ADDRESS:
                                 Golden Gate NRA, San Francisco 94123
 
OTHER ADDRESS:
                                 Fort Mason Bldg. 201
PHONE:
                                 (415) 705-5555
EMAIL:
                                 [email protected]
HOURS:
                                 Daily 9:30am- 4:15pm
 

CROSS STREET:
                                 Departure via ferry at Fisherman's Wharf and Powell Street. (Pier 41, 100
                                 yards west of the famous Pier 39)
DIRECTIONS:
                                 Muni bus: 15 Third Street, 19 Polk, 32 Embarcadero, 42 Downtown Loop,
                                 82 Levi  Plaza Express. Cable cars: Powell & Hyde line, Powell & Mason
                                 line.
PRICES:
                                 $11 adults; $9.25 seniors (62 plus); $5.75 children 5 to 11. Tickets good
                                 only for date and time purchased; no exchanges.

PAYMENT:
                                 Visa, Master Card, American Express, Cash

ADVICE:                  Make a reservation before visiting "The Rock", since many tourists visit
                                 that island everyday, you can take your tickets at "prepay ticket booth"
                                 and save your time in line of buying  tickets. By the way, the wind of sea
                                 is kind of strong, be sure to take a jacket with you in order NOT to catch
                                 a cold !!!! One more thing, watch out the "White bombers" of this island.
 
 

                       That big rock looming in the San Francisco Bay has long captured America's
                       imagination with its reputation for invulnerability. The army began jailing
                       prisoners here in 1861, and from 1934 to 1963 the federal goverment used
                       Alcatraz as its toughest penitentiary, housing such notorious lifers as Al
                       Capone, George "Machine Gun" Kelly, and Robert Stroud, the "Birdman of
                       Alcatraz." Today, Alcatraz is part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
                       Though movies have romanticized the island, the ranger-led tours emphasize
                       the soulless, bleak aspects of prison life, especially when compared to the
                       exciting sights and sounds just across the water. Alcatraz is one of San
                       Francisco's most popular tourist sites, certainly worth seeing at least once in a
                       lifetime. Great city views abound. Dress warmly no matter what the local weather
                       dictates; it's chilly out here.