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Pier 43 ½, the departure point for our San Francisco boat tours, also is the entrance point to Pier 45, where you can find Musee Mechanique, a colorful arcade of historic games. The pier also allows for tours of the USS Pampanito, a World War II submarine. Across the street you will find Ripley’s Believe It or Not, a multistory attraction filled with curiosities. The Big Bus Hop on Hop off bus pick up is across the street at Jefferson and Mason streets, which will take you to many other San Francisco neighborhoods, such as San Francisco Downtown, Chinatown San Francisco, the 1960’s hippie commune of Haight Ashbury, Golden Gate Park, and Union Square San Francisco. You can buy tickets for the hop on hop off tour directly on our website or at our pier.  Also San Francisco's Pier 39 is just a short walk from Pier 43 ½, where  the Pier 39 sea lions and the Aquarium of the Bay can be visited, alongside other sights.