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.

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.

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

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