{"id":7859,"date":"2014-04-08T04:30:11","date_gmt":"2014-04-08T11:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coreyshead.com\/blog\/?p=7859"},"modified":"2014-04-08T10:55:12","modified_gmt":"2014-04-08T17:55:12","slug":"musee-mecanique-fishermans-wharf-san-francisco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coreyshead.com\/blog\/2014\/04\/08\/musee-mecanique-fishermans-wharf-san-francisco\/","title":{"rendered":"Mus\u00e9e M\u00e9canique on Fisherman&#8217;s Wharf, San Francisco"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/coreyshead.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/MuseeMecanique.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7866\" alt=\"Mus\u00e9e M\u00e9canique\" src=\"https:\/\/coreyshead.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/MuseeMecanique.jpg\" width=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coreyshead.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/MuseeMecanique.jpg 1007w, https:\/\/coreyshead.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/MuseeMecanique-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coreyshead.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/MuseeMecanique-150x110.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1007px) 100vw, 1007px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The rain is relentless and our clothing sticks to our travel weary bodies. To our right, grand galleries of outrageous pomp and finery in bronze, gold, and glass stand cheek and jowl with fast food counters, kitsch mongers, and dingy alcoves papered with promises of adventure and fantastic sights at only 39 dollars a head. Across the street and on past another row of shops is the bay and an island with an old prison converted to a tourist attraction.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s right, we\u2019re on Jefferson Street in San Francisco\u2019s waterfront, heading towards Fisherman\u2019s Wharf &#8211; tourist hell.<\/p>\n<p>As with any city, any handful of earth upon which you may find yourself: sift carefully, for their may be gems here. Gems like the Mus\u00e9e M\u00e9canique at the end of Taylor Street on Fisherman\u2019s Wharf.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>When we were planning this trip, Mus\u00e9e M\u00e9canique was the first place my wife talked about as a possible destination. Me? All I could think about was the great food I\u2019d be chop-sticking over my gnashers in Japantown.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m not much of a tourist, really. You can keep your Alcatraz, your Lombard Street, your Golden Gate Bridge, and all other, typical tourist attractions. I\u2019ve seen them on enough t-shirts, barware, and family snaps to last a lifetime.<\/p>\n<p>Still, Mus\u00e9e M\u00e9canique was something I\u2019d not heard of and my wife remained convinced it could be interesting. I enjoy museums, so visiting a place that had old arcade games sounded like a nice, quick diversion. Little did I know I was about to walk into a house of over 200 fascinations.<\/p>\n<p>Mus\u00e9e M\u00e9canique (mechanical museum), as it turns out, is one of the world\u2019s largest, privately owned collections of coin-operated arcade machines.<\/p>\n<p>Now, by \u201carcade machines,\u201d yes: Ms. Pacman is here. You can play Spy Hunter and Raiders of the Lost Ark pinball. You can also play foosball, skee ball and &#8211; hot damn, my favorite: air hockey. You can even ride the horsey, if your heart so desires (and you weigh 40 pounds or less) but the term \u201carcade machines\u201d also includes older diversions. Things like arm wrestling, an antique, metal version of Rock \u2018Em Sock \u2018Em Robots, and fortune tellers like the one in the Tom Hanks\u2019 film \u201cBig.\u201d Then farther back to animated dioramas and peepshows. Drop a coin in the slot and discover what the butler saw or witness a scene from history.<\/p>\n<p>By far, my favorite of the attractions &#8211; even above the air hockey! &#8211; were these animated dioramas. Glass cases containing tiny dolls or even up to larger than life figures that spring to automated life at the drop of a single coin. How I marveled at the intricate, the odd, and the often unabashedly macabre re-enactments in fabric and plaster, rubber and steel. Demonstrations in mechanical miniature of an entire farm, riding a bucking bronco, various methods of execution, or the soul-damning torture caused by abuses of the flesh.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/coreyshead.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/MuseeMecaniqueCryBaby.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7870\" alt=\"Mus\u00e9e M\u00e9canique Cry Baby\" src=\"https:\/\/coreyshead.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/MuseeMecaniqueCryBaby.jpg\" width=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coreyshead.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/MuseeMecaniqueCryBaby.jpg 855w, https:\/\/coreyshead.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/MuseeMecaniqueCryBaby-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coreyshead.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/MuseeMecaniqueCryBaby-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 855px) 100vw, 855px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I stepped inside Mus\u00e9e M\u00e9canique expecting, I dunno, maybe some tin-gizmos that made music, and spent the next couple of hours in sheer fascination, pumping quarters into machines to see what &#8211; if anything &#8211; they might do. The four of us &#8211; two kids, two adults &#8211; were here for two hours, totally entertained, and for under $40. Beat that, Disney Land.