Cable cars in San Francisco are readily accessible. There are a total of 3 cable car lines, two of which starts at Powell and Market heading towards Fisherman's Wharf Area, while the other starts at California and Market heading towards Van Ness Avenue. If you're wondering where exactly, keep a look out for the brown-and-white cable car sign posts!
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Explore San Francisco on a Cable Car
San Francisco Cable Car System
Cable cars in San Francisco are readily accessible. There are a total of 3 cable car lines, two of which starts at Powell and Market heading towards Fisherman's Wharf Area, while the other starts at California and Market heading towards Van Ness Avenue. If you're wondering where exactly, keep a look out for the brown-and-white cable car sign posts!
Operating Hours: 6 a.m. till 12 (Midnight), Daily
Price: 1 Day (USD21), 3 (USD 32) or 7 (USD42) Day Passes are available for purchase at the counter
Single Ride Fee: ( USD7 approximately) per way - Subjected to changes.
1st Stop - Fisherman's Wharf
Fisherman's Wharf is home to numerous attractions such as Pier 39, The Cannery Shopping Center, Ghirardelli Square, Ripley's Believe It Or Not Museum and the San Francsico Maritime National Historical Park. Seafood restaurants are plentiful in the area stands that serves one of the finest and freshest seafood you can ever get! Coupled with views of the renowned Golden Gate Bridge Strait that connects San Francisco Bay and the vast Pacific Ocean, Fisherman's Wharf is definitely a must visit!
2nd Stop - Lombard Street
Known as America's "Crookedest Streets", Lombard Street is San Francisco's most popular landmarks where millions of visitors walk or drive down the 8 sharp hairpin turns. Additionally, it's decked with beautiful floras and Victorian mansions that are absolutely "Instagrammable".
3rd Stop - Coit Tower
Situated on the Telegraph Hill, the 210-foot Coit Tower stood the test of time. Built by Arthur Brown. Jr and Henry Howard in 1933, this iconic tower attracts visitors to enjoy panoramic views of San Francisco city and bay. Its interior features fresco murals in the American Social Realism style, painted by 25 different on-site artists, plus two additional paintings installed after creation off-site.
4th Stop - Cable Car Museum
Cable Car Museum (Credit: @Tripadvisor)
Make a stop at 1201 Mason Street to visit the Cable Car Museum where you can marvel at a a vast collection of historic cable cars, photographs, mechanical displays and a gift shop if you're thinking of getting souvenirs for your loved ones! The museum is run by the Friends of the Cable Car Museum - a non profit organisation dedicated to the preservation of cable car history.
5th Stop - Chinatown
One of the oldest and most established Chinatowns in United States, Chinatown San Francisco offers some of the city's best dim sum joints, bakeries, boba shops and traditional eateries that fills the bustling maze of colourful streets and alleys. Prominent attractions like the Dragon's Gate, Temples, Tien How and Chinese Historical Society of America Museum will definitely fuel your experience at Chinatown.
6th Stop - Union Square San Francisco
Union Square is a public plaza bordered by Geary, Powell, Post and Stockton Streets in downtown San Francisco. A shopper's paradise, this bustling square adjacent to the theatre district has everything from a luxury departmental stores to a boutique store with great discounts! The huge amphitheater allows street entertainers to put on a performance of a lifetime for you while you take a break from shopping.
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