5/5 Steve R. 1 year ago on Google
What
a
treasure
the
Cable
Car
Museum
is!
Whether
you're
a
tourist
or
a
local,
this
is
one
of
the
best
free
things
to
do
in
SF.
You
can
bop
in
and
check
it
out
for
10
minutes
or
you
can
spend
an
hour
or
more
looking
at
the
displays
and
marveling
at
the
machinery.
If
you're
an
engineer
or
lover
of
mechanical
stuff,
this
is
the
place
for
you.
The
entire
museum
is
situated
around
the
actual
working
underground
cable
car
machinery
and
mechanisms.
It's
breathtaking
to
imagine
how
this
massive
system
of
cables
and
steel
was
built
well
over
a
century
ago
and
is
still
in
daily
use.
Make
sure
you
go
downstairs
(it's
easy
to
miss)
to
see
all
the
machinery
at
its
own
level.
The
museum
has
many
historic
artifacts
and
educational
signage
about
the
cable
car
system,
how
and
why
it
was
built,
and
how
it
was
saved
from
extinction
in
the
1970s
by
a
group
of
passionate
residents
who
convinced
the
city
that
cable
cars
weren't
obsolete,
but
help
define
the
SF.
Take
the
time
to
watch
the
very
dated,
but
still
interesting
video
about
how
the
cable
cars
were
saved.
(You
get
to
sit
in
an
antique
car
while
watching!)
The
museum
is
run
by
The
Friends
of
the
Cable
Car
Museum,
a
nonprofit
organization
dedicated
to
keeping
the
heritage
of
these
rolling
landmarks
alive.
Please
consider
leaving
a
donation
in
the
box
if
you
enjoyed
your
visit
so
that
future
generations
can
enjoy
this
experience.
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