San Francisco Shuttle Tours

San Francisco's cable car is ride by nearly 7.5 million people every year. San Francisco's is a smaller group tours, and more intimate, more tour spots on all tours. The visitors are not realizing that there are three cable lines, each have there own flavor. The Powell-mason and Powell-Hyde both lines begin at Powell market. The third line is least crowded and least known to tourists. It runs along hilly California Street and offers lovely views.

POWELL-MASON LINE: This line passes many city landmarks and union square is known for shopping, it's a block from line is started. A series of uphill climbs leads to intersection at California Street; from here you can catch any of three lines. The Powell-mason cars take left at Powell and Jackson, and then straight down to Fisherman's wharf. Intersection of Jackson to Mason-union now you get an architectural tour of classical row houses. At mason and Columbus avenue, you're in the of north beach, an Italian neighborhood where you will find gelato, coffee shop, pizzerias and restaurant. The best people watching spots in the city are Washington Square Park on Columbus.

POWELL-HYDE LINE: The Powell-Hyde line offers Hyde Street along sweeping vistas of the ocean. The routs start from market to Jackson streets. They split with the Powell-Hyde line heading north, then right at Hyde toward Fisherman's wharf. To feel for Russian hill, Hyde and Union is the best spot. Here row houses and Victorians are mix with ice cream parlor, coffee shop, and restaurant and corner market. As Powell-Hyde lines heads down to the water stop there for views of the water, coat tower atop telegraph hill and the bay bridge at the distance. The "World's Crookedness street" is Lombard street. At the end you will find Fisherman's wharf. Near Hyde and Union is Russian Hill Dog Grooming, There you can see stylists working on high end poodle haircuts through giant windows.

CALIFORNIA LINE: The California line is known for its step grade. Looking from up you can see the Powell cable line crossing California at the top of Nob hill. As you near the top of the hill you look back and see the architecture of downtown, Bay and Bay Bridge as a back drop. If you get off at California and grant, you are just a few blocks from Portsmouth square in the heart of china town. Along the California line you will see grace cathedral and the city's most posh hotels. The Mark Hopkins is known for its sky bar, Top of the mark on the 19th floor. Here you will see sweeping views of San Francisco and the bay.

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