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Cable Cars: riceroni, a San Francisco treat
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    Getting TO/AROUND: Though San Francisco is a pleasure to walk around, there is an extensive mass transit system for those lacking the fitness to do it all on foot or for the longer hauls that would take too much time. BART is more or less a commuter train that runs to the suburbs and conveniently to the SF International Airport. This twenty minute run costs just $4.95 one way and runs three times an hour in peak hours. You can get tickets at automated machines before you board. You can also get out to Berkeley for a couple bucks. MUNI is a more extensive system of buses and trams that really get you into the meat of the city. It costs just $1.50 and you get a transfer for between 90 minutes and three hours depending on the generosity of the driver. The cable cars have become a bit of a tourist trap unfortunately. They are an amazing piece of time warp travel and everyone that visits has to ride one once. You can also visit the Cable Car Museum for free and it’s well worth your time. To ride one, it cost $5.00 per segment! If you think you’ll use them even just twice, buy the day pass for $10.00 and enjoy. There are numerous mass transit passes but unfortunately none of the affordable ones include the Cable Cars so I didn’t find them worthwhile. If you’re going to walk most places, which is easy enough to do, it’s better to just buy a bus ticket for when you need it as that is how you’ll get to the more remote areas of the city.

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    Comments for richiecdisc about San Francisco
    jlw94102 Fri Jul 6, 2007 23:15 UTC
     INFAMOUS castro theater??
    RickinDutch Fri Mar 9, 2007 19:31 UTC
     Great Tips! I put a bunch of them in my folder. Will use them in April. Thanks!
    Maggies Thu Mar 8, 2007 12:03 UTC
     Did you know that this hostel have moved to different location? Anyway, we will probably be staying outside the city.
    sikorka Tue Dec 26, 2006 15:07 UTC
     Nice pictures, useful info, very well done page!!!
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