US: “Break the rules and you go to prison. Break the prison rules and you go to Alcatraz.” These words, prominently displayed on a wall in one of America’s most famous prison – Alcatraz ...

Business Insider visited Alcotraz, a controversial Alcatraz themed pop up cocktail ... Sam Shearman about the backlash he has received around the prison theme. Mr Shearman said; "So I've always ...

A mysterious letter has come to light purportedly from one of three inmates who famously escaped Alcatraz in 1962 ... of the main attractions on the tour. The prison, built on a rocky outcrop ...

Alcatraz Island ... The historic main prison building is undergoing a major renovation, with completion expected by the ...

The story of Alcatraz is a fascinating dive into US history. It was the site of a US military prison from the late 1850s to 1933, and later, between 1969 and 1971, it was occupied by Native ...

The Old Joliet Prison, as it’s known locally, is offering public tours. But the prison outside Chicago is not the Alcatraz of the ... International tourists Inside the fortress, the scenery ...

More widely known as the ADX or the "Alcatraz of the Rockies," it's the highest-security prison in the entire country. There, every inmate spends roughly 23 hours a day in solitary confinement ...

A new study has found US Civil War-era tunnels and buildings buried beneath the famed Alcatraz island prison in San Francisco, California. Historians had long-suspected that the notorious federal ...

Tours are generally available Thursday through Monday once or twice daily. You can board at either Fisherman's Wharf or Union Square. Combo tours to Alcatraz ... sights from inside the protected ...