Of course there are numerous legends on how the Eastern State Penitentiary is a haunted place… and that does not prevent it from being one of my favorite place to take visitors, au contraire!
A few facts, from Wikipedia: “The Eastern State Penitentiary is considered one of America’s most historic former prisons open from 1829-1971. Its revolutionary system of incarceration was the first to establish the policy of solitary confinement, emphasizing principles of reform rather than punishment. Notorious criminals such as bank robber Willie Sutton and Al Capone were held inside its unique wagon wheel design. When the building was erected it was the largest and most expensive public structure ever constructed, quickly becoming a model for more than 300 prisons worldwide.”
Today, the Eastern State Penintentiary can be visited daily and host swanky events like “Terror behind the wall” around Halloween or a reenactment of the storming of the Bastille on July 14.
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