Walking through a mirror maze might sound like a silly thing to do in San Francisco, the city with the renowned Golden Gate Bridge, a historical prison on an island, the supposed crookedest street, and all.
I’ve been to Pier 39 several times but had never stepped into the mirror maze on it. This time while we were there, I thought we’d check it out, hoping the kids would enjoy it. It was my first time in a mirror maze and I must say, I don’t think it’ll be the last time. 😬
That was a whole lot of fun! Go to the official site of Magowan’s Infinite Mirror Maze and you’ll be told that it’s ‘easy’ to get to the maze but finding your way out is not going to be! How would it — if you’re in a cluster of spaces that are walled with mirrors, each lit with colorful lights, creating an illusion of being in a tunnel and engulfing you in a psychedelic experience?!
In an effort to find your way out you’ll constantly be bumping against mirrors that deceive you into thinking you’re walking down the colorful tunnel and when you make your way out of one space you feel like you’re being swallowed by the mirrors. 😀
The illusions, colors and psychedelic feel of the place sure make Magowan’s Infinite Mirror Maze an amusing corner in an always-interesting city.
Much like the bridge in international orange, the colorful painted ladies, the clam chowder in Boudin bread bowls and the hot fudge sundae of Ghirardelli Square, I think this mirror maze is a place I can go back to again (and again, maybe.)
Magowan’s Infinite Mirror Maze
Magowan’s Infinite Mirror Maze — the one in San Francisco is situated on Pier 39 not far from the carousel. It’s not exactly in plain sight as the site tells you when it says, finding the Maze is easy; finding your way out is not. I used my google maps and put it on ‘walking directions’ to get me there as I walked along the marina. But if you’re already in the middle of all the action of Pier 39, look for the Piano Staircase or the Coca-Cola Staircase and make your way up to the floor above, and you should find it easily.
Have fun!
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Thanks! Sending this to someone headed there next month!
My pleasure, Jackie. 🙂
Thank you so much. It was fun. I didn’t expect to enjoy it this much. 😀
Thanks for sharing this, looks like an interesting place to visit 🙂
It was amusing! 😀
Once in a while, we need to get into places like this also. 🙂
Welcome here, Meenakshi. 🙂
Wow, that looks like fun indeed – very cool!
And it is! Who needs drugs when you can go to places like this. 😉😄😄
I hope you are doing well, Iris. 🙂
These are so cool!
And fun too!
Aren’t they? 🙂
Thank you for coming to see it, Veronica. 🙂
that looks like fun.
It sure is.
Thank you for coming this way, Klara. 🙂
What a fun place!
Thanks for sharing your link at My Corner of the World this week!
That it is. 😁
Thank you so much for hosting, Betty. 🙂
I will die of claustrophobia 🙂
Don’t worry –The colors and the lighting will distract you from the claustrophobia. 🙂
Unbelievable. When I saw the first two photographs I thought those were paintings. Amazing. Thanks for sharing.
Hey Abhisek, long time!
They are amazing. They look like tunnels all around you but they’re mostly mirrors. 😄
Thank you for visiting. 🙂
I’d love a walk in there.
You’ll enjoy it and be surprised by it. 🙂
I hope you are doing well. 🙂
Looks amazing
It is pretty amazing. 😁
Thank you for dropping in, Rupam. 🙂
A place well worth avisit! Will keep this in mind whenever I travel to SFO:)
It’ll be fun. I hope I’ll get to see you when you come this side. 🙂
Woah! This looks Incredible! It has the fresh paint look! Super eerie?!
It didn’t feel eerie.
I was impressed. And it was fun trying to find our way thru it. 😀
That’s got to be some magical experience.
It was. Especially since it was a new experience.
I’d like to go try another of these mazes, sometime. 😀
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