San Francisco Attractions
Alcatraz Island
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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 island. You get a slightly different view than the daytime visitors — and who knows? Maybe a ghost or two will appear.
wherever it appears.