That's our plan as well. We will be there next week. I took my grandaughter to Alcatraz last year and it was great, we loved it. Did a bay cruise, ate lots of seafood. This time my husband and I are doing Beach Blanket Babylon which was highly recommended by the Flyertalkers, must ride the cable cars and do a little lunch in chinatown, see the Japanese gardens at Golden Gate Park and did you know there is a small herd of Buffalo there? I was stunned! But I'm sure some of the locals will give you more info than I and some for people your age. Have fun.