Fun times
Wednesday, July 27, 2005
This is one of my favorite places in San Francisco. It's got everything I could ask for: San Francisco history, authentic local color, and big loud machines. Best of all: it's free!
You get to see the actual machines that are moving the cables that run for miles beneath the streets of the city, pulling the cable cars.
Definitely bring your guests from out of town to give them an only-in-San-Francisco experience. To get the whole experience, you should really travel there by cable car. The California Street car is usually tourist- and crowd-free. Leave your car someplace far away, take Muni or Bart to the Embarcadero station, then get on the cable car at the foot of California Street (at California and Market). Get off at Mason St., walk three blocks north, and you're there!