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2. Alcatraz Island - Wikipedia

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   Alcatraz Island (/ ˈ æ l k ə ˌ t r æ z /) is a small island 1.25 miles (2.01 km) offshore from San Francisco, California, United States. [1] The island was developed in the mid-19th century with facilities for a lighthouse, a military fortification, and a military prison.

3. Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary - Wikipedia

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   The former prison and island are now a museum. It is one of San Francisco's major tourist attractions drawing in some 1.5 million visitors annually (2010). [19] [20] Visitors arrive by boat and are given a tour of the cellhouse and island, and a slide show and audio narration with anecdotes from former inmates, guards and rangers on Alcatraz. [21]

4. Mermaids of Alcatraz Tour - Wikipedia

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   The Mermaids of Alcatraz Tour was a concert tour by American pop-rock band Train. It was in support of the group's sixth studio album, California 37. The tour began on July 11, 2013, in Virginia Beach, Virginia and ended on August 14, 2013, in Auburn, Washington. The tour was presented by the band's Save Me, San Francisco Wine company.

5. The One Thing You Have to Do in Every State - AOL

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   California: Take a Night Tour of Alcatraz. Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay is home to one of the nation's most infamous prisons. Night tours are less crowded — just a few hundred people are ...

6. Hornblower Cruises - Wikipedia

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   The M/V San Francisco Belle, a paddlewheel style vessel, joined the fleet in 2001. The Belle, with a capacity of 2,200 is the largest dining yacht on the West Coast. The San Francisco Hornblower Hybrid, the first hybrid ferry in the United States, was completed in 2008 and serves visitors to Alcatraz Island and Angel Island in San Francisco Bay.

7. Golden Gate National Recreation Area - Wikipedia

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   Alcatraz Island – site of a Civil War fort, military prison, and the infamous Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary; China Beach – a small beach located north of the Sea Cliff district in San Francisco near the Presidio of San Francisco; Fort Funston – a former coastal fortification and Nike missile site SF-59L; now a popular hang gliding spot