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Antique Vibrator Museum

Tourist attraction Museum

Small 1-room museum in an adult shop tracing the history of the sex toy from the 19th century. People often mention museum, store, room, shop,


Address

1620 Polk St, San Francisco, CA 94109

Website

antiquevibratormuseum.com

Contact

(415) 345-0400

Rating on Google Maps

4.60 (95 reviews)

Open on Google Maps

Working Hours

  • Friday: 12:30 to 2:30 PM, 3:30 to 6:30 PM
  • Saturday: 12:30 to 2:30 PM, 3:30 to 6:30 PM
  • Sunday: 12:30 to 2:30 PM, 3:30 to 6:30 PM
  • Monday: 12:30 to 2:30 PM, 3:30 to 6:30 PM
  • Tuesday: 12:30 to 2:30 PM, 3:30 to 6:30 PM
  • Wednesday: 12:30 to 2:30 PM, 3:30 to 6:30 PM
  • Thursday: 12:30 to 2:30 PM, 3:30 to 6:30 PM

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: museum (13) store (10) room (7) shop (6)
Reviews are sorted by relevance, prioritizing the most helpful and insightful feedback at the top for easier reference.
  • 5/5 Gvantsa C. 5 years ago on Google • 341 reviews
    It was the most exciting for me to take my best friend to a first sex shop in her life. Girls at the counter were really nice and welcoming. They had all sorts of goodies for someone that had no idea how sex shops are set up. Also they have another room which is exibition of little history of vibrators and massagers. It is definitely a place to check out if you are into anything sexual 😀
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Haylee B. 1 year ago on Google • 73 reviews
    Great experience at the whole location. The museum was a large room at the back of the store that told the history well. Loved having educators running the shop so questions were easy to ask and I was comfortable the whole time. Worth the stop.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Kathleen G. 2 years ago on Google
    One of a kind! What a gem.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Manking L. 2 years ago on Google
    Neat one room museum filled with historic vibrators. I cannot fathom anyone using these devices without modern protections like UL listed or GFCI
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Desirée Vidaña P. 5 years ago on Google
    It's a small museum inside the good vibrations sex shop. This one room museum offers you the history of vibrators. Interesting and funny! Plus, good vibrations store is right outside, so you can go crazy ;)
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Weeyahneh 6 years ago on Google
    Very amusing and historically (or hysterically) interesting. You won't be embarassed to enter this adult store.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Miguel J. 6 months ago on Google • 314 reviews
    The museum doesn’t have a store front. It’s inside of the Good Vibrations Store. Friendly staff. They will direct you to the room. So educational, and the staff is able to answer questions if you have any. Awesome displays and graphs.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Chelsea V. 1 year ago on Google • 469 reviews
    Love the museum and the sex shop. Shop staff are lovely. Only missed opportunity is to have mercy for sale for the vibrator museum! Would have loved to get a tshirt with one of the old fashion ads

  • 5/5 Angela W. 2 years ago on Google
    Well stocked store, knowledgeable staff, and a very interesting museum. Definitely worth a stop.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Chris B. 5 years ago on Google
    What an interesting place. It's really just a single room at the back of an adult toy store, (Good Vibrations) but it's quite fascinating.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Jade H. 1 year ago on Google
    Very interesting place and I totally do not feel uncomfortable walking in and the associate there is very friendly. Unfortunately I went too late and it was almost closing time. Definitely will revisit if I ever return to San Francisco!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Cosmo P. 1 year ago on Google • 19 reviews
    Place rocks, staff is so friendly would recommend to anyone. Super clean and well lit inside

  • 1/5 deb z. 3 months ago on Google • 16 reviews New
    We checked online that this place was open as we had to travel quite a way. We parked and found a sign saying they were closed for an hour. We waited until 15 minutes after they were due to be back and nobody came. Maybe they were closed because soembody was sick. It would be a simple thing to update the google info. About seven other couples came by while we waited.

  • 5/5 Risa L. 1 year ago on Google • 8 reviews
    Very informative and fun and wild at times. It's a small room in the back of the store, so more of an exhibit than a museum. 20-30 minutes to fully look at everything. Should probably call ahead because it seems like the hours can sometimes be weird. In order to visit the museum, you need a photo ID (not sure what the age restriction was, though) and you need to be comfortable walking through a store full of sex toys and related merchandise, but if you're thinking of visiting the Antique Vibrator Store, you're probably already there.

  • 5/5 Andreea-Elena G. 1 year ago on Google
    It was small but fun and it's attached to a shop. Worth a visit.

  • 5/5 Val H. 2 years ago on Google
    Very cool to see the all the "massagers" through the years. Interesting place, highly recommended.

  • 5/5 Kevin M. 1 year ago on Google
    This was a fun walk through on a rainy day. employees were very present, friendly, and available.

  • 5/5 Hunter D. 2 years ago on Google
    Super cool historical tech, great to get an understanding of the challenges that plagued this industry.

  • 5/5 Isabella D. 8 months ago on Google • 4 reviews
    Situated at the back of the Good Vibrations adult store, it was an exciting experience and I had the pleasure of learning more about the humble yet wonderful vibrator. Plus afterwards, you can shop for other fun toys and accessories!

  • 5/5 Elizabeth M. 8 months ago on Google
    Good Vibrations store co-exists with the museum! It was a good time shopping, and then walking through the museum. I enjoyed meeting CeCe!

  • 5/5 Rich F. 2 years ago on Google
    Great museum. Small but worth the time.


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Amenities


  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible entrance

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