We went to tour Eastern State Penitentiary to enjoy the stark, Gothic architecture of the world’s first true penitentiary, a prison designed to inspire true regret in convicts. Famous prisoners include Al Capone and Slick Willie Sutton. It stands in ruin today, its castle-like towers and turrets hiding a crumbling interior. The broken down cell blocks and assorted debris made it all the more spooky.
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| The gargoyles are fake, added for the October haunted house they hold here. Apparently it's one of the scariest haunted attractions in the US. I believe it. |
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| This is one of my favorite shots from the whole trip. |
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| The view from the catwalk. |
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| The present-day Philadelphia skyline is jarring from inside the walls. |
We took the audio tour, narrated by Steve Buscemi. It was well done. Otherwise we would have never known that a petty horse theif would have had to spend years in solitary confinement in those vaulted, sky-lit cells. It would have been extremely hard time to serve.
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