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Upgrades made at Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay unveiled after $3 million project

FOX News

After more than a year of work, the National Park Service on Wednesday pulled the tarps off upgrades at Alcatraz, showing off $3 million in improvements to the sally port, guardhouse, library, schoolhouse and other historic areas.

Alcatraz Overnight

Open Road with Doug McConnell, NBC Bay Area

Spend a night on the Rock with volunteer photographers capturing its history and mystery.

Golden Gate Bridge Round House revs up for food service

Marin Independent Journal

The historic Round House building at the Golden Gate Bridge will soon re-open as a cafe, closer to its original use when it opened 77 years ago.

America's No. 1 tourist spot is a place nobody ever wanted to be: Alcatraz

Los Angeles Times

Alcatraz beat out the Golden Gate Bridge, the Lincoln Memorial and the Statue of Liberty to be selected the No. 1 landmark in the U.S. in TripAdvisor's recent Travelers' Choice awards.

Prisons you can visit after binge-watching 'Orange Is the New Black'

Mashable

Get an inside look at the penitentiaries and reformatories that once held inmates, have become increasingly popular tourist attractions.