San Francisco Attractions

Alcatraz Island

San Francisco Bay

San Francisco, CA 94110

Tel. 415/773-1188 (info only)

www.nps.gov/alcatraz

If haunted isn’t the right description, then maybe downright creepy is. Ghosttracker.org claims the former fort, brutal prison and current tourist attraction has a cast of otherworldly folks who “never left the Rock.” The National Park Service, which operates the island as a tourist site, pooh-poohs this, calling it Hollywood hype. Why not find out for yourself? To ratchet up the scare factor, there are night cruises when only a few hundred visitors are allowed on the isla...

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- Mary Forgione, L.A. Times Staff Writer (Oct. 30, 2007)

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Price Range: Admission (includes ferry trip and audio tour) $16 adults with headset, $12 without; $15 seniors 62 and older with headset, $9.75 without; $11 children 5-11 with headset, $8.25 without. Night tours cost $24 adults; $21 seniors 62 and older; $14 children 5-11

Transportation: See www.alcatrazcruises.com for ferry schedules and pricing.

Open Hours: Winter daily 9:30am-2:15pm; summer daily 9:30am-4:15pm. Ferries depart 15 and 45 min. after the hour. Arrive at least 20 min. before sailing time. Night tours leave Thurs-Sun at 4:20 and 5:10pm

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