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Cable Car Museum
HISTORY MUSEUM

Cable Car Museum

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1201 Mason St, San Francisco, CA 94108 · Nob Hill, on the Powell-Mason cable line
Hours today
10 AM – 5 PM
Visit time
45 minutes
Best for
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Founded
1974

About this museum

A free museum inside the 1907 Washington-Mason powerhouse — the still-operating heart of the cable car system. From the gallery floor you can watch the four motors that pull all of the city's cable lines.

Visitor tips

  • FREE Free museum, plus an active power plant — the wheels are turning while you watch.
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