with lots of street stores
the pier side walk
Fisherman's wharf
2 animals of each type
looking crabby there!
the bay aquarium
art by the pierside marinas
Next up along the san francisco Piers
the Exploratorium science museum
what do we have here
for the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition exhibition
a monumental structure originally constructed...
The palace is in the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
breathtaking views
The palace pond and fountains
located in the Marina District of San Francisco
The palace of fine arts!
Next stop
see you chinatown
on the bus for more exploration
trying out the local lunch!
food's a bargain too
totally buzzing market atmosphere
weekend markets and bargains!
it's packed already!
back at Chinatown
old day tickets
yup, the real stuff!
the small museum section of the building
the original cable car operators
schematic of how the cables run
All thanks to the inventor
spun in this very building
but are pulled uphills up cables
do not have engines on board
the cable car as the name suggest
spinning!
subterranean view of the undergound cables
and the lines going underground
overview of the cable pull
History of how it started
and trolleys alike!
old collections of decommissioned cable cars
WIth high speed cable pulls in operation
Active as in live
The museum's an active cable station too
yup, it's the right museum alright!
The entrance
The Cablecar museum!
along Washington Street