Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Eastern State Penitentiary Tours
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- Address:
- 2124 Fairmount Ave., Philadelphia, PA
- Directions:
- Northwest edge of downtown. I-676/Vine St. Expressway to Benjamin Franklin Parkway exit, turn north onto 22nd St., pass the Museum of Art on the left and continue five blocks north to Fairmount Ave.
- Hours:
- Daily 10 am - 5 pm (last entry at 4) (Call to verify)
- Phone:
- 215-236-3300
- RA Rates:
- Major Fun
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Eastern State Penitentiary ToursOld, imposing prison has always been a choice destination for tourists and ghost-hunters. Roadsideamerica.com Report... [06/18/2009]
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Tour of Eastern State PenitentiaryEastern State Penitentiary: A tour of a historic prison where the art of isolation was perfected. Watch Video.
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Eastern State Penitentiary As I visited in December, I took one of their "winter adventure" tours. Such a creepy/interesting place, made even more so by the frigid temperatures! Definitely worth a look for the architecture and beautifully decaying cell blocks.
There's a little exhibit near the gift shop about past prisoners (including a dog!) and the prison's "isolation" techniques on inmates.
Very chilling -- pun intended.
[Paige Mano, 08/20/2010]The audio tour is very informative and doesn't limit your tour by forcing you to go in a specific order. We spent 3 hours just walking around and loved it! Awesome place to visit.
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