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As the last rays of summer sunlight bathe everything in an orange glow, evenings at the Eastern State Penitentiary welcome the dusk and visitors with a hunger for the eerie. In the cool summer evenings, more than the weather chills visitors on the Twilight Tours.

Experience the Eastern State Penitentiary as never before on the newly initiated Twilight Tours. On Wednesdays through the summer months of June, July and August ESP remains open until 8pm (last entry at 7pm).

Included with admission are access to audio tours, guided tours and critically acclaimed artist installations. Tours expose visitors to the vaulted sky-lit cellblocks, solitary punishment cells, Death Row, and Al Capone’s Cell, which shockingly looks more like a library study.

Admission is $12 for adults, $10 for seniors, and $8 for students and children ages 7-12 (children under the age of seven cannot be admitted to the site). See ESP’s visit page for a map of the site, directions, public transportation routes, parking information, and other inquiries.

So after a day at the office or for an inexpensive mid-week date, the Twilight Tours are a prime way to unwind and escape into the depths of your imagination, or at least the cold prison corridors. After the tour, head around the corner to 23rd and Aspen Streets to Rembrand’s for a drink in their fireside cocktail lounge or bite to eat in their dining room.

This summer if you’re looking for a little spook and adventure, The Twilight Tours at Eastern State are sure to deliver.

Eastern State Penitentiary
22nd Street and Fairmount Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa
(215) 236-3300
www.easternstate.org