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Musée Mécanique

Cycle race at Musee Mecanique, housing collections of mechanically operated musical instruments and antique arcade machines.

Cycle race at Musee Mecanique, housing collections of mechanically operated musical instruments and antique arcade machines.

A flashback to penny arcades, the Musée Mécanique houses a mind-blowing collection of vintage mechanical amusements. Sinister, freckle-faced Laughing Sal has freaked out kids for over a century, but don't let this manic mannequin deter you from the best arcade west of Coney Island. A quarter lets you start brawls in Wild West saloons, peep at belly dancers through a vintage Mutoscope and even learn a cautionary tale about smoking opium.

Of all the human-made stuff at Fisherman's Wharf, this is by far the most fun.


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