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Musee Mecanique

Probably the largest and most extensive antique arcade in the world. Several hundred coin-operated musical instruments, antique arcade games, fortune telling machines, and mechanical dioramas. that date from the turn of the century to the early 1990s. The proprietor is typically moving around the space on rollerskates, doing maintenance on the machines.

  • Free entry
  • Wheelchair accessible
Address
Pier 45, Shed A
Getting there
behind Fisherman's Grotto No. 9
Hours
Mon-Fri 10AM-7PM, Sat Sun and holidays 10AM-8PM
Price
Free to browse, but the machines take change

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Updated 27 Sept 2026. Something wrong? Tell us.