Weird, wonderful, quirky and awesome! Take lots of quarters, it’s very interactive!! Amazing to see the really old mechanical machines, and you have to see Laughing Sal! She’s spooky and weird at the same time. Also, you can re visit your younger game days when you had to go to arcades to play! And it’s free to get in!! A must see place to visit, they don’t make museums like this in many places.

This place is OPEN! Come on in and enjoy. Awesome arcade with a funky variety of vintage arcade and some modern games and pinball machines. There’s something for everyone!We come here with our teens and have a fun time. Great for tourists and locals alike. Bring your quarters or get some inside with the cash machine.

Really interesting place with lots of fun vintage arcade games, fortune machines, music boxes, and penny souvenir machines. Theres also a restroom close by and a bill to quarter machine if you dont have quarters. However, the ATM doesnt work but there are ATMs nearby. You could probably spend about three hours here playing with the machines if you have enough quarters.

Quirky, fun, unique. Very old to more recent games and curiosities. Free to enter and wander around. Pay as you go for games and pleny of coin changers for you to use. Nice view of Alcatraz out the back door.

Wow!!! This place is really cool. A whole bunch of very old arcade type machines. Like 100+ years old. Amazing to see this slice of history. Free to enter but machines cost $.25 or maybe even $.50 to use. Totally worth it. Our whole family found this place to be very interesting and enjoyable. Highly recommended!!!

An absolute must for anyone who loves arcade games, animated puppetry and wurlitzer music. You can spend hours in here for more dollars of great entertainment. Dont leave SF without visiting this piece of history ❤

This place was a riot! The historical games were just as fun as Tekken 3. I wish we would have had more time to spend in here.Great for kids and adults: games range up fronantiqie to the 90s/early 2000s. Something for everyone and with most games only being 25¢ its hard to say no to the cheap thrill!The only bummer (and its not even worth a full star) is that the change machines only gave quarters and I didnt see that there was a way to change bigger bills. Still. We figured it out and had a great time.

Honestly we entered there randomly while walking around and I’m so glad we did! Such a unique place with so many antique arcades. There are machines that will make quarters for you. We had so much fun!

Awesome place to step back in time when cancel culture wasnt a thing. Half the stuff in here is completely unacceptable by todays standards but you cant learn from history if its erased

You cant come to this place and leave without a big old smile on your face!! So many fun video games from childhood and WAY before that. Strange, quirky and fun... You dont find places like this everywhere. Definitely worth a visit!

So many odd and wonderful antiques and delights, with the ability to interact and make them move and show you how the folks of yesteryear were amused, amazed, and appalled by these curiosities.I always recommend this place as the most rewarding stop in the entire fishermans wharf area.

Fun fact: The Princess Diaries scene with the arm wrestling machine is here! I went 1/2! Anyway, excellent place that is well-kept and great for a few laughs, nostalgia as well as new memories and is definitely worth fitting into a day after riding the trolly and hitting up In-And-Out Burger after and shopping at the Wharf.

It was a great time, plenty of options from vintage to recent. They do have quarter machines but if you want to use the pressed penny machines youll need to bring those. The horoscope & penny machines were my favorite.

Really awesome museum to actually get to play the games from past time. The have change machines that can break bills as large as a $20 and they also have an ATM. This is a really fun place to play with the family or friends or for an interesting date night.

If your in San Francisco or going there ya gotta check this place out! One of kind!! Bring back all your memories from back in the day!!!

A very interesting arcade/museum consisting of 20th Century coin-operated games. Getting to view these extremely old artifacts was so unique and I recommend you make it a stop while visiting San Francisco!⁣

Lot of vintage stuff to see that you can actually use. Games and jukeboxes. A museum thats free and at the same time enjoy the displays.

It’s free to come in and take a look! It was pretty fun to see those!

This is an interesting place. Lots of older coin operated games, although young kids might find some of them creepy. Fun place to play air hockey, pinball and a few other video games. My husband and I had fun. Some of the items are antique and cool.

Absolute blast! Bubble hockey is my favorite. Plenty of sights and sounds. ATM and quarter machine available.

Super cool experience to see all of the old vintage games and machines. Definitely worth a look and a couple of games whilst walking around the area. Fun for everyone!

Free to visit! Has a lot of nostalgic arcade games and old school Penny machines

A great classic arcade and arcade museum. Everything is in good working order and well cared for. Good for most ages.

So neat. Dont start playing until youve walked the whole building...So many vintage games to appreciate before you run out of quarters.

So unique and fun! Even if you dont want to play any games, its so fun to walk around and see all of the different types of vintage games. We played the arm wrestling game, watched a marionette show, and also tried one of the old school massage ones. Great place to experience for cheap.

