Cable Car Museum, San Francisco

For a Museum the displays are full of factual error; for example look at the cable car route map, plus the bookstore is incomplete! Muni winding machinery a plus, plus the equipment.

2 simple reasons why you must visit this place - it's the only museum of its kind in the world, plus it's free. Great place to learn about the history of the cable cars, and to see the mechanisms that move the cable cars. Simple yet ingenious concept. Set aside about 1-2 hours. Possibly one of the most under-rated attractions in San Francisco.

If you have any interest in the history of cable cars or their mechanics, you shouldn't miss this museum. It's totally free and easy to visit (right on the Cable Car line!) The museum is the actual cable car barn (the terminal where the cars go at the end of the day) and is also the maintenance center for all of the cables that keep the cars moving. From inside the museum, you can see the actual cables for each of the transit lines. Also, you can go below ground to see the whole system in action. There are also some antique cable cars and equipment and from the exhibits you'll learn the facinating history of the cable car. Cable cars relieved those the poor horses that couldn't pull loads up the steep San Francisco hills.