We visited on our last morning in San Francisco. The museum is free to enter. Its also the winding house for the whole cable car system so you can see the cables running round enormous wheels. There are old cable cars there to look at...More

This museum is actually part of the cable car system as the cables are driven continuously under streets. You can see it work in real-time. The museum is also a historical record place, but to see and hear the system work is simple amazing.

While on our Segway tour, we took a break and visited the Cable Car Museum on Mason Street. It was fascinating to see the actual cables in use for the cable car system. If you walk downstairs you will see the huge sheaves operating the...More

It is exciting to see the giant Victorian wheels that direct the cables that run the cable cars on their routes, just as they did in the beginning. It is time travel at its best. And there is also a museum with information about the...More

It's definitely worth a visit and it's free!! It's really interesting. Doesn't take longer than an hour but it gives a great overview of this system.

This museum is also a display of the still-in-use mechanism that runs all the cable cars in San Francisco. It was really cool to see! Since the machines are in operation they produce quite a bit of noise. Had I known this beforehand I would...More

What better than to take the cable car to the cable car museum. The technology and history behind the cars is all there. Plush it's a working junction point. Great for all ages

Free museum situated in the Nob Hill district of San Franscisco. See the historical workings of the cable cars and read the Explanations of the workings. Souvenir shop on site.

Stopped by the museum because it was recommended by a friend. My son loves trains and all forms of transportation and he was excited to see how the cable cars work.

There are old cable cars and equipment on display. Maps of the four cable runs, samples of new cable and worn cable. Examples of how the operator grabs the cable and releases it. There are several photo op locations. Really interesting is that you can...More