Out in the San Francisco Bay, a notorious prison is on everyone’s bucket list, even international tourists. It is one of the top U.S. attractions. Tickets sell out months in advance, especially for ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The government shutdown has forced the closure of multiple tourist attractions across the Bay Area, except one. On Friday, Alcatraz resumed public tours and ferries to the rock, ...

Alcatraz, one of the most popular tourist spots in the Bay Area, was among the many things impacted by the government shutdown Thursday. Alcatraz City Cruises, which manages tours to the island, ...

Alcatraz Island will be closed through Friday to allow maintenance crews to perform dock repairs. Authorities did not say what prompted the dock repairs, nor did they specify when on Friday the island ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum visited the Bay Area to tour Alcatraz Thursday morning as part of the controversial plan to reopen the federal ...

From notorious prison to Native protest site, Alcatraz reveals how power, punishment and resistance shaped California and ...