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Musee Mecanique

Expert Reviews of Musee Mecanique

Citysearch | A playground of nickel-and-dime curiosities for the pre-Pac Man generation.

At the beginning of the century, Thomas Edison took the entertainment industry by storm with a host of dazzling mechanical contraptions that kept the masses and their coin-filled pockets running to the...
citysearch.com - expert review - 01/11/2006
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User Reviews of Musee Mecanique

my kids love this place

This is surprisingly fun, although in a creepy way. From Laughing Sal (a gigantic weirdly dressed woman who laughs uncontrollably) to the strange little scenes (especially the guillotine and hanging vignettes)...
citysearch.com - user review - 04/23/2007
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This museum is great! I only wished they hadn't converted the old machines from pennies and nickles to quarters! It gets expensive after awhile, because ...
gusto.com - user review - 02/07/2007
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I loved this museum- an interactive look at a world before video games. Bring plenty of cash (they have change machines available) to play with ...
gusto.com - user review - 01/21/2007
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Best use of quarters in San Francisco

Stumbled across this bizarre museum during a break from a conference and couldn't believe my eyes. If you're as phobic about clowns, scary puppets and eerie little vignettes as I am, enter at your own...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/03/2006
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Mechanical fun!

Located near the Cliff House, Musee Mecanique has an eclectic collection of vintage coin-operated me...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/27/2005
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a bit of history

The Musee Mecanique is a great little hands-on museum that's fun for kids as well as adults. They h...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/26/2005
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AWESOME FUN

This is one of the greatest. Everyone I have taken has had great fun and always comes away laughing and in good humour the rest of the day, at least. My children still talk about our many trips there.
citysearch.com - user review - 08/15/2002
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Most fun for a roll of quarters

This place has everything mechanical you could hope to find from old amusement parks and carnivals. Make sure everyone with you has their own quarter roll.
citysearch.com - user review - 08/09/2002
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A metal gem

After playing the simulations on computer, it's great to see the real thing! The staff of this place takes loving care of all the old machines. It's going to be in a temporary home for awhile and won't have...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/08/2002
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The good, old days

I remember when they also used to have a location over in Tiburon, right by the fairy dock -- but that's been closed for years. It's amusing to take kids here and see their reactions to the games from the old...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/26/2002
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Quarter Turn

Best San Francisco treat --- lots of cool items to obsess over, and amazing video games (Frenzy!) to boot. Glad it's still around, although Laughing Sal stays with you a long, long time.
citysearch.com - user review - 05/20/2002
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