Madame Tussauds San Francisco

Madame Tussauds
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Attraction type Wax Museum
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Madame Tussauds San Francisco is a wax museum located in Fisherman’s Wharf, San Francisco in California. The attraction opened on June 26, 2014 and became the 17th Madame Tussauds museum to open worldwide. The attraction features wax figures of famous figures from movies, music, politics, popular culture and sport. It also celebrates “The Spirit of San Francisco” with wax figures of local artists, musicians and activists from the city’s past.

History

In 2013, Merlin Entertainments signed a lease with the Wax Museum at Fishermans Wharf to transform the venue into both the Madame Tussauds wax attraction and the San Francisco Dungeon. The Wax Museum had operated for 50 years and had over 270 wax figures.[1]

Notable figures

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Sports History and Leaders Music Film
Muhammed Ali Steve Jobs Adele Alfred Hitchcock
Joe Montana Barack Obama Michael Jackson Whoopi Goldberg
Tiger Woods Abraham Lincoln Lady Gaga Steven Spielberg
Serena Williams George Washington Madonna Marilyn Monroe
- Martin Luther King Rihanna Audrey Hepburn

References

  1. ↑ http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Bonds-wheeled-downstairs-in-S-F-Wax-Museum-3287534.php
  2. ↑ https://www.madametussauds.com/SanFrancisco/OurFigures/Default.aspx

Coordinates: 37°48′29″N 122°24′53″W / 37.808186°N 122.414810°W / 37.808186; -122.414810

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