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heimer, the newly relocated, expanded Exploratorium shows how life is cooler than scien-
ce fiction.
Musée Mécanique
AMUSEMENT PARK
10am-7pm Mon-Fri, to 8pm Sat & Sun; ; 47, Powell-Mason, Powell-Hyde, F)
Where else can you guillotine a man for a quarter? Creepy, 19th-century arcade games like
the macabre French Execution compete for your spare change with the diabolical Ms Pac-
Man.
USS Pampanito
HISTORIC SITE
$12/6; 9am-8pm Thu-Tue, to 6pm Wed; ; 19, 30, 47, Powell-Hyde, F)
Explore a restored WWII submarine that survived six tours of duty, while you listen to
submariner sailors' tales of stealth mode and sudden attacks in a riveting audio tour ($3)
that makes surfacing afterwards a relief (caution claustrophobes).
Maritime National Historical Park
HISTORIC SITE
9:30am-5pm Oct-May, to 5:30pm Jun-Sep; ; 19, 30, 47, Powell-Hyde, F)
Historic ships at the Maritime National Historical Park are the Wharf's most authentic at-
traction. Moored along the Hyde St Pier, standouts include the 1891 schooner
Alma
and
the 1895 lumber schooner
CA Thayer
. Also check out the paddle-wheel tugboat
Eppleton
Hall
and the iron-hulled
Balclutha
, which hauled coal from Australia and Wales.
Pier 39
PIER
;
47,
Powell-
Mason, F)
Sea lions have lived the California dream since 1989, when they first bellyflopped on Pier
39 yacht docks. You'll find up to 1300 of them January to July, sunbathing, canoodling,
and setting SF standards for beach-bumming. Across the pier, sharks circle overhead in-
