The Wave Organ is a wonderfully odd art installation located at the end of the jetty off the San Francisco Yacht Harbor. Facing the water, follow the path the right, past the tower, and the sign reading "not a through street," and just keep going to the end of the jetty.
Apparently, back in 1939, the city moved the occupants of the Laurel Hill Cemetery, and the architectural odds and ends from the cemetery were used to create this jetty
In 1986, artists from the Exploratorium restructured the carved stone, and added the element of sound, in the form of "listening tubes." If you visit the Wave Organ at high tide, you can hear all manner of sounds created by the water currents.
In some ways, the Wave Organ resembles an artists' vision of the ruins of Greek temple.
This is a letterbox about the senses.
Obviously, the main sense that the creators of the Wave Organ wanted to delight was your sense of hearing. The Wave Organ is a subtle place. Be quiet, and let it all soak in.
Do you hear the sounds being created by the water currents in the pipes? Do you smell the sea, or the wild fennel? See all those bits of orphanned architecture? Feel the wind and the sea spray on your face? Taste the salt on your lips?
Without getting too mystical, how many senses were stimulated?
http://www.exploratorium.edu/visit/wave_organ.htmlLetterboxers with disabilities can park at the very end of the paved parking lot, and the beginning of the dirt path. The path itself is fairly flat, but to get the the box, you may need a partner.
