10K views · 298 reactions | Alcatraz—the notorious island prison located in San Francisco harbor—opened #onthisday in 1934. Visit the site, now a tourist destination, on Aerial Cities: https://bitly.com/33ao1wu | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation | Facebook

Alcatraz has a reputation as being one of the worst prisons to have ever existed! Find out what a prisoner's life was like once they were locked up on "The Rock". After watching it's not hard to see why so many prisoners attempted to escape by swimming back to the mainland, but that was almost surely a death sentence. | The Infographics Show

678K views · 1.4K reactions | What was it like to be jailed at Alcatraz? Was it the worst jail in the country? Do you think you could escape Alcatraz? | The Infographics Show | Facebook

205K views · 1.7K reactions | Welcome to Alcatraz Prison, a place shrouded in mystery and intrigue. In this video, we'll take you on a tour through the prison and answer some of your burning questions about what life must have been like as an inmate at Alcatraz. | The Infographics Show | Facebook

It’s the most notorious prison in history – and 13 escape attempts were made from Alcatraz. Historian Ashley Rubin discusses the most famous, on the HistoryExtra podcast. Images: Getty, FBI Archives | HistoryExtra

963K views · 11K reactions | Prisoner Who Escaped From Alcatraz Sends Letter To The FBI 50 Years Later! Was Alcatraz, San Francisco’s notoriously inescapable prison, invulnerable to such escape attempts? Well, one letter – claiming to be from someone who successfully escaped the prison – threatens to shatter this idea. Let’s dive into the San Francisco bay and try to get to the bottom of it. | Be Amazed | Facebook