@Alcatraz

A San Fran must do!! Usually history (especially American history) bore us a fair bit, but Alcatraz was truly made live, the entire tour was interactive & made it a really fun experience. We also had magnificent views of the bay and the airshow that is currently held.

Some cool facts about Alcatraz
1.Al Capone played banjo in the inmate band.
2.There were no confirmed prisoner escapes from Alcatraz
3. Alcatraz is named for sea birds.
Before criminals became its denizens, the windswept island was home to large colonies of brown pelicans. Alcatraz is the Spanish for Island of the Pelicans
4. In spite of his nickname, the “Birdman of Alcatraz” had no birds in the prison.
5. After the prison stood dormant for six years, Native American activists occupied Alcatraz.
6. It was the first named lighthouse in the Pacific
7.Military prisoners were Alcatraz’s first inmates.

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