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- Lizzie HinemanMay 26, 2018Fun, cheap and easy stop for our trip. The games are great—the new ones and the antiques...especially the antiques 🙃 $0.25-0.50 for each game.
- Lindsay EyinkFebruary 28, 2014The best fortune telling machine is the one in the back with the zodiac signs and the typewriter. Find the guy in the machine room and have him explain how some of the machines work. Super old school.
- Brian StraussFebruary 18, 2019A totally unique experience. An inexpensive classic worthy of local attention in an otherwise sea of tourist traps. The amusements span more than 100 years. Arm wrestle a machine and whack-a-mole!
- Ben MackeySeptember 25, 2018Bring some quarters and try all the old machines. The mechanical pianos were by far my favourite.
- Rosa MirandaDecember 1, 2019Great old vintage arcades and new ones. Great place to have a good time and spend a little fun.
- Natalie SwanMay 27, 2019Playing the arcades is much more fun than watching other people play. Give it a try! My favorites are retro shooters Red Dead Redemption style and the atari spaceship one at the back🚀
- Kian LaviAugust 30, 2019A real gem in the middle of a tourist trap. I was enthralled by all the cool and wonderful machines, and I especially appreciated that they still have photobooths that actually develop B&W photos.
- Yas AbJuly 8, 2016Adorable and unique! Some items are very creepy though. I love that all of the older games are for about a quarter each, or 50 cents.
- Blake SuharJuly 20, 2018An absolute MUST SEE if you are in the Fisherman's Wharf. Such a fun place to spend an hour or two playing out the evolution of arcade games over time.
- KarenJanuary 6, 2018A super fun museum, really a large collection of vintage carnival games. Check out all of the miniatures. Well worth spending some money to play the games here.
- Rachel MercerJune 17, 2013Amazing place. Get a bunch of quarters and go to town! Fortune teller machines are fun, as are the zoetropes. Spend some time with the Original Star Wars, Pac Man, and Marvel v. Capcom cabinets too.
- Campbell BirdJune 13, 2016Possibly the coolest place on the wharf, even if you don't like games. Check out all of the weird old amusements and throw a quarter into some of them. What happens might surprise you.
- Johnny MoralezJune 8, 2015Really cool walk through the arcades of the past. If you like games check it out. Also has some newer arcade games.
- Nate FolkertFebruary 27, 2022one of the cheapest and most entertaining attractions at fisherman's wharf
- Junes CJanuary 16, 2013Located right on Pier45 next to Fisherman's Wharf, wandering in here made my Sunday afternoon. Charming, cheap(25 cents), carnival games& wooden zoetropes made me feel like a kid from another century!
- MariApril 9, 2018Fun collection of antique arcade games. People were weird back in the day. Most importantly there are real photobooths.
- Catriona HunterJune 30, 2016Range of old coin operated arcade games and machines all in working order. Music, fortune tellers, games and an air-hockey table. What more could you want!
- Hamid Alan9aryJanuary 7, 2022Fun place to spend with the boys 😁 brings back lotsa memories 😅 You will need cash for quarters
- Shawna MarieJanuary 13, 2017Great old arcade games. Bring quarters! Amazing place to learn and have fun. Tourist attraction, so not as busy during the off season and weekdays
- Anthony V.April 28, 2019This location was featured in the film “The Princess Diaries” where Anne Hathaway’s character brings Queen Clarice (Julie Andrews) to use the photo booth and play an arm wrestling game.
- Dazia PinedaMarch 27, 2023Crazy machines and really old ones! Be sure to change bill for quarters (they have machines to do so).
- Gregory K.March 24, 2018It’s free and a fun to explore the levels of play interactive through a few past generations
- Brad DOctober 13, 2013Make sure you have tons of quarters and dimes for these classic arcade games. I suggest arm wrestling - but don't go straight for the most difficult setting unless you want to break your arm.
- Steve OatneyJanuary 28, 2014Great old automatons and mechanical-game amusement. Needs a bit of a facelift, but great carnival-style history and hands-on fun.
- Amanda ThauFebruary 28, 2013Old school arcade and antique lover's dream. Tons of old games, fortune teller machines, and other gems. Play most things for 25 cents! What a deal!
- Keith SmithJuly 11, 2017The old arcades are fun to see and play...also interesting to see the American mindset around the early 1900's.
- James CJuly 29, 2013Awesome old school quarter machines. Totally worth a look. You will definitely find a machine that is worth the coins for it.
- WhiskeyAvengerJuly 5, 2018Come here to be horrified by the creepiness of Laughing Sal then console yourself by playing games from the the early 1900’s to the 1980’s.
- L WilsonFebruary 22, 2020Total gem - games dating as old as the 1800’s. Play the arm wrestling game Julie Andrews did in “The Princess Diaries!”
- Edward HomickNovember 8, 2012Aesop Rock filmed his music video for Homemade Mummy here. One of the most unique and fun places to go to in the city. Where else can you have this much fun literally for spare change?
- Eleanor RigbyJuly 10, 2017They tell you that the museum its for free, and yes it is.But you need coins to watch things work. They also had a machine that changes bills in coins so you can play
- Adri .July 8, 2014Free entry, bring quarters for the games. Lots of cool vintage arcade games as well as some newer ones
- Maria KaurkovskayaJanuary 23, 2015A lot of mechanical pianos and other musical machines. Great experience of old games and fun predictions from "famous" fortune-tellers
- Kurtis SherryDecember 19, 2019This place is unique and I wish I could have spent more time in it. There’s so many hidden treasures
- Michael AraujoSeptember 13, 2015This place was so cool with all the antique machines. The great grandfathers of modern video games and console amusement.
- BingAugust 8, 2012Skeeball fanatics and pinball wizards, this one’s for you. This arcade mecca is free to get in, and most machines cost 25 cents to play.
- Dalton DFebruary 28, 2013Free to walk through, great old games you can actually play, plus instruments
- Emiliano ViscarraJanuary 19, 2016Amazing place to see very old machines work with just quarters. Free admission.
- Ana MontesMay 16, 2014Must visit while in sf. Free to walk in..cheap to play... you can see in 10 minutes or stay to play.
- Daniel StansellApril 24, 2017Stocked full of arcade games from decades past, bring cash and quarters! We run out of coins before we make a full lap.
- JennyMay 31, 2015Delightful! Bring a few dollars in change and test out some of these old timey arcade games. When you get tired, check out the old timey massage chairs!
- Jenny MackintoshOctober 19, 2012Such a fun, unique SF experience. So many great machines, but the Addams Family game made me smile a lot.
- Randy HumMarch 30, 2013This is a must see for anyone who somewhat like arcades. Trust me it's worth checking out!
- Paolira OspinaSeptember 20, 2014Bring a lot of quarter coins to play in all the machines, they also have a automatic piano and a foot massager.
- Mikael ThomasJanuary 24, 2017This place is amazing. So many old games I played as a kid in the 80's and 90's.. so many great memories!
- Craig VillamorSeptember 5, 2015Bring some coins! You get to play the items on display at this "museum".