The Musee Mecanique
June 27th 2008 02:37
Musee Mecanique is the Mechanical Museum of San Francisco and boasts one of the world’s largest privately owned collections of antique arcade machines and mechanically operated musical instruments.
Before televisions and video game consoles became common in most households, most kids relied on more traditional and mechanical forms of entertainment such as hand cranked music boxes. All this and more is on display at the museum which can be best described as a trip down memory lane.
The collection consists of more than 300 items, ranging from orchestrions, coin operated pianos, antique slot machines, and animations, down to small bird boxes.
When?
Open daily.
Mon-Fri: 10:00am - 7:00pm
Sat-Sun: 10:00am - 8:00pm
Holidays: 10:00am - 8:00pm
Where?
Musee Mecanique
Pier 45 Shed A at the end of Taylor Street,
Fisherman's Wharf,
San Francisco, CA 94133.
How much?
Free admission!
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