Super friendly staff. Super informative. It was an absolute pleasure to see this history first hand and check how sailors used to be and work back in the day. I enjoyed the experience a lot.

One of my favorite spots in SF. My husband proposed to me in one of their photo booths.

Super fun place filled with an unbelievable amount of museum style arcade machines that still operate for the public to enjoy.

Was super fun to play the games when I was young. And very affordable for SanFrancisco

Ok let’s me just say this, this business is an honest business. We took a family trip to San Francisco and had to check this place out. It was amazing and unique. The kids enjoyed coming here. Awesome experience. Not only that, my 6 year old left my cellphone there and the owner ship my phone and didn’t accept payment for the kind gesture🥺 I will keep going there anytime we are in San Francisco. I am so grateful for them. Please please check this place out and support this business

Such a cool little world with arcade machines and games that really bring you back in time. I thought it would be lame at first but its such a good mix of historical and retro games not sure how to explain but.... Definitely worth stopping by for a Van winkle moment and not even costly unless.... You cant stop 😂

Lovely little place to spend up to an hour the staff are excellent knowledgeable and lovely too

We had a great time here, even though it was only for an hour or so. Lots of history. There was a very intense ice hockey game that was a blast

My husband and I stopped here, and ended up spending a lot of time here! We loved looking at the older games and machines, but it was equally fun to see games we played as kids! If youre in the area, I definitely suggest stopping by!

Always a pleasure to see the mechanical dioramas and nostalgic to play old video games. Just walking through is fun. Wait until the current machine or nichelodian finishes playing before starting a new one so that you can hear everything.

This is a really neat place for people who are interested in vintage arcade games and even older mechanical entertainment. I was particularly interested in the player pianos with literally tons of bells and whistles. Plan to spend 30-60 minutes here depending on how many quarters you have on you, though there is an ATM if you want to keep going. Once in a while a machine will eat your quarters, but no big deal - most are only one or two quarters. Worth going at least once!

Fun and weird little side trip.

You will love to go there and play with the old games

So many games. Games from before you were born. Awesome. Dont rip you off either. Plenty of games for just a quarter, even in 2021!

A unique and retro/vintage location sure to delight you for an afternoon

An absolute gem. I never tire of coming here when I’m in town. I got to bring my five year old son for the first time, and he also loved it. I’m a fan of Playland and Sutton Bath history, so it’s so cool to know I’m putting coins in this same machines that people were putting coins in so long ago. Just so cool.

Some interesting and weird old arcade machines. Kids loved it

This is a great place to visit if youre into classic arcades. Youll be greeted by Laughing Sally who used to hold residence at the old Cliff house and before that Playland at the beach. Definitely a place that holds and preserves classic arcades from the early century through and until early 90s.

25/10/2014historical arcade games, you can play but you need to have a coins

This place is a national treasure! A must do anytime Im visiting San Francisco.

Quirky and weird arcade. Really old arcade games that must have been really entertaining 100+ years ago. Definitely a fun time but I can see why some.peiole might not like it. There are some new style arcade games in the back but the really old ones were more interesting.

This has always been one of my favorite attractions in San Francisco, and you can have a great time here for just one dollar! And while I preferred it in the old location at the Cliff House this location is much more accessible to the zillions of tourists who visit SF every year. Added some photos of my favorite machines here. Special tip: make sure to flatten a penny in one of the several machines that can emboss a design on it.

Still active with old traditional play equipment and decoration. Entrance is free, so I recommend everyone to go in and have a look to feel an old fashioned casino. You can also play and have some fun.

Very cool. Definitely stop by

Omg...great place w great antique games. I felt like a kid again..who knew? Going back 4 sure

Incredible historical machines here. From the dawn of arcade style games in the early 1900s to some from the 2000s. Free to get in just bring a handful of quarters and have fun reliving your youth or, your great grand parents youth... Special thank you to the young lady working the day I visited who played the amazing Wurlitzer band organ for me. 👍

Very fun place to spend an hour or two, lots of antique machines that are fun to use and hold up to this day

A must go!A must go!Without doubt the most craziest assortment of old Victorian style games. Drop that quarter and test your muscles. Drop that dime and see a wide variety of shows. Been around the state and I have not seen a large collection such as this.Go!

This place is super cool, games from the 1800s! Though i have to say 1 game didnt work and eat my coins:( but I really dont have any complaints, they are old games and its amazing that they are still working.

