San Francisco's Wave Organ Plays With the Tides

Those taking a casual stroll along San Francisco's marina could easily miss one of the city's best kept secrets-especially if they fail to stop and listen.

The Wave Organ, an acoustic instrument built into a natural jetty, sits on the Bay near Crissy Field. Twenty-five concrete pipes placed in the water capture the sounds of the ocean's waves.

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[JasonDrums]

I was just here two days ago. It's absolutely beautiful

[sonarsilverstud]

I loved listening to what you had to say.

[Danae]

I love how they sound like a twanging rubber band.

[kobe]

taking the staar could not understand what i was reading about

[phantomface]

R any of u guys here because of the staar test

[ehulbert]

I used to ride my bicycle out there, it's a great spot to sit and listen to these weird sounds.

[Tropicaldragonn]

STAAR fr makes us read really cool things!!!

[SidewaysBurnouts]

i heard all the marble was taken from demolished graves in a pioneer cemetary.

[scottmedlen]

I'm planning on spreading my friends ashes there

[nointernet]

Staar got me here

At least we know who the nerds are lol

[andrewmosley]

Fun fact most of the structure is made from the tombstones of dead people that were torn down to make neighborhoods in the city.

[franny]

What music?? Sounds like my struggling stomach after 11 hour flight 😂😢

[CrankyHermit]

Just let me hear the thing, not the self-important fool demanding I listen the right way. He offers a gift to the public and then wants to snatch it away. Truth be told, he despises people.

[max]

i make the same sound of the toilet after eating to many tacos.

[raymondmanderville]

Zander Sea organ in Croatia is way better

[-vickyspit-]

Uh.. waves already generate sounds, and now it is ruined by something that is "cool" for I'm sure about 3 minutes, then you wish for original, organic nature sounds but can't have it anymore.

[maximuslt]

What a sickening sound, perfect poetic example of the United States. Look up Croatian sea organ.