In 1787, four years after the American Revolutionary War, the United States was a country brimming with possibility, and no city felt the excitement more than Philadelphia. Delegates such as Alexander ...

Each person incarcerated at Eastern State Penitentiary was issued an 8-by-12-foot cell with a bed, a workbench, a cast-iron ...

That synagogue, the first established within an American prison, was originally restored in 2009. It opened that spring along ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- If you missed the scares and screams of "Terror Behind the Walls" last year, have no fear. The team behind it is back with a whole new look and ...

Here are 8 eerie, abandoned prisons around the US and the stories behind them. They all offer tours for those brave enough to ...

Eastern State Penitentiary will reopen its gates this fall for Halloween Nights, the prison’s seasonal haunted festival that runs from Sept. 19 through Nov. 8, 2025. The event, staged on select ...

The Eastern State Penitentiary, which today operates as a historical museum drawing thousands of visitors annually to the heart of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was formerly the world's most renowned ...

One of the most famous penitentiaries in the world—now a haunting world of crumbling cellblocks and empty guard towers—is the subject of 11 years of research and an exhibition by photographer Eric T.