heading into the famous pier 39
Chinatown is well served by public transport
the arts section
tallest skyscraper in the San Francisco
spinning!
looks like a deal going on
The morning markets open!
the marina by the pier
spanning 48 floors
schematic of how the cables run
but 1st, a visit to a nearby musuem
All thanks to the inventor
seafood!
overview of the cable pull
located at edge of the Fisherman's Wharf
along Washington Street
The Transamerica Pyramid!
History of how it started
trying out the local lunch!
seating areas in the park
and trolleys alike!
it's packed already!
Overhead view of Kearny street
still moving along Grant street
Here we are at another San Fran landmark
outskirts of Chinatown along the nearby streets
across Jackson street
it opened October 4, 1978
The Cablecar museum!
the Exploratorium science museum
The street's waking up
Hilton San Francisco Financial District
WIth high speed cable pulls in operation
see you chinatown
Next up along the san francisco Piers
opening the gates
it's a pierside shopping and dining area
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overview of the park
the cable car as the name suggest
food's a bargain too
the park playgrounds
spun in this very building
Portsmouth Square in the morning
subterranean view of the undergound cables
on the bus for more exploration
old collections of decommissioned cable cars
for the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition exhibition
oriental indeed!
nicely themed buildings around