A museum to San Francisco's beloved cable cars, with a subterranean walkway that lets you see the moving cable.
Reviews
Tripadvisor
4.5/5 · 3,786 reviews
5-star
73%
4-star
24%
3-star
3%
2-star
0%
1-star
0%
Recent reviews
History
Price
Time
Events & Exhibition
Architecture
Transportation
Kid Friendly
Tours
Any rating
Loading reviews...
Jan 28, 2025
This “museum” is a real working machine shop that runs the cables for the city cable cars. It was loud with the wheels turning and quite fascinating to watch the operation. There were some plaques to…Full review by Usia2014
Dec 23, 2024
San Francisco’s Cable Car Museum is more than a pit stop; it’s an evocative journey into the heartbeat of the city’s identity. Tucked into the hills of Nob Hill, this compact yet mesmerizing space ma…Full review by bmatoh
Dec 11, 2024
I really enjoyed visiting this museum. There was so much to learn about the history of San Francisco's cable car system and all of the machinery that powers the whole cable car system was impressive …Full review by Simonkn20
%3amax_bytes(150000)%3astrip_icc()%2ftestshoot_cablecar_2-4e93d10bace44b2496a73df1c73e18a1.jpg&expw=2623&exph=2623&cbid=OLC.ZFy8VhDQWL1T%2Fw480x360&cbn=local&idpp=local&thid=OLC.ZFy8VhDQWL1T%2Fw480x360&ypid=YN114x2024390&useBFPR=0&eeptype=PhotoGroups&dataGroup=local:datagroup.photos&PhotoGroupName=AllPhotos&PageTag=AllPhotos&selectedIndex=3&id=OLC.ZFy8VhDQWL1T%2Fw480x360&q=San Francisco Cable Car Clip Art&pseg=Attraction&noidpclose=0&FORM=LOCIMG)
Save
Share
More
%2finside-the-cable-car-museum-149697188-5825fedb3df78c6f6ac6aafe.jpg&expw=5360&exph=3560&cbid=OLC.2Iyax0JRkm9cZg480x360&cbn=local&idpp=local&thid=OLC.2Iyax0JRkm9cZg480x360&ypid=YN114x2024390&useBFPR=0&eeptype=PhotoGroups&dataGroup=local:datagroup.photos&PhotoGroupName=AllPhotos&PageTag=AllPhotos&selectedIndex=9&id=OLC.2Iyax0JRkm9cZg480x360&q=San Francisco Cable Car Clip Art&pseg=Attraction&noidpclose=0&FORM=LOCIMG){kind=link}