You can't visit Alcatraz Island this week. Here's why

San Francisco's infamous former federal prison Alcatraz Island abruptly closed its ports on Monday, April 20, after the ...

All tours to San Francisco's Alcatraz Island suddenly canceled

LATEST April 21, 3:40 p.m. A day after San Francisco’s Alcatraz Island closed to visitors for a week of repairs at its ferry ...
Yahoo

'Every tourist was freaking out': Alcatraz shuts and then reopens for visitors

Tours of Alcatraz Island resumed Friday morning after being abruptly closed down the day before due to the ongoing federal government shutdown. By midmorning on Oct. 3, long lines of visitors from ...
Hoodline

Alcatraz Goes Dark As Dock Fix Suddenly Halts Tourist Tours

Alcatraz Island is off-limits to visitors this week while crews work on critical repairs to the island's dock, cutting off ...
KQED

Alcatraz Island Is Open Again — After Several False Starts

Alcatraz Island reopened to visitors on Friday after more than two days of closures during the federal government shutdown, but some tourists and the businesses that rely on them continued to be ...
NBC Bay Area

Alcatraz tours canceled for the day due to government shutdown

Alcatraz, one of the most popular tourist spots in the Bay Area, was among the many things impacted by the government shutdown Thursday. Alcatraz City Cruises, which manages tours to the island, ...
Nets Wire

Image of Alcatraz Island legacy still dominates San Francisco Bay

From notorious prison to Native protest site, Alcatraz reveals how power, punishment and resistance shaped California and still resonate today.