The city of San Fran in the distance
See you Alcatraz!
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who then escaped through a fan vent
Neat! a time capsule
The Prison library
The main dining hall
Crude simple spectator seats
The notorious decoy the Anglin brothers used to fool guards
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where exercises and games are held
The door to freedom!
where you will be given these audio guides
the island lighthouse
The prison control station
A connecting block to more cells
By the Place de la Concorde
The Obelisk of Luxor
The multi-tier prison network
inmate visitation areas
who knows they might be free men till today
Photogenic!
aka L'Obelisque!
The Hotel Be La Marine
Apparently all the guides are volunteers
game stores by the wheel
as well as a federal and military prison![Often referred to as "The Rock"](../../../../../../../upload/2011/07/26/20110726141757-1fbd2f67.jpg "Often referred to as "The Rock" (3942 visits)")
Often referred to as "The Rock"
giant ship!
Chuggin along
Inside the morgue
alcatraz served as a military fortification
Awesome winter weather
into the sea
The reflecting bay area
moving along the prison walk
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Up at Cluny!
Making a transfer
Approaching the rock
Sculptures by the exit
See 2 floors!
To the overhead lines
onward ferris wheel!
The alcatraz docks
The now-abandoned prison
And the continent!
Our guide for the day!
mostly retirees offering their time as guides for the national parks
And so the story begins