Alcatraz Part 1

The Rock. Otherwise known as Alcatraz Island, or just Alcatraz. At one point a fort which guarded the entrance to San Francisco Bay it's probably most famous as the maximum security prison which held many of the worst offenders that were in the federal penal system.

While waiting for the tour boat to dock I took a picture of the seals which congregate on peir 39.

Bay bridge on the way to Alcatraz.

Golden Gate bridge on the way to Alcatraz.

First view of the Rock.

The boat docking at the entrance to Alcatraz.

All of us wandering around the cellblock doing the audio tour.

These were the same cells from which the 3 prisoners who escaped stayed (or supposedly escaped). If you look, you can see the fake heads underneath the blankets.

Alcatraz has some spectacular views of San Francisco. Click here to go to see them all.