Originally Posted by StudentExplorer
Hmmm, in such a short time frame (and without a car), it really seems like you are trying to do too much in too many different areas.
Something more doable, might be taking BART into the city to the Union Sq./Powell St. stop and then taking the Hyde/Powell cable car. It's the most scenic and it will drop you off at the top of Lombard Street. Along the way, the Hyde/Powell line skirts the outer edge of Chinatown.
There's also the Powell/Mason line which also skirts Chinatown and will take you down into North Beach which is SF's Little Italy.
Both of those lines, btw, terminate at the Wharf. The Hyde line will drop you off at Ghiradelli square. The Mason line, further east. Personally, I avoid the Wharf unless going with someone to Alcatraz.
Well, got to see everything but Twin Peaks... Had the Bart take us from SFO to downtown, walked the Financial District, through Chinatown and Little Italy, walked all the way up Lombard Street where we got to see an excellent view of the GG Bridge and Alcatraz, walked down through the piers and Fisherman's Wharf, and caught a cable car back to the Bart. Good times.