Great place to see the old coin operated arcade games, like the fortune tellers, whackamole, and laughing Sal. I really like how they have made some new games to look like the old ones, including a Sorting hat that can put you in your Hogwarts house.They have change machines for you to load up on coins, and a really nice view over the water (on a good day)

This place is such an awesome arcade - not only for the preservation of the antique games, (which I must admit are all interesting and worth a try) but also the preservation of late 80s - 90s cabinets as well. Ive been a huge fan of light-gun games since I was a kid, my favorite being Time Crisis II, and lo and behold they happen to have it here! Brought back so many memories, even if it was solo-mode only. Not to mention the fact that nearly every game is only 1-2 quarters per play/credit on average, which is a steal compared to the modern arcades that can charge significantly higher prices, or only accept specific arcade tokens or pre-loaded cards, which Ive always disliked about modern arcades.The staff was also very courteous and friendly. I was even given $5 by one of them to get photos with a few of my brothers at the end of the night, which was very generous of them, considering how little everything costs to play.This place was great fun as someone who loves older arcade games and the traditional quarters system. I couldnt recommend this place enough!

Mostly quarter machines with a lot or very old nostalgic arcade games and coin operated shows.

For me it was interesting, but my kids was upset.. dirty... one time visit place

Bring back the child in you!The entrance is for free, and you will find a huge hangar with lots of old and nostalgic games you can play for small money.I had lots of fun walking through this place, hearing the sound of the games.Would definitely come back in my next San Francisco visit.

Definitely a unique experience being in an antique arcade. Tons of interest games to play. $10 lasted me and my girlfriend an hour in here playing unique games you cant find anywhere else. Great place for a date.

Bring quarters, most are worth trying out. Very interesting and would go back.

A unique and super fun experience, cheap entertainment. They have something for everyone.

This is a great place for the whole family to visit. It’s located in Fisherman’s Wharf. Free to enter and check out some 100 year old arcade/video games. Games are 25 cents each. Plan to spend about an hour there if you do plan to try some of those games. They do have a machine to convert money into quarters. If your in the area definitely make sure to stop there.

Interesting but if noise isn’t your favorite, don’t plan on staying long. It gets overwhelming after a bit.

Free! Joyous fun to look at old timey coin operated machines. Sad I didnt have cash. You have plenty of change machines, so that rocks. And thank you for having hand sanitizer available.

Awesome funky antique arcade. My 17 year old nephew had a blast. Best $10 spent that day for lasting entertainment and laughs.

This place was creepy and cool. We loved it my whole family did!

Pop culture paradise. Fun, free museum with tokens for game play. Both nostalgic and educational. Great place to take pics. The whole family enjoyed it. Got to see the inner workings of player pianos and automatons and get the imagination going. Took lots of video to share with our FIRST robotics team.

Spend some time enjoying the old time machines. We enjoy stamping the pennies for a SF souvenir.

Musée Méquanique is truly a gem thats easily lost in a big city like San Francisco. I spent some time in the city alone and was looking for things to do. This popped up and I thought it would be worth a visit, just to kill thirty minutes if nothing else.The location is right on Pier 45 in Fishermans Wharf, surrounded by plenty of things to see and eat, and not hard to find at all. The Powell-Mason cable car is just a short walk away, and the area seems very tourist-friendly.Im so glad I decided to swing by here - it was really a rare and fantastic experience. The location is large with high ceilings and good ventilation, so its actually pleasant to walk around taking your time to look at and play with all the beautiful antique machines. Most of these machines are antiques and there are signs asking you to take care when using them. There is an amazing variety of machines ranging from vintage movie machines to fortune tellers to even a couple of more recent video games tucked away in the back area. All of this for just a few coins.I enjoyed myself very much, but I think it would have been even more fun in a group. Im looking forward to going back with friends next time.

Great experience for kids of all ages. One of the cheapest activities on Fishermans Wharf (free) with most of the machines costing only a quarter. We will be coming back again.

Like looking through a time machine. Alot of the machines are fascinating to look at and try. Its fun just to walk through if you forget your cash or quarters. Some machines do occasionally go out of order or eat quarters.

So much fun here. Back to old fashioned or Arcade Game. All of the machines are using coin, but dont worry there are many exchange machine inside the museum.

I loved how many old machines were here! Its free to go in so you dont have to pay if you dont want to. Looking around is enough, there are so many varieties and everything is well kept. Its also open late if you need something to do!

I love love love this place! Its a hidden gem. We miss the old cliff house!

One of your best attractions to visit on the pier in San Francisco. And I cant imagine what this would feel like to someone in their 80s, seeing these types of things again.You can walk through for free, or spend a lot of quarters seeing the old arcade do its thing, get your fortune told or get a little souvenir.Note the gift shop is, fittingly, a vending machine. I got a cool little pin for $5, and there are far worse places down here to spend your money.

