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

The museum tells all about the history of the cable cars and how they were saved from dismantling in favor of buses. It is also the site for the cables and the machinery that keeps them and the cable cars running. Very cool.

Really interesting museum with some wonderful old trams to see and the size of the underground cables is amazing and to watch them actually working is great. There's fantastic footage of the SF earthquake devastation

Riding the cable car for the first time, loads of fun. You can get off and on any time which was convenient when you spot something or somewhere you wanted to get a closer look at.

an excellent museum showing the history of the cable car and San Francisco history such as the earthquake. The museum is also the hub of the cable cars and you really do get to see them working in action!