My daughter is moving to Idaho and won’t be around for Mother’s Day so she asked if I would like to do something special with just the two of us. I remembered when I did the A to Z of San Francisco that there was the Wax Museum at Fisherman’s Wharf so I suggested that we visit that and then either wander Pier 39 or go up to Ghirardelli Square. She was game for that so I got discounted tickets through AAA (if you have that auto insurance, be sure to check your benefits too!)

We were surprised that there was no one else there on a Sunday afternoon but it was a nice day out so maybe everyone wanted to be outside. We didn’t mind as it allowed us to take our time going through. My daughter was taken aback a little bit by how real some of the wax figures looked. Here are a few of my favorites. Recognize them? I almost thought there was a real Steven Spielberg when I turned the corner and saw him there. Morgan Freeman’s eyes seemed to follow us as we walked around.

Some of them were not quite so convincing, in our opinion. Really disappointed in the Elvis and even Clint didn’t quite make it. Robert Pattinson was a complete fail as far as we were concerned.

There was an option for a photo tour where the museum will take your picture with different “celebrities” and I’m glad we didn’t pay the extra because since there was no one around, we could take our own. Was so excited to meet President Biden and VP Harris – LOL. When I stood next to Alfred, the sounds from the Psycho shower scene started playing. Freaked us out! George was very nice and the bike ride with ET was fun too.

After we toured the museum we walked up to Ghirardelli Square and walked around before coming back down to have lunch. I had to take some pictures of the sock store because my son always had fun socks to wear. When at the wharf you have to have some sort of fish so we had delicious crab sandwiches and shared a salad.

After eating we went to the “Worlds Largest Candy Department Store” and got some treats for the rest of the family.

There were definitely some old time favorites but a few that I wouldn’t touch with a 10 foot pole! It is always fun to see the street performers too. We caught this clown juggling with a bunch of bubbles floating around.

We never made it to Pier 39 but that’s okay. It was a great day to spend some time with my oldest daughter before she makes her way to Idaho. Just so happened to be my birthday too so it was even more special.

Just a few days until the A to Z starts on Monday, April 1. Am I ready? No but since when did that stop me? What have you been up to? If you are doing the A to Z are you ready?