Another must-see and must-try in San Francisco is its cable cars. Each single ride costs you 5 bucks, but if you are a tourist and buy a Muni 1-day, 3-day or 7-day pass, you can ride it many times, whenever and wherever you like. That was why cable cars were my main method of transport when I was in SF, more than buses and trains. It was fun to ride the cable cars, enjoying the scenery along the way and hop on, hop off when and where you like. Also, it was exhilarating to ride up and down those steep streets. It was one of those factors that make me love SF so much, of all the cities I have been in the States.
Cable cars at Powell St.
Queuing up, waiting for departure
One interesting fact about SF cable cars is they can't turn around by themselves (the cars, I mean). At both ends of each line, there are cable car turntables and the gripmen and conductors have to turn the cars around to make return trips. As I frequented the Powell - Market, I managed to observe this turntable twice, which were quite interesting.
Push...
... and push...
... finally the car is turned around
Of course, I am not myself if I didn't take any photo with these cable cars
At Powell - Market cable car line
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