• Eastern State Penitentiary was once the most famous and expensive prison in the world, but stands today in ruin, a haunting world of crumbling cellblocks and...
  • Penitentiary, Philadelphia, c. 1831, by C. Burton. Hand-colored steel engraving. Image: collection of Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site.
  • The Eastern State Penitentiary (ESP) is a former American prison in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is located in the Fairmount section of the city...
  • Charles Dickens did not agree. He recounts his 1842 visit to Eastern State Penitentiary Chapter Seven in his travel journal, American Notes for General Circulation.
  • The Eastern State Penitentiary sits in the middle of Philadelphia's Fairmount neighborhood.
  • The riot fueled discussions to close the Eastern State Penitentiary, which had since been renamed the State Correctional Institution at Philadelphia.
  • Nestled in the heart of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the Eastern State Penitentiary stands as a haunting monument to America’s penal history.
  • Exploring Philadelphia? Don't miss the historic and eerie Eastern State Penitentiary. This is the ultimate guide to visiting the prison, which now lies in ruins.
  • Eastern State Penitentiary was designed by British architect John Haviland, one of the most notable architects working from Philadelphia in the 19th century.
  • One of the most unique things to do in Philadelphia is to take a tour of the Eastern State Penitentiary.
  • We'd been looking forward to visiting Eastern State Penitentiary all holiday and it didn't disappoint. We did the Guide Led Tour & Discussion. ... Philadelphia.
  • They began to experiment with this theory at Philadelphia's Walnut Street Jail until construction began on the Eastern State Penitentiary began in 1822.
  • Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site is located at 22nd Street and Fairmount Avenue, just five blocks from the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
  • Just minutes from the famed Philadelphia Museum of Art stands the Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, an imposing 19th-century Gothic structure...