Alcatraz Island: America's Most Notorious Prison

🏝️ The Rock's Dark Legacy Perched in San Francisco Bay, this 22-acre island served as: 1934-1963: Maximum-security federal prison housing Al Capone & "Birdman" Robert Stroud 1969-1971: Native American protest occupation site (graffiti still visible) Now: National Park with 1.4 million annual visitors 🔒 Prison Highlights 1️⃣ Cell Block D "The Hole" solitary confinement cells (brrr...❄️) Audio tour voices of actual guards & inmates 2️⃣ Escape Attempts 1962: 3 men vanished (myth or success? 🕵️♂️) 1937: 5 inmates killed in bloody riot 3️⃣ Warden's House Burned during Native occupation—see eerie ruins 🌉 Beyond the Bars Gardens: Secret inmate-tended blooms (April best) Bird Sanctuary: Cormorants nest on gun towers Visitor Must-Knows: Ferries depart Pier 33 (sell out fast!) Night tours amp up the spook factor 👻 Dress warm—winds whip year-round #Alcatraz Island #SF