San Francisco: Alcatraz's Untold Stories Audio Tour
About this activity
Audio tour
Audio tour in English
Route length: 1 mile
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Duration 1h - 2h
Audio tours on your smartphone
After purchase, you will receive the link to download the app to take this tour
Control your experience
With the in-app audio guide, you decide when to start, pause, and finish your tour
No internet is required
All audio tours and tickets can be downloaded to your device anytime
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- You'll receive a self-guided audio tour right after booking
- •Explore the history and outdoors of the storied Alcatraz prison via in-app audio tour
- •Learn the thrilling first escape attempt story and how the escapees were punished
- •Enjoy the sweeping views of San Francisco Bay, Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco
- •Get to know the world-famous prisoners of Alcatraz, Al Capone and Robert Stroud
- •Fancy yourself the military elite and unveil the obscure luxuries of life on the Island
Alcatraz Island used to host a Civil War fort, a military prison and a notorious namesake federal prison till 1963. This tour will show how the maximum-security Alcatraz prison operated across the 17 important open-air sites and narrate its eventful past.
The journey starts at Pier 33, where you will board the ferry to Alcatraz Island and listen to its history dating back to the Gold Rush era. ...
What's included
- Self-guided audio tour for your smartphone on the WeGoTrip app
- Detailed route from stop to stop with live GPS map on your smartphone
- Tickets to the ferry to Alcatraz Island ($50.15 for adults, including a visit to the Cellhouse)
- Earphones — you should use your own
- Earphones and smartphone are not included – bring your own
- In-person tour guide
- •To ensure the quality of the download, please remember to do so before your visit
- •The tour is available only on the WeGoTrip app. This is a different app from the source or app you booked the tour if it's not WeGoTrip site or app
- •Please note that there is no staff at the meeting point or staff on site for this tour. You can start the tour at any time from the meeting point
- •An Android version 7.1+ or an iOS smartphone version 12+ is required for the audio guide. You will need around 100 MB of free space for the download
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