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It's All Fun & Games Til You're Out Of Quarters.

  • Writer: Mike Doyle
    Mike Doyle
  • Apr 16, 2023
  • 1 min read

It's a fine line between a penny arcade and a museum. Musée Mécanique in on Pier 45 at Fisherman's Wharf, and it contains over 300 thrill-producing attractions spanning more than a century. Owner Dan Zelinsky has been collecting, restoring and offering for play this cornucopia of fun for decades. You'll find him gliding through the games in his signature rollerskates. Check it out.

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Actual bumper car survivor from legendary Playland at the Beach.

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The legendary Laughing Sal. Her booming laughter fills the museum, somewhere between mirth and madness.

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This chair does not look comfortable; I'll keep my fatigue, thank you.

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"Down goes Frasier! Down goes Fraiser!"

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Don't forget to establish mystic contact!

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Puppets are thought to have originated 4000 years ago. An oldie but a goodie.

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That defense looks solid; good luck getting anything up the middle.

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The Steam Flyer. Just your basic restored 1912 steam-driven motorcycle.

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The fun is densely packed.

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"You will experience a small financial setback. About 50-cents."

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Apparently when football meant soccer in America.


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This would brighten up any living room.




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Wurlitzer. "The Happiest Music In The World." Take that Zydeco!






 
 
 

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