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Cable Car Barn and Museum

1201 Mason Street, San Francisco, California

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+1 415 989 2040, +1 415 673 6864

Website:

www.cablecarmuseum.com

Want to learn more about one of San Francisco's most enduring icons? Then head to the Cable Car Barn and Museum in Nob Hill to learn more about the history and inner-workings of the city's legendary cable cars. Best of all, it's free.

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National Historic Landmarks, the famous cable cars of San Francisco are fun, rain or shine. more on Amazon.com

Since San Francisco is known for the cable cars, it might be a good idea to check out the Cable Car Museum. more on insiderpages.com

The ride home was beautiful because it was just getting dark and all the city lights were super bright and the view of Coit tower was amazing. more on GoCityKids

2 simple reasons why you must visit this place-it's the only museum of its kind in the world, plus it's free. more on Yahoo! Travel

You don't need a lot of time and it's free to come in and have a look. more on TripAdvisor

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I was amazed as I walked in this place. It's free and a must see. more on TripAdvisor

Possibly the best deal in San Francisco is the Cable Car Museum. You'll probably want to take a cable car to get to it, but a Muni pass makes that painless. Once you've made it to the front door, it's ... more on TripAdvisor

If you like to see how things work and have been formed over the many decades this is a must see. It is free to get in which is a bonus and you can see the wheels for all the cable car lines going and ... more on TripAdvisor

My wife and I rode a cable car from Union Square to the Cable Car museum. The museum does a great job explaining how the cable car system works. It really gives you an appreciation for the operators. ... more on TripAdvisor

Free to get in and a great place to learn how the cable cars work and the history of them. The workings of the cable cars, the cables, emminate from the museum so ... more on TripAdvisor

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This is a good place to take a tourist. It doesnt take a long time, I would say an hour tops, mostly you will finish in about half an hour though. The best part? Well, its FREEE! yes you get in for free. It tells you all about the ... more on insiderpages.com

Since San Francisco is known for the cable cars, it might be a good idea to check out the Cable Car Museum. They provide information and historical background on the cable cars and admission is free. So you can check out something ... more on insiderpages.com

This is one of my favorite places in San Francisco. It's got everything I could ask for: San Francisco history, authentic local color, and big loud machines. Best of all: it's free! You get to see the actual machines that are moving ... more on insiderpages.com

The San Francisco Cable Car museum on Mason is a cool place to bring your visiting friends. The price is rightthe museum is actually free and has some cool exhibits. I learned a lot about ... more on insiderpages.com

I took relatives from out of town to visit this museum It was great since it was free. And they had such an amazing time. Especially her young sons that wanted to touch and feel everything. They ... more on insiderpages.com