Tuck your wallet back into your pocket, because these San Francisco experiences are either completely free, or are nearly so. If you’ve already seen the city’s tourist icons on your San Francisco vacation, check out these six offbeat budget attractions for a different take on the city:
The Wave Organ
826 ValenciaThis wave-activated acoustic sculpture was created in 1986 by Exploratorium artists in residence, Peter Richards and George Gonzalez. People forget that it’s here, so you can often find it entirely free of crowds. The 25 organ pipes made of PVC and concrete make sounds as the tide rises and falls — but the best time to be there is during high tide. The Wave Organ, on a jetty in the Marina’s boat harbor is free for anyone who walks there.
Musee Mechanique
Step into the past at Pier 45′s Musee Mechanique, and get a glimpse at a collection of more than 300 antique arcade machines and mechanical musical instruments, from automatons, to slot machines, to coin-operated pianos. Among the amusements is red-haired Laffing Sal from the Fun House at San Francisco’s amusement park, Playland-at-the-Beach, which closed in 1972. Admission is free, but bring quarters to play your favorite games.
Authored By Jill K. Robinson – See the Full Story at Sherman’s Travel
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