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Alcatraz Island
Historic and Protected Site, Island, and National Park
San Francisco
Has a stamp of approval from Travel + Leisure and SF Weekly
"Kudos to audio tour too, very nicely produced and easy to follow."(115 Tips)
"The night tours are hauntingly creepy and the absolute best"(28 Tips)
"The audio tour of the cell house is excellent."(21 Tips)
"Very good audio guide."(13 Tips)
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Jens HeimNovember 4, 2011Impressive. Buy tickets one day before going to the island so you don't have to wait...
Julian NamOctober 21, 2011Things to do here (or next time): Audio Tour. Night Tour. Things NOT to do here: try to swim back to SF.
StephanieFebruary 16, 2011Make sure everyone you're with starts the audio tour at the same time - and doesn't pause!
samanthaApril 17, 2011don't listen to the civil war reenactor. heres the jist: don't smoke, don't touch the bird, and go to the top of the rock for your audio tour.
Ken FineNovember 1, 2010Don't miss the Agave Trail -- it's easy to pass over. Beautiful and interesting.
Bre RozApril 14, 2015Sometimes they being prisoners back to hold book signings. Say hi to him, if there is one there.
Catriona HunterJanuary 17, 2013Try to get a morning ferry, that way you won't feel pressured by the last boat deadline.
Justin WhittakerApril 25, 2013This September, don't forget to catch The Real Housewives of Alcatraz, only on BRAVO.
Alexey PatosinJune 9, 2013One of the most depressive place I ever been. It is really more depressive than my high school during exams
Kammy kamOctober 4, 2011Get tickets in advance. Watch the movie and read information in the theater building.
DANIELOctober 11, 2010There may not be food on the island, but there are cheese-stuffed pretzels on the boat. Delicious and at $2.50 each...buy 2. ;)
Lucy J SosaJanuary 25, 2016The view you can get from here is amazing, it's kind of cold though... so you better bring your coat if you're not used to be in windy weathers.
Tony XerriMay 20, 2013SCREW THE AUDIO TOUR! Walk around the cells like the inmates did and get a pure sense of what it was like to be contained. This place is the funnest tourist trap of all time and the ferry is awesome!
Smithsonian ChannelJune 23, 2011Confinement wasn’t the only punishment that awaited inmates at “The Rock.” Prisoners could always see yachts circling around the island and the city lights just 1.5 miles away. (From Aerial America) Read more
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Alcatraz Island
Golden Gate National Recreation Area (San Francisco Bay)
San Francisco, CA 94123
United States
San Francisco, CA 94123
United States
Alcatraz Island offers a close-up look at the site of the first US built fort on the West Coast, the infamous federal penitentiary, and the 18 month occupation by Indians of All Tribes which saved the tribes.
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