One of my favorite spots in San Francisco is Musee Mechanique at the Fisherman’s Wharf. It’s one of the last “Old San Francisco” amusements. Imagine a warehouse full of old carnival games, fortune tellers similar to the one from the movie BIG, silent films played by cranking a metal handle and looking through a view finder, dancing marionette puppets and old timey sheet pictures.
It’s an awesome place to spend a pocket full of quarters and a must-stop whenever we have guests visiting. Click here to watch a video of my mom and Brent having a carnival music dance off on a past visit.
All of the photos above were taken at Musee Mechanique over the course of the last 2 years. Some were taken when we were just smitten tourists, others after we had moved here. (The pictures with Natasha were from the trip that convinced them they should move here). I like how Brent’s grandfather’s fedora made a guest appearance on multiple occasions.
