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Alcatraz tour including ferry boat and Wharf lunch credit
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Alcatraz tour including ferry boat and Wharf lunch credit

Book this tour of Alcatraz including entrance tickets with audioguide, ferry boat, and a food credit for lunch at Fisherman's Wharf!

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Muir Woods and Sausalito tour with Alcatraz tickets
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Muir Woods and Sausalito tour with Alcatraz tickets

See Muir Woods and Sausalito on a beautiful half-day tour before visiting the famous Alcatraz Island.

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Legendary Alcatraz Island self-guided audio tour
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Legendary Alcatraz Island self-guided audio tour

Listen to the stories about Al Capone and Birdman Stroud, the most famous inmates of Alcatraz, and learn where and how prisoners could earn some money.

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Alcatraz Island and Fisherman’s Wharf activity combo tour
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Alcatraz Island and Fisherman’s Wharf activity combo tour

Book this half-day combo trip to Alcatraz to discover San Francisco's most iconic coastal attractions: Alcatraz Island and a Fisherman's Wharf activity of your choice.

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Alcatraz tour and 2-hour bike rental
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Alcatraz tour and 2-hour bike rental

Book this tour package including a visit to the notorious prison island of Alcatraz and a bike rental.

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Alcatraz tickets and San Francisco's streets bike tour

Alcatraz tickets and San Francisco's streets bike tour

Ride through the Barbary Coast, take some photos of the Transamerica Pyramid and visit the Alcatraz prison.

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Alcatraz and Golden Gate Bridge guided bike tour
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Alcatraz and Golden Gate Bridge guided bike tour

Admire the Alcatraz prison, cycle towards the Golden Gate Bridge and spot the sea lions while cycling through the coastline.

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San Francisco small group guided city tour with a stop at Alcatraz
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San Francisco small group guided city tour with a stop at Alcatraz

Leave big tourist buses behind and explore San Francisco's classic landmarks and neighborhoods with a passionate tour guide, including a visit to Alcatraz island!

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Alcatraz, Aquarium of the Bay and Yosemite 2-day tour
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Alcatraz, Aquarium of the Bay and Yosemite 2-day tour

Visit Alcatraz and one of America's most popular national parks on this 2-day tour.

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Alcatraz tickets with San Francisco 2-day hop-on hop-off including night tour
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Alcatraz tickets with San Francisco 2-day hop-on hop-off including night tour

Book your Alcatraz tickets to explore the infamous prison and enjoy two days of hop-on hop-off access to all of San Francisco including Night tour.

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Go City | San Francisco Explorer Pass
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Go City | San Francisco Explorer Pass

Choose the Go City San Francisco Explorer Pass for maximum flexibility and stress-free sightseeing! Save up to 50% and visit San Francisco's top attractions.

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Go City | San Francisco All-Inclusive Pass
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Go City | San Francisco All-Inclusive Pass

Get your Go City San Francisco All-Inclusive Pass, save up to 50% and take advantage of unlimited access to 25+ top attractions and a downloadable guide.

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The inside story

Alcatraz Island is the site of an old federal prison located in San Francisco, California. Officially, nobody has ever escaped from Alcatraz. Unofficially, many people believe that Frank Lee Morris – a lifetime criminal – achieved the impossible in 1962 after two years as a prisoner there. His amazing story was made into the famous 1979 Clint Eastwood movie, Escape from Alcatraz.

Morris had already escaped from a number of prisons when he arrived on The Rock in 1960. With a few other convicts, he began to collect materials to make tools that would be used to dig into the prison’s ventilation system. The group also fabricated rafts from raincoats, lifelike dummies, and even an electric drill from a vacuum cleaner motor.

On the day of the escape, Morris’s group emerged from a vent on the roof and climbed down a pipe. They were never seen again. Some say that the men drowned in the cold waters of San Francisco Bay, although no bodies were definitively identified. A ship did report seeing a corpse wearing prison-style clothing, but this emerged only months later and the FBI concluded that the escape attempt had failed.

Book your Alcatraz Island tickets and discover the different mysteries and myths of the old prison cells. Start your day off with a guided tour in the beautiful city of San Francisco and hop aboard the ferry to head over to The Rock.

After visiting the prison cells and learning about the history of the island, take a stroll in the gardens on the island where you can admire the many species of birds, a perfect way to complete your Alcatraz tour before heading back to the mainland!

The island is open to the public all year round except for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day. The ferry departs every half hour starting at 8:45 am from Piers 31-33, with the latest return from Alcatraz at 4:40 pm, unless you're doing the night tour.

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