Alcatraz Island is a small island, which is approximately 2 cm away from San Francisco, California, United States. This island was developed as a military base with facilities like -

Lighthouse
Military fortification
Military prison

This island was converted into a federal prison into 1934. This island became much more famous in American History. The federal prison was closed in 1963. This island is now a famous tourist attraction. In 1969, this island was in the hands of a native american group.

The main tourist attraction points of this Alcatraz island are -

Main Cellhouse
Dining Hall
Lighthouse
The ruins of warden house
Social Hall
Water Tower
Model Industries Building
Recreation Yard

If you're going to visit San Francisco for once in your life, then your tour is incomplete without visiting Alcatraz. But there are some things, which are necessary for you to know -

Before visiting Alcatraz, you should book your ticket at least months in advance. You can book your ticket from one week to 3 months before organizing your tour.

It is mostly recommended to all of the visitors going to visit Alcatraz Island that they should choose flat-soled shoes, because you would come along with steep hills.

It would be necessary for you to reach at pier 33 with your pre-purchased ticket for onboarding. It would be good for you to use a cruise facility to visit this historic island.

Your Best Bet - DiscoverTown Tours

Don't despair if Alcatraz City Cruises is sold out. We may still have tickets. We resell Alcatraz as part of a tour package. We specialize in resale of the Alcatraz Night Tour. The cellhouse audio tour is always included. Alcatraz City Cruises (formerly just Alcatraz Cruises) is the Official Concessionaire of the National Park Service and DiscoverTown Tours is an Authorized Reseller of Alcatraz City Cruises. DiscoverTown Tours is an internet-based Alcatraz night tour reseller.