Out in the San Francisco Bay, a notorious prison is on everyone’s bucket list, even international tourists. It is one of the top U.S. attractions. Tickets sell out months in advance, especially for ...

Tours of Alcatraz Island resumed Friday morning after being abruptly closed down the day before due to the ongoing federal government shutdown. By midmorning on Oct. 3, long lines of visitors from the ...

Alcatraz, one of the most popular tourist spots in the Bay Area, was among the many things impacted by the government shutdown Thursday. Alcatraz City Cruises, which manages tours to the island, ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The government shutdown has forced the closure of multiple tourist attractions across the Bay Area, except one. On Friday, Alcatraz resumed public tours and ferries to the rock, ...

Alcatraz to remain open despite government shutdown, thanks to nonprofit and private support Alcatraz will remain open for tours during the government shutdown. The Golden Gate National Park ...

Alcatraz Island reopened to visitors on Friday after more than two days of closures during the federal government shutdown, but some tourists and the businesses that rely on them continued to be ...

As I stand on Alcatraz for the first time on this gloomy July day, looking out from the island prison I've looked *at* thousands of times, two emotions overwhelm all others: enchantment and deep ...