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Musée Mécanique
Musée Mécanique is a family run museum of coin operated amusements, many of which are antiques. It’s free to enter but you’ll have to bring or purchase quarters to try the machines. These include everything from arcade games to moving dioramas — I’ll get to what you can expect to find in the museum in…
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Magowan’s Infinite Mirror Maze
If there’s one common trait among tourists, it’s a complete lack of spacial awareness. Everywhere I’ve been from Barcelona’s historic Gothic Quarter to Millennium Park in Chicago and any place in between, I’ve always had to dodge tourists who stop and jump out excitedly pointing out some mundane detail to their equally clueless companions, like…
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Last of the Howard Street folding streetlights removed
For many years the section of Howard Street just outside Moscone Center featured some unusual French folding streetlights. During the day they stood straight up, and at night folded over the street as their lights turned on. I’m not clear on the details, but somehow Willie Brown got these fancy lights for free; I assume…
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Finding the Faery Door in Golden Gate Park
Do you believe in faeries? Also spelled “fairies,” these small human-like woodland creatures appear in numerous fantasy stories. Are they related to elves or hobbits? I’ve never been certain about the lineage. Perhaps I’ll inquire if I ever meet one. This morning I woke up with the idea that I should visit more of the…
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Riding Amtrak’s California Zephyr: Life on board the train
I assume most people have never ridden the California Zephyr route — if they’ve ever been on Amtrak at all. This post is for those curious about what life is like aboard the train. It’s an important consideration since the entire route is a serious time commitment at around 52 hours. From Chicago heading west…
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Riding Amtrak’s California Zephyr: Tickets, scheduling, stations, and boarding
Let’s get the obvious out of the way first: the California Zephyr’s schedule is very inflexible. Each stop gets one train per day, per direction. This is not a commuter train. While planning my trip I purchased the majority of my train tickets directly from Amtrak’s website. These tickets appeared in the Amtrak app on…
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Reno wrap up and stray observations
Reno: it’s the city most of us think of either as a second-rate Las Vegas, or a spot you stop by on your way to somewhere more interesting like Lake Tahoe — or Las Vegas. What I’m saying is most of us tend to view Reno less of as a destination and more of a…
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Reno street art: Midtown
In the last post I went over some of the street art in Reno’s downtown. Now, onto the Midtown neighborhood. Not long ago Midtown was known for dingy motels and strip clubs; to some extent that’s still true, but it’s undergoing a renaissance these days. And why not? It’s a short walk from downtown —…
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Reno street art: Downtown
While in Reno I came across so much street art I’m doing two posts about it, starting with downtown Reno. Since I only spent 48 hours in Reno there’s probably many glaring omissions here. Even this first post is split into two galleries for reasons that should make sense momentarily. Downtown Reno looks pretty shabby…
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Salt Lake City wrap up and stray observations
I arrived in Reno late this morning after a very delayed train, so I’m wrapping up my stay in Salt Lake City in this post before moving on to adventures in Reno. The first thing to notice about Salt Lake City is the view. From pretty much anywhere, including the outskirts of the city, you…
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