My future fiance and I visited the Bay Area just a month and a half ago. Being her 1st 'real vacation' she found plenty of pictures to take, capturing a memorable business vacation for the 2 of us. Starting with the ferry ride out to 'the Rock', we were escorted by a flock of Hitchcockesque seagulls, flying close enough to where one pooped on me since we sat on the upper deck. Inside was fascinating. The holes dug by the escapees from the famous movie are still intact. Walking around the rec yard and feeling the damp low 50s chill in the air, I find it difficult to imagine how any of the prisoners kept their sanity. Tour headphones guide you step-by-step through this classic prison.
Pros: fascinating, can feel the grimness, escapee exhibit
Cons: steep climb up hill, dress warm
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