Fun antique arcade. Plan to spend at least an hour here if you like mechanical things.

Family-owned private museum for the pre-internet era fans. The museum consists of more than 300 items, ranging from orchestrions, coin operated pianos, antique slot machines, and animations, down to small bird boxes. It is free to enter, but you have to insert 💰 to operate the machines.My Review Scale:⭐️:☹️ (Bad)⭐️⭐️: 😕 (So so)⭐️⭐️⭐️: 🙂 (It is worth trying out)⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️: 😊 (Good)⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️: 🤩 (Wonderful)

It’s a hidden spot in San Francisco. If you go to Firsherman’s Warf, you should visit this museum. It has free admission and it’s a great travel in time. It’s also possible get to see a was submarine outside of the museum

I loved it! It was so cool to see all these old arcade games. I got my fortune read who knows how many times. It looks like a great place eff to go on a date to. We saw the wrestler from Princess Diaries(the movie).

A place worth visiting. Do bring plenty of quarters :)

Found this place by accident and it didn’t disappoint. There is something here for everyone, and the chance to relive your misspent youth.The items are here are all museum pieces, but a museum that you can touch and play. 25cent is the most common price for a go but items such as the photo booth are $3As it’s so reasonable, it’s a great place to take the kids (or big kids) give them $10 each and let them run wild for a couple of hours.My personal favourite is the monkey band.

Very cool museum of old and very old video games. You can play almost all of them for a quarter (unless its broken) and cool way to show kids what entertainment looked like 100 + years ago. The olden days had a very macabre sense of humor. Multiple gallows and my favorite is song of the prairie (hint: cowboys are a lot of beans 🤣)

Such a cool place. Amazing what people paid to see. Some cool retro video games in the back.

Absolutely love this place and is always on my list everytime I go to San Francisco. Nevermind the fact that a few famous scenes of Princess Diaries were filmed here, this place is a blast! Such a wonderful blast from the past. Nickelodeon style peep show machines, fortune telling machines and the famous arm wrestling machine!

Awesome place to see really old amusements (and actually play them!) and some history on SF. Had a great time here, totally recommend it. Make sure you bring plenty of quarters as everything is either 25c or 50c (there is a bill breakers here though).

Free admission to an interesting museum that I did not ever think existed.If you were into games when you were younger this is a must visit museum. Very entertaining. All THEM days machines. My kids were very fascinated. You can even play on them but will be needing quarters.

Ows Games. 70s 80s. Osm

A free admission- full of arcade games museum for all ages with a great view of the Alcatraz. Definitely Worth visiting

Great way to spend a few hours! Games here that you won’t see anywhere else. No where else isn’t he city will $25 keep you and the family entertained for that long.

This place is a TREASURE. A genuine blast from the past. Even if youre a gamer GAMER, I think its the coolest thing to see how games + entertainment has evolved throughout the decades! Its free to enter, and most the machines take 25 cents or 50 cents. There are machines to change your bills to change. Most of the games in there are older than most of us, and theyre still working. Its bizarre, its entertaining, its a MUST if you are in the area. People should know how simple it was back-in-day, and what simple joys people got from these ingenious mechanical creations.

This place is so fun! We loved trying out all the old games and activities. You can also make a number of different smashed pennies.

Took my youngest for the 1st time, he enjoyed it and wants to go again. Almost everything from my childhood was there(from the Cliff House). My dad took me there when I was his age and I took his oldest brother and sister while it was still at the Cliff House. I took his older brother and sister to the current location when it opened. Tuesday his sister and I took him. My parents went while everything was still at Playland and after it moved up the hill to the Cliff House. Nice to see someone is taking care of everything and it still works.

An interesting collection of old arcade games. I didnt see much thing interesting but what can I say I am a Nintendo guy now lol

It was literally a wonderland of unique and interesting things. Id hate to spoil it, this is a must-see.

Awesome place! Done very unique machines one there, very cool too see and spend a few bucks on.

Interesting place with many attractions, which work with 25 cents coin. You can play flippers here, find put how sexy you are, listen to music, have fun in car race. Good to go there with friends or family to have fun as a group. Most of attractions there are very old. Restroom in not available at this spot, public toiletes nearby.

A fun and interesting look at the history of coin operated entertainment. Is a great place to get out of the elements without spending a lot of cash. If you like arcade games youll want to stop in. Pocket full of quarters not needed. They have change machines which give you quarters not tokens.

Fun museum to take anyone to, free admission, just bring quarters.

Really like this place with all the old school games! And some are really old school. History lesson with lots of fun!