The sign outside the building | |
Inside the mirror maze | |
![]() Interactive map of Magowan's Infinite Mirror Maze | |
| Location | San Francisco, California, United States |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 37°48′36″N122°24′37″W / 37.810068°N 122.410237°W /37.810068; -122.410237 |
| Status | Operating |
| Opened | 2009[1] |
| Theme | Maze |
| Slogan | Get lost in the Infinite[3] |
| Operating season | Year-round |
| Area | 2,000 square feet (190 m2)[2] |
| Website | www |
Magowan's Infinite Mirror Maze is atourist attraction onPier 39 in San Francisco, California. It is amirror maze in which people must find their way out, attempting to avoid confusion.
The maze was created by Charles Magowan, (April 16, 1963 – March 3, 2017) who studiedpsychology atYale University, graduating in 1985.[4] He then became the first generation four worker ofMerrill Lynch and was CEO of Aquatech Systems, a Norwegian salmon farming agency. Finally, in 2006, he co-founded TradePoint Solutions, a software company before creating his labyrinth in 2009.[1]
The maze is lit up usingblacklights. It also contains 77 mirrors.[2] While people try to escape the maze, music from the 1980s is also blared loud through speakers.[5] Plastic gloves are provided to not get fingerprints on the mirrors.[6]