Alcatraz Island

Discover America’s most infamous prison, with a chance to go inside the cells and feel the cold and dark life firsthand. During the award-winning 45-minute cell house audio headset tour you will learn of escape attempts, riots, bizarre characters, and much more. Displays include prison life, guard controls, and how Frank Morris and 2 others made their infamous “Escape From Alcatraz.” Alcatraz is continually one of the most popular tours in the country: • Video History Presentation – No Charge • Audio Tour includes sound effects, interviews with prisoners and guards, and historic details • The Cellhouse Audio Tour is available in Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. • Bookstore with information in many languages • Permanent exhibit The Big Lockup: Mass Incarceration in the United States • Other rotating exhibits • Visit the prison Recreation Yard, talk with Park Rangers, and walk the Perimeter Trail.

San Francisco

• The complete loop lasts approximately 2.25 hours (with no hop-offs). Typically it takes 5 or more hours as you may hop on and off several times. • Go over the Golden Gate Bridge and stop at the Vista Point for terrific views. • Other key stops at or near: The Haight/Ashbury district, Victorian homes, Chinatown, North Beach, Union Square, Financial District, Golden Gate Park, City Hall, the Palace of Fine Arts, Lombard Street, and more. • Recorded commentary in 10 languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, Japanese, Cantonese or Mandarin Chinese • Disposable headphones are included. • NO RESERVATIONS NEEDED. Buses run 10am – 5pm daily. 6pm in summer. • Buses run every 20-30 minutes, or more often in summer. • Start and finish the tour at any of the hop-on, hop-off bus stops • Mobile App available, with live bus arrival times • Open top buses can be chilly! A backpack with extra layers is recommended, including a skull cap!