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San Francisco Railway Museum

San Francisco Railway Museum is a museum in San Francisco, CA, part of the San Francisco Bay Area guide. Cost: free.

77 Steuart St · San Francisco, CA

Why you should go…

Run by the nonprofit Market Street Railway, this small museum on the Embarcadero tells the story of San Francisco's cable cars and historic streetcars, including the vintage fleet still running on the F-line. Exhibits and a gift shop sit steps from the F-line tracks, so visitors can step outside and ride the real thing. The organization also works to preserve the city's vintage rail fleet.

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