<\/p>\n<p>So check \u2018em out &#8211; either in person or visit the website. The latter has an informative and entertaining video on its homepage that is great fun to watch.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mus\u00e9e M\u00e9canique<br \/>\nPier 45 at the end of Taylor Street<br \/>\nFisherman&#8217;s Wharf<br \/>\nSan Francisco, CA 94133<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.museemecaniquesf.com\/\">www.museemecaniquesf.com\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Speaking of videos, I\u2019m enough of the herd to own a cell phone with video capabilities so, of course, I tried to capture some of my favorite machines at Mus\u00e9e M\u00e9canique and want to share them with you, here.<\/p>\n<p>It feels a bit like stealing, to record and then freely publish the attractions of a place I encourage you to visit. It seems counter-productive &#8211; why go if you\u2019ve seen it already? But my documentation is poor and minimal and the videos I took barely scratch the surface of the delights Mus\u00e9e M\u00e9canique offers. So go ahead and peep. They quarters are on me &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"movie\" href=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jJMT2aqKeyA?list=PL07i9J-o1IvcF35P1Zt5MEH78hnuM9Umb?rel=0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7891\" alt=\"Mus\u00e9e M\u00e9canique Jolly Jack\" src=\"https:\/\/coreyshead.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/museeMecaniqueJollyJack.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coreyshead.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/museeMecaniqueJollyJack.jpg 200w, https:\/\/coreyshead.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/museeMecaniqueJollyJack-150x112.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"movie\" href=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uENSa5W7hjE?list=PL07i9J-o1IvcF35P1Zt5MEH78hnuM9Umb?rel=0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-7892\" alt=\"Mus\u00e9e M\u00e9canique Opium Den\" src=\"https:\/\/coreyshead.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/museeMecaniqueOpiumDen.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coreyshead.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/museeMecaniqueOpiumDen.jpg 200w, https:\/\/coreyshead.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/museeMecaniqueOpiumDen-150x112.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><a class=\"movie\" href=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9E0afO8_gdc?list=PL07i9J-o1IvcF35P1Zt5MEH78hnuM9Umb?rel=0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/coreyshead.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/museeMecaniqueInquest.jpg\" alt=\"Mus\u00e9e M\u00e9canique The Inquest\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-7909\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coreyshead.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/museeMecaniqueInquest.jpg 200w, https:\/\/coreyshead.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/museeMecaniqueInquest-150x112.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"movie\" href=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SCCAuTF3i-M?list=PL07i9J-o1IvcF35P1Zt5MEH78hnuM9Umb?rel=0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-7887\" alt=\"Mus\u00e9e M\u00e9canique Execution\" src=\"https:\/\/coreyshead.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/museeMecaniqueExecution.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coreyshead.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/museeMecaniqueExecution.jpg 200w, https:\/\/coreyshead.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/museeMecaniqueExecution-150x112.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><a class=\"movie\" href=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vz67G7QIJpE?list=PL07i9J-o1IvcF35P1Zt5MEH78hnuM9Umb?rel=0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-7889\" alt=\"Mus\u00e9e M\u00e9canique Guillotine\" src=\"https:\/\/coreyshead.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/MuseeMecaniqueGuillotine.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coreyshead.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/MuseeMecaniqueGuillotine.jpg 200w, https:\/\/coreyshead.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/MuseeMecaniqueGuillotine-150x112.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"movie\" href=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KV9rx4jGLUY?list=PL07i9J-o1IvcF35P1Zt5MEH78hnuM9Umb?rel=0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-7886\" alt=\"Mus\u00e9e M\u00e9canique English Execution\" src=\"https:\/\/coreyshead.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/museeMecaniqueEnglishExecution.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coreyshead.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/museeMecaniqueEnglishExecution.jpg 200w, https:\/\/coreyshead.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/museeMecaniqueEnglishExecution-150x112.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><a class=\"movie\" 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sticks to our travel weary bodies. To our right, grand galleries of outrageous pomp and finery in bronze, gold, and glass stand cheek and jowl with fast food counters, kitsch mongers, and dingy alcoves papered with promises of adventure and fantastic sights at only 39 dollars a head. 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