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Alcatraz During a Night

A lighthouse shines into the fog above the remains of the warden's house during a night tour on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco. Most of the more than 1 million tourists who visit the famous former prison never experience Alcatraz at night or see its A lighthouse shines into the fog above the remains of the warden's house during a night tour on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco. A lighthouse shines into the fog above the remains of the warden's house during a night tour on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco. Most of the more than 1 million tourists who visit the famous former prison never experience Alcatraz at night or see its spooky hospital. The difference from the daytime tour is apparent from the start. The ferry from San Francisco motors slowly around the west side of the isle, passing decrepit buildings surrounded by Alcatraz new residents: black Brandt’s cormorants, Western gulls and the other birds that have made their home there since U.S. Attorney General...