Free admission. Noisy with all the music playing from the many mechanical instrument boxes. Machines make change so you can plop your quarters for a palm reading or a hand cranked car race! Fun . X rated peep show is black and white postcards flipped by a dial , hilarious. Only downside is if you are trying to avoid fisherman's... More

Gee, for the price (free), hard to beat this site in the Fishermans Wharf area IF you like nostalgia/history. It was interesting to see old 'arcade' games from the early 1900s and equally interested to be reminded of the video games of the 1980s like Moon Patrol, Centipede and even Pong that I had long forgotten. There's probably a little... More

Someone had mentioned we should visit the Musee Mecanique while in San Francisco, and I promptly forgot about it. It was like - "Oooh! What's this!" when we saw it tucked away at the end of a pier in Fisherman's Wharf. It's packed with "oddball" amusements from the turn of the 1900s and includes modern arcade games. Love testers, fortune... More

Old time, antique games fill this huge room. From movies you spin yourself to factories that come to life with pocket change this is a fun little time killer. Good for kids and poised in the heart of Fisherman's Wharf. Not the quietest place in town.

It's free to get into the museum! That's a plus. Lots of old machines that still work and costs around...50 cents or so to play(fortune tellers, horse race, PAC man, skeeball, pin ball, etc.). I wouldn't go out of your way for it, but if you're looking for something to do. Oh, beware the giant laughing lady clown, she's creepy!

Every cool mechanical toy form the 1800's to today. not to be missed by any gearhead. I LOVE this place!

This place is a must see!!! Bring your quarters or cash as there is a change machine. My son and I enjoyed seeing and playing all the games/ carnival fun machines. We could spend hours in there. These are the games kids played before video games came along. Don't forget your camera!

Great place to take a look back in time.... and fun place to take your kids so they can see how things worked before the video age!

This is an unusual 'museum' on Pier 45 at Fisherman's Warf. It is right next to the ocean, next to a restored warship. It is on the older pier area in the tourist area. The nearby restaurant was called Aliotos - but it changed names I think. There was some construction around the outside when we were there in April... More