Alcatraz Island, one of San Francisco's famed tourist attractions, is off limits to visitors starting Monday, as a three-week project to repair the ferry dock begins.

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A three-week closure could disrupt visitors’ vacation plans. Here’s what’s going on — and ideas to pivot your travel.

Visitors hoping to explore San Francisco’s famous Alcatraz Island will have to wait a few weeks. The popular attraction ...

The notorious gangster and mob boss was among the first prisoners to occupy the new Alcatraz federal prison in August 1934. Capone had bribed guards to receive preferential treatment while serving his ...

Ever since Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary opened as a maximum-security lockup in 1934 on a desolate island in the middle of San Francisco Bay, officials touted it as “America’s most secure prison.” ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The front page of the Deseret News on June 12, 1962, reporting the escape of three prisoners from Alcatraz prison in California on ...

The island is expected to reopen Nov. 19, although weather or other unforeseen issues could delay the work. It's the third ...