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Cable Car Museum

Rail museum · Nob Hill ·

Cable Car Museum

Rail museum · Nob Hill ·
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Free and wonderfully old-school, this working powerhouse and museum shows the gears and cables that still pull the cars today. Frequently recommended by trusted travel guides for real local context.

https://www.cablecarmuseum.org/info.html
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See how SF's iconic cable cars work & their history

cable car museum
free admission
history
how cable cars work
machinery
working museum
gift shop
cash only
Google Rating
4.7 (6.7K)
Yelp Rating
4.5
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1201 Mason St, San Francisco, CA 94108 Get directions

Restroom
Family friendly
Paid street parking
Wheelchair accessible entrance
Wheelchair accessible restroom
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Information

See how SF's iconic cable cars work & their history

cable car museum
free admission
history
how cable cars work
machinery
working museum
gift shop
cash only
Google Rating
4.7 (6.7K)
Yelp Rating
4.5
Featured in Conde Nast Traveler
Featured in

1201 Mason St, San Francisco, CA 94108 Get directions

Restroom
Family friendly
Paid street parking
Wheelchair accessible entrance
Wheelchair accessible restroom
Cable Car Museum by null
Cable Car Museum by null
Cable Car Museum by null
Cable Car Museum by null
Cable Car Museum by null
Cable Car Museum by null
Cable Car Museum by null
Cable Car Museum by null
Cable Car Museum by null
Cable Car Museum by null
Cable Car Museum by null
Cable Car Museum by null
Cable Car Museum by null
Cable Car Museum by null
Cable Car Museum by null
Cable Car Museum by null
Cable Car Museum by null
Cable Car Museum by null
Cable Car Museum by null
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Cable Car Museum by null
Cable Car Museum by null
Cable Car Museum by null
Cable Car Museum by null
Cable Car Museum by null
Cable Car Museum by null
Cable Car Museum by null
Cable Car Museum by null
Cable Car Museum by null
Cable Car Museum by null
Cable Car Museum by null
Cable Car Museum by null
Cable Car Museum by null
Cable Car Museum by null
Cable Car Museum by null
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