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Today, the main reason why thousands of visitors take a scenic ferry ride across to the Alcatraz island is the infamous Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, a maximum high-security federal prison that operated from 1934 to 1963. It also serves as the home of a large bird colony, and features gardens and tide pools. © Courtesy of MaciejBledowski - īefore becoming home of the infamous penitentiary, Alcatraz Island was the site of the country’s first lighthouse, offering the most magnificent views of the San Francisco skyline, as well as the first American-built fort on the entire West Coast.
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