quarter or dime in and watch run. Bring plenty of change, and enjoy!
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"Interesting and Antique"
Interesting for to visit. The younger children enjoyed;however, the teenagers with us were a little less enthusiastic. Good for a short visit for adults and 4 to maybe 10 year olds. I like that it was free to enter and look around.
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"My sons could live in there!!! "
It was the second time that my children and I had visited the Musee Mecanique this year.
I truly think my youngest could have spent our whole vacation there. He and his brother had so much fun playing all the old games. It is a really nice place to take kids so that they can see how life was without PS2 and XBox. I would give it thumbs up!!!!!!
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