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 10-5 (last entry at 4) (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 215-236-3300
- Admission:
- Adults $19, online $17; 7-12 $15, online $13; Audio tour included.
- RA Rates:
- Major Fun
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Eastern State Penitentiary Tours
Old, imposing prison has always been a choice destination for tourists and ghost-hunters.
Roadsideamerica.com Report... [06/18/2009]Eastern State Penitentiary: Some travelers seek out atmosphere by visiting Paris or Rome. We've always enjoyed the pungent terror ambience that can be found in old, moss-grown American prisons. [03/14/2011] Complete Story...
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Tour of Eastern State Penitentiary
Eastern State Penitentiary:
A tour of a historic prison where the art of isolation was perfected.
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Eastern State Penitentiary Tours
If you go on the tour when it's chilly outside, it's going to be COLD inside the cells. Bring a jacket.
[Todd Decker, 03/03/2014]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.
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