The Wax Museum at Fisherman's Wharf is closing today, and even though we've never set foot inside and wax museums are generally creepy and archaic, this seems notable. Interestingly, it does not seem to be closing because the market for wax museum-going is not strong; Madame Tussauds, the London-based wax museum chain with locations in New York, L.A., Las Vegas and D.C., is leasing the space and will open next summer using, presumably, some of the existing wax figures.

Open since 1963, the museum has been family-owned and operated and has seen more than 12 million visitors over the years. There are more than 200 wax replicas of humans, as the Chron reports, including representations of The Last Supper, the entire British Royal family, Willie Brown, Miley Cyrus, Saddam Hussein, Barry Bonds, and several popes.

NBC Bay Area News

Examiner.com
by Moira Sullivan

SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwired - August 6, 2013) - Bypassing check-in is as easy as picking up a mobile device for those staying at the San Francisco Marriott Fisherman's Wharf Hotel thanks to mobile check-in launched there this summer as part of Marriott's "Travel Brilliantly" campaign. 

http://sfist.com/2013/08/07/best_place_to_bring_the_kids.php

http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2013/08/07/tug-boat-crew-gets-video-of-shark-on-sf-bay/

http://blogs.sfweekly.com/exhibitionist/2013/08/gold_dust_lounge_mural.php

http://www.travelchannel.com/video/fishermans-wharf-betrayal

http://insidescoopsf.sfgate.com/blog/2013/07/22/port-history-the-franciscan/

Fisherman’s Wharf is well on its way to meeting its ambitious goal of achieving zero-waste by 2017

http://www.sfexaminer.com/sanfrancisco/new-fishermans-wharf-sign-a-near-replica-off-old-crab-wheel/Content?oid=2514285

By Beth Spotswood
SFGate

 By Paolo Lucchesi

By Stacy Finz
S.F Chronicle

http://www.sfchronicle.com/restaurants/article/S-F-waterfront-dining-blends-the-old-and-new-4649299.php?t=ff059c89bd8cb1714c

by Willie Brown in Voices via SFGate

http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/destinations/2013/07/07/san-francisco-cioppino-seafood-stew/2492935/