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I don't have any insights into public transportation in San Fransisco - but who haven't heard of the San Fransisco cable cars, and who have heard of the MUNI? Having grown up in the old Soviet Union, trams and buses really stand out for me, and a ride on the historic MUNI trolley was a thing to remember. Leave a Comment Theme: OtherWebsite: www.sfmuni.com
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Most tourists want to ride a cable car, and they should: cable cars are a lot of fun. However, most tourists catch the cable cars that go to Fisherman's Wharf on Powell Street. The line for these cars can wrap around the block and take an hour. It can take just as long to come back downtown, too. As an alternative, catch the California Street Cable Car line at Market and California Streets (just above the Embarcadero BART station). These cable cars are almost never full, and there is seldom any line at all. They don't go to the Wharf, but they do go to Chinatown, Nob Hill, Polk Gulch and end at Van Ness Avenue. To see some grand old Victorians, cross Van Ness and walk a few blocks up California Street. These mansions are among the few in the area that survived the great earthquake and fire of 1906. If you want to go to the Wharf, you can always catch the F streetcars on Market. They don't go up any hills, but the are charming in their own way and the ride along the Embarcadero is beautiful. Leave a Comment Theme: OtherPhone: 510.287.4702Website: www.sfmuni.com
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The MUNI is the organisation that runs the subway, the buses, the streetcars and cable cars in San Francisco: a MUNI pass is good on all of these forms of transportation. You can buy a one-day, a three-day or a weeklong pass that will give you unlimited travel on all public transport except the BART, which operates a different ticketing system. It's fabulous to be able to hop on and off at will, and the maps of the transportation system are generally very easy to understand: we figured out how to navigate the city pretty quickly, and saved quite a bit of shoe leather. The big thrill for many people is still the cable car, since it's such a San Francisco thing to so. If you want to ride without a crowd, ride north towards Fisherman's Wharf in the evening: during the day, it's hard to get on going north, and it's as bad going south in the evening. It's a lot of fun, though the operators look and sound as though they've had quite enough of tourists doing goofy things for laughs... Leave a Comment Theme: OtherPhone: 415-673-6864Website: www.sfmuni.com
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