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Philadelphia Sights

Eastern State Penitentiary

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  • Address
    • 22nd St & Fairmount Ave Museum District
  • Website
  • Phone
    • tel, info: 215 236 3300
  • Price
    • admission US$9

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Eastern State Penitentiary, opened in 1829, was controversial for a program that was meant to change behavior through solitary confinement and labor. Before it was abandoned in 1971 it held some of the country's most notorious criminals, including Al Capone. Today you can wander throughout the ancient cell blocks and even take a 'haunted' night-time tour.

 

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