the antique arcade of fisherman's wharf ⋅ san francisco, ca

While playing tour guide to my cousin from New Jersey, we stopped along the standard San Francisco tourist spots: Coit Tower, the Ferry Building, Lombard Street and of course—Fisherman's Wharf. We stumbled across the "Musee Mecanique," filled with antique arcade games—from a boisterous, laughing, big-bosomed fortune teller lady to ancient, mechanical diorama-like "games" that all pertained to some type of torture or beheading device. Visit the Mechanical Museum of San Francisco's website to get a taste of the somewhat distasteful arcade oldies.