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50 Year Anniversary Since the Final Escape From Alcatraz
FOX News Latino

Alcatraz Island, home to its namesake famous prison off the San Francisco Bay, welcomed back its last inmates for the 50th anniversary of the closure of one of the most notorious penitentiaries in the world.

Alcatraz: 50 Years Without Prisoners
Weather Channel

The National Park Service marked the 50th anniversary of the closure of the Alcatraz federal penitentiary on Thursday with an exhibit of recently discovered photographs of the prison's final day on March 21, 1963.

San Francisco: Golden Gate Bridge tours return for second year
Los Angeles Times

Tours of the Golden Gate Bridge inaugurated during its 75th anniversary in 2012 are back for a second season starting April 1, 2013.

Former Alcatraz residents return to island for 50th anniversary of closure
San Jose Mercury News

Alcatraz Island, which hosted its last inmate 50 years ago today, was also home to prison workers and their families who returned to the island this morning to mark the anniversary and recount their lives there.

Alcatraz prison's '63 death sentence
San Francisco Chronicle

Thursday is a red-letter day in the history of Alcatraz Island - the 50th anniversary of the day the prison closed. It was the end of one era and the beginning of another.

Science on the SPOT: The Glowing Millipedes of Alcatraz
KQED QUEST

Over a million visitors tour Alcatraz every year, but a recent discovery has revealed another attraction that lives within the shadows of this historical prison: glowing millipedes of Alcatraz.

49 places in San Francisco that you might have missed
Los Angeles Times

From NightLife at the Academy to free walking tours to Japantown and beyond, 49 spots in San Francisco that are new, newly transformed or underappreciated. Time to explore!

Alcatraz pays tribute to Indian occupation
San Francisco Chronicle

Alcatraz has more stories than its dark past as America's most feared prison. One part of its history is the Indian occupation from the winter of 1969 to the spring of 1971, when a band of American Indians seized the island after the prison closed. They hoped to turn it into an Indian cultural center, or perhaps a small university devoted to native studies.

Alcatraz: Millions Flock to Get Inside Infamous Prison's Walls
Voice of America

Off the coast of San Francisco, millions of people pay to go to prison. They come to the island of Alcatraz to tour the dark cells of probably the most infamous American prison.

Lands End Lookout
Lands End San Francisco
Huffington Post

New Visitor Center Lookout Unveiled At SF's Best Viewpoint

Rugged Lands End Lookout Deserves its Own Look
San Francisco Chronicle

Rooted into locale, the Lands End Lookout is a remarkable urban encounter with the natural forces that still shape this region.

Visitor's Center to tell story of Lands End
San Francisco Examiner

A state-of-the-art visitor's center will open this weekend at Lands end in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.