Wave Organ
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This is a unique instrument that is played by the bay’s waters. I had heard many many rumours the tubes were clogged and that the site was defunct. I finally went and it is working and you are ALL LIARS! The sounds it makes are not tones as much as gurgles, but the gurgles have different pitches and it is a relaxing place with a great view.
You can walk or drive down the road past the fancy yacht house, past the lighthouse, and past the older and plainer yacht house. You may think you’re going the wrong way because it is a bit of a walk with no signage, but once you are there, you’ll know it. The stones that form most of the benches and walkways of the wave organ were from an old cemetery, so if you’re a ghost hunter maybe you will hear some EVPs from the wave organ. I haven’t heard anything about it being haunted, but then I have only heard that the place was broken, so who knows?
| Nearest Airport | SFO, OAK |
| Street Address | End of Yacht Road |
| Cross-Street | Lyon Street |
| Secondary Cross-Street | Marina Boulevard |
| Neighborhood | Marina |
| City | San Francisco |
| County, Parish, or Township | San Francisco County |
| State, Province, or Region | California |
| Country | USA |
| ZIP or Postal Code | 94123 |
| Latitude | 37.80881 degrees |
| Longitude | -122.44022 degrees |
| Public Transit Information | 22, 28, 30, 30X, 76 SF muni busses, and a few Golden Gate Busses. |
| Parking | On the jetty there is free parking, past the main building and before the lighthouse. Some spaces require a permit between 20:00 and 06:00. |
| Contact E-mail Address | pubinfo@exploratorium.edu |
| Contact Telephone | 1-415-397-5673 |
| Contact Fax | 1-415-561-0307 |
| Official Website | http://www.exploratorium.edu/visit/wave_organ.html |
| Related Website | http://www.ggyc.com/directions.html |
| Admission Price | Free |
| Hours | 24/7 |
| Vegan Dining Options | No food served, but you can pick wild dill or rosemary I suppose. |
| Wheelchair Access | You can see it, but not hear it without going down stairs. Also the road there is not paved. |
| Potential Hazards | Waves can sometimes be troublesome. You may get wet, or knocked in on rare occaisions, if you're not careful. |
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| Best Thing to See or Do Here | The rumours keep the site serene. |
| Last Visited | August 2005 |
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