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What could be so special about an old prison? P lenty. To begin with, the ferr y ride over to Alcatraz I sland gives you the chance to get out onto the bay and see how lovely San Francisco looks fr om the water. O f course, most kids enjo y a fun boat ride as w ell. The prison audio tour , updated in late 200, is better than ev er, giving you the eerie sense of what it was like for prisoners, guar ds, and ev en the guards families ballooning history to liv e on a windsw ept rock in the middle of the bay. You ll hear about some of the nation s most famous criminals and death-defying escape attempts sur e to enthrall kids and adults

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