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[quote=Anonymous]Okay, OP. I live in SF, and I'm going to break down these suggestions for you.

China Town - cute to walk around and buy cheap gifts for people back home. NOT the best food. If you feel the need, Obama got takeout at Great Eastern on Jackson Street
 North Beach (Little Italy) - Columbus St./Coit Tower - plan your Coit Towel trip for after you eat at Tony's Pizza on Stockton. He's won awards for his dough throughout the world, multiple times. Great guy. Get the meatballs too. Then walk up to Coit, then go down the back and hit up Fisherman's Wharf/Pier 39 (don't eat there) then walk south along the Embarcadero and eat dinner at the Ferry Building (but not at Market Bar, not to be confused with One Market, where you CAN eat).
 Pier 39 - see above. There's a store for lefties in the back as well as a big candy store. 
 Ride cable cars from Market Street to Pier 39 or along California Street - Pick up the cable car at the Hyatt Embarcadero (hint: it's not on the Embarcadero) because it's MUCH less crowded there than in Union Square where all the tourists wait. Take it up California , then back down the other side.
 Union Square and Market Street (shopping) - eh. it's not like you live in the appalachian mountains and have never seen these stores before. It's crowded, touristy, tons of homeless, tons of construction right now, there's just no need to go.  
 (All can be done in one day)

Golden Gate Bridge (walk across) - agree
 Presidio - if you'll be around on a Friday night, hit up Off the Grid in Fort Mason
 Haight-Ashbury (not a must do but nice if you have time) - don't bother. there are no hippies. but there are a ton of homeless, and a ton of junkies. do NOT sit in grass unless you want to get stabbed by a dirty needle. 
 Alamo Square Park (see above) - no need. You want a park? Go to Duboce Park or Dolores Park. If you go to Dolores, go get some food at Bi-Rite, then get ice cream across the street at Bi-Rite Creamery. 
 Ferry Building/SOMA (museums, etc.) - do this. Take the T train to The Ramp in the Bayview/Hunter's Point. It'll be on your left. Then take the train back. Don't wander around. Go to the Jewish Museum (great gift shop), and SF MoMa. Walk across 3rd Street and eat a snack at Beard Papa. Do NOT walk down 6th Street. Anything lower than that is fine. 
 Mission District (for the best burritos in the world!) - sure. Bi-Rite is there. Frjtz is also really great.
 The Cliff House - eh. It's where locals take visiting relatives. :) 
 Twin Peaks for view on a clear day or night with burritos picked up from the Mission District - eh. Nothing to do there but if you're into an Alfred Hitchcock setting, there's your ambiance. Christopher Playground is up there, but there's nothing spectacular about it. 
Ghirardelli Square - skip this. Total waste of time unless you're REALLY into seeing fudge made or something. If you REALLY want the ice cream, go to the shop on Market instead - I think it's near ... 2nd Street? No line, same stuff. They also have an outpost in the Westfield Shopping Centre. 
Cable Car Museum and ride cable cars - museum is free but boring, see about cable car advice above.
Alcatraz (book well in advance) - do this. the self-guided tour is pretty interesting. GREAT views. Interesting history. 
Golden Gate Bridge and Fort Point (under the bridge) - eh. I guess it's a necessity if you're a tourist.
Lombard Street - eh. It's not even the crookedest street in the world. the residents who actually live there had to beg the city to block tourists from hanging out at certain parts of the day because it was getting too congested. [/quote]

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