View of Alcatraz

View of Alcatraz

Each year over one million tourists board the Alcatraz ferry and visit what was once considered the toughest Federal prisons in America. Today, Alcatraz is one of the biggest tourist magnets and most famous landmarks of San Francisco. The island's mystique, which was created primarily by books and motion pictures, continues to lure people from all over the world to see firsthand where America housed its most notorious criminals. Cramped cells, rigid discipline, and hard-line routine were the Alcatraz trademarks, and it was the last stop for the nation's most incorrigible prisoners.

• Date: 15 April 2005
• Photographer: EMA375: gallery
• Uploaded: 6th Aug 2006
• Location: San Francisco, USA: gallery
• Tags: san_francisco alcatraz
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Nearby accommodation: ANCESTRAL INN

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