San Francisco Cable Car Museum
The Cable Car Museum is a free museum in the Nob Hill neighborhood of San Francisco, California. Located at 1201 Mason Street, it contains historical and explanatory exhibits on the San Francisco cable car system, which can itself be regarded as a working museum.Photo: Jaredzimmerman (WMF), CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Opening hours:
Tuesday—Thursday: 10:00 AM—4:00 PM
Friday—Sunday: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
Monday: open 24 hours - Type: Museum
- Description: museum in San Francisco
- Also known as: “Cable Car Barn and Museum”, “Cable Car Museum”, “Cable Car Powerhouse and Barn”, “San Fran Cable Car Museum”, and “SF Cable Car Museum”
- Address: 1201 Mason Street, San Francisco, CA 94108
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chinatown - Him Mark Lai Branch Library and Transamerica Pyramid.
Chinatown - Him Mark Lai Branch Library
Library
Photo: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0.
Chinatown - Him Mark Lai Branch Library is situated 510 feet east of San Francisco Cable Car Museum.
Transamerica Pyramid
Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Transamerica Pyramid is a pyramid-shaped 48-story modernist skyscraper in San Francisco, California, United States, and the second tallest building in the San Francisco skyline. Transamerica Pyramid is situated 2,600 feet east of San Francisco Cable Car Museum.
San Francisco Chinese Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Mliu92, CC BY-SA 4.0.
San Francisco Chinese Hospital is a community hospital in San Francisco and the only Chinese hospital in the United States. The hospital is located in San Francisco's Chinatown. San Francisco Chinese Hospital is situated 870 feet east of San Francisco Cable Car Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nob Hill and Chinatown.
Nob Hill
Quarter
Photo: Fredhsu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nob Hill is a neighborhood of San Francisco, California, United States that is known for its numerous luxury hotels and historic mansions. Nob Hill has historically served as a center of San Francisco's upper class.
Chinatown
Quarter
Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Chinatown, centered on Grant Avenue and Stockton Street in San Francisco, California, is the oldest Chinatown in North America and is one of the largest Chinese enclaves outside Asia.
Nob Hill-Russian Hill
Photo: Antoinetav, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Atop the hills overlooking the bay and bustling downtown San Francisco are two adjacent neighborhoods famed for their wealth, panoramic views, and the historic cable cars which still climb the steep streets of the area.
San Francisco Cable Car Museum
- Categories: history museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: San Francisco, Bay Area, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.79489° or 37° 47′ 42″ northLongitude
-122.41192° or 122° 24′ 43″ westElevation
200 feet (61 metres)Open location code
849VQHVQ+X6OpenStreetMap ID
way 30029681OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumGeoNames ID
5332417Wikidata ID
Q5496957
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Thai—“San Francisco Cable Car Museum” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “旧金山缆车博物馆”
- Chinese: “缆车博物馆”
- French: “Musée des tramways à traction par câble”
- French: “San Francisco Cable Car Museum”
- German: “San Francisco Cable Car Museum”
- Japanese: “サンフランシスコ・ケーブルカー博物館”
- Polish: “Cable Car Museum”
- Thai: “พิพิธภัณฑ์ รถรางเคเบิล”
Localities in the Area
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