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10. RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT! AND WAX MUSEUM
These fun-zone denizens - found as “attractions” around the world - are a give-away
that these blocks of Jefferson Street are pure tourist trap.
Ripley's Believe It Or Not! • 175 Jefferson St • 415 202 9850 •
www.ripleysf.com
• Open mid-Jun-Labor Day: 9am-11pm Sun-Thu, 9am-midnight Fri-Sat; rest of
year: 10am-10pm Sun-Thu, 10am-midnight Fri-Sat • Adm $15.99-$21.99
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Wax Museum • 145 Jefferson St • 1 800 439 4305 • 415 202 0402 • Open
10am-9pm daily • Adm $8-$16
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The Port of San Francisco
In 1853 the first wharf was built here, and it quickly became a center for
maritime-related enterprise, including shipbuilding, and fresh seafood joints.
Italians soon monopolized almost every aspect of the fishing industry - even
today, most of the eateries along the Wharf bear Italian names. With technology,
however, the Bay was fished-out by the 1950s, and any big-time fishing industry
went out of business or moved elsewhere.
Tip:
Try one of the Wharf's oldest institutions,
Scoma's, Pier 47 & Alcona
Way, 415 771 4383
, for seafood.
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