Feeling nostalgic this fall? Why don’t you ease on down the road in a SF Cable Car? On a recent trip to San Fran I rode the cable cars. It was a great way to see the city. To say the least, San Francisco is all hill. The Nebraska corn fields are nowhere in sight. Having a historic cable car to ride added to the over-all adventure.
The cable cars opened for business in the ripe year of 1873. A gentleman named Andrew Hallidie saw horses slipping down the steep cobblestone streets of San Fran. He even saw some horses die because of the danger of wet streets while pulling carts. Hallidie wondered if a car could get pulled by something safer and more efficient.
Progress.
The cable cars have a hearty cable that pulls them along from under the street. These cables are really long, spanning the length of the street. The car is controlled by a driver that decides when it should grab onto the cable and when to brake. Thus, it is a “cable car.”
It was fun to take the different cable car lines and explore the city. Using the cable cars, we were able to get to Fisherman’s Wharf, Union Square, and Chinatown, among other places. Driving down Lombard Street was pretty awesome, too. 
experience the arts, get outside, and become more fashionable (the shopping is great!). The whole city was inspiring! I especially enjoyed the Modern Art Museum. The Golden Gate Bridge is an obvious must-see. Overall, being a tourist in San Francisco was awesome, and the Cable Cars were a really unique part of the experience.
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