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Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary: what's nearby, how to get there and when to go · 2026

United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, also known simply as Alcatraz or The Rock, was a maximum security federal prison on Alcatraz Island, 1.25 miles (2.01 km) off the coast of San Francisco, California, United States.

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