It's no secret that many of San Francisco's most iconic landmarks, including the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz and Fisherman's Wharf, are best seen from the water. Because of this, there are a ...

Because the museum's exterior design is based on both the Tennessee State Prison and Alcatraz Island prison ... 10 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. Tickets cost $28.95 for adults (ages 13 to ...

Here's a look at some of the most famous criminals to get locked up in the island-based prison off the coast of San Francisco. Pictured here in the 1970s, Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary and the ...

The problem was that the owner of the Monte Cristo had agreed only to take them on a tour around Alcatraz Island — he didn’t plan to dock. So as the ship drew near, Richard Oakes, a Mohawk, decided to ...

Alcatraz Island, home to the nation’s most notorious pen, was the site of a crucial civil rights battle 50 years ago. Shutterstock Fifty years ago this November, a group of Native American ...