Most people visiting San Francisco want to see the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz, and Fisherman’s Wharf. Those places can be fun, but here you will see some of my favorite places off the beaten path. This blog lists my favorite hidden gems, secret wonders, or things that are just plain cool! I hope these “Best Things To Do in San Francisco” helps you play, interact and enjoy the sites giving you a Magical Mystery Tour of my favorite city. The special destinations of SF are constantly changing. Your next secret discovery may be the city’s future biggest attraction. - Jay Alexander

January 26, 2022

Musée Mécanique

January 26, 2022/ Musée Mécanique/ Jay Alexander

Musée Mécanique

The craziest collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

For those that grew up before Nintendo, this will be a fantastic trip down memory lane. You will take a journey from turn-of-the-century hand-cranked music boxes, antique arcade artifacts to modern video arcade games.

You can play with any of the 300-plus machines in their original working condition.

You will see "Laffing Sal," "Susie the Can-Can Dancer," and the fascinating "Carnival." Best part is this is a FREE EXPERIENCE to get in.

Pier 45 at the end of Taylor Street

Fisherman's Wharf

San Francisco, CA 94133

https://museemecanique.com/

We recommend arriving one-hour prior to showtime for check-in, meet and greet, a little pre-show sleight-of-hand at your table, and an assortment of delicious drinks and appetizers available for purchase. Unfortunately, we don’t allow toddlers and infants due to the intimate size of our venue.

San Francisco Magic Show times and address

More info on Museum Posters: Thurston, Houdini, Johnny Eck, Henry Box Brown, Carter the Great, Alba, Dante, Chung Ling Soo, Kellar, Max Malini, Gogia Pasha, Lee Grabel, Fak Hong, Dunninger, Magic Cellar, Ben Darwin, Karrell Fox, Bancroft, Kar-mi, Doug Henning
Celebrities who are also magicians: Steve Martin, Muhammad Ali, Johnny Carson, Orson Welles,

Links for Press Photos. Press Articles, Magic Theaters, Things to do with Grandchildren
Jay Alexander is our featured magician. Every so often we bring a guest magician to San Francisco. They include
Alex Ramon, David Gerard, Robert Strong, Robert Ramirez, Brad Barton, Bob Sheets, Jonathan Levit,

419 O’Farrell Street, San Francisco, CA • 415-794-6893

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Musée Mécanique

The craziest collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

We recommend arriving one-hour prior to showtime for check-in, meet and greet, a little pre-show sleight-of-hand at your table, and an assortment of delicious drinks and appetizers available for purchase. Unfortunately, we don’t allow toddlers and infants due to the intimate size of our venue.