The San Francisco island prison known as “the Rock” was famous for its notorious inmates and its near-inescapability.

Hikes in San Francisco may not be your first thought when thinking of the city, but you will be surprised at how many epic ...

These days, it’s a floating campground and event venue moored off Bradford Island, reachable by ferry from Jersey Island and ...

These craggy islands 27 miles from the Golden Gate are home to hundreds of thousands of birds and marine mammals — and a ...

The bricks used in the tower were carried up the rock in bundles of four and ... appeared on Salinas Californian: Historic San Francisco Bay lighthouse closed until further notice ...

just hearing the word conjures images of the 22-acre island in San Francisco Bay and its notorious former prison, closed down more than 60 years ago. Sean Connery and Nicolas Cage teamed up on there ...

For those who've seen any of the dozens of movies featuring Alcatraz over the years, just hearing the word conjures images of the 22-acre island in San Francisco Bay and its notorious former ...

The federal prison island Alcatraz, known as "The Rock," stands in the San Francisco Bay ... and housed the West Coast's first operational lighthouse, according to the BOP. The Spanish explorer ...

President Donald Trump's surprise announcement over the weekend that he wanted to reopen and expand the notorious Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary in San Francisco Bay is drawing new attention to the ...

EL PAÍS paid a visit to the world’s most famous prison. It closed 62 years ago, but now, the US president wants to reopen it ...

The big news at Shaver Lake is the 24.48-pound brown trout landed by Steve Jones of Clovis trolling a pink hoochie behind a 6 ...