she added. Initially operating as a Pennsylvania maximum security penitentiary for 142 years that held the likes of Capone and bank robber Willie Sutton captive, Eastern State Penitentiary is now ...

Tour Guide Nick Gilette discusses some of the features of ESP, and how it was different than other prisons at the time. Clip 1: According to tour guide Nick Gilette, how were cell blocks at Eastern ...

Tour Eastern State Penitentiary, get an eyeful of iconic masterpieces at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, browse unique shops and eat a ton of cheesesteaks ...

The castle-like Eastern State Penitentiary is one of Philadelphia's most important historic sites. Having opened in 1829, this Quaker-inspired prison sought to reform prisoners using isolation and ...