It's Free and it's very interesting. Must go! I love the cable car and here you will see how they make it works.

You can not go in San-francisco with out a trip in cable car. It is just hot. I recommand the California street line, it is the longest one.

This place is just off the Powel Cable car line and is part museum and part working factory as it is still the engins behind the cable cars. You can learn a lot of history about the cable cars if that interest you. The museum is free but they ask for donations. Worth a visit even if you are not... More

This was neat. It isn't big and it is FREE. It is the working shop for the cable cars with things to see and read, Quite interesting. wish they had some more interpreters to talk to.

Want some great history on the Cable Cars? This is the place.After you leave here take a nice stroll down to Fisherman's Wharf or catch the Cable car stop just a block away.

It is definitely worth the trip to see the amazing engineering. It gives you a sense of the marvel that is the cable car system. I had no idea how they worked and have a new found respect for them. Makes riding them more fun too. It really is just a quick trip though we stayed around 20 min and... More

See this cool and FREE museum right before you ride the cable cars. It will make your ride much more interesting. It was fun to see how the cars operate, where the cables are repaired, and the history of the cars. We had a bit of trouble finding the museum, at 1201 Mason Street, until we used Google Maps to... More

The cable car museum is free, and lets you know how the cable car system works, and you can see the cables being pulled around the city. Worth a stop to see how it all works

This is a must see place in San Francisco given the history with the cable cars. I wondered how the cars were powered and how they made it up the very steep hills full of people. All is answered and more in the active museum which powers the cables throughout the city today. It is FREE to enter and part... More