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Alcatraz
Alcatraz Landing, Pier 33, Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA 94133 (Fisherman's Wharf) Phone: 4159817625 Average Price: US$ 17 per personAbout
Alcatraz is a decommissioned island federal penitentiary nestled beautifully in the bay.Before it was a prison it served first as a lighthouse,then a military outpost, and then a military prison.After this,it served as a federal prison for 29 years between 1934 and 1963.Its location was near perfect due to its isolation and the frigid waters and hazardous currents of the bay,which made escape attempts difficult to say the least.Known by it's nickname The Rock,this prison was once home to some of the most notorious inmates in U.S. history.
