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Every Day, Twelve Months A Year:
10 am to 5 pm
Last Entry: 4 pm

Summer Twilight Hours:
June through August
Wednesday evenings until 8 pm
Last Entry: 7 pm
No reservations necessary.

Closed Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.

Children under the age of 7 cannot be admitted.

Ticket Office (215) 236-3300

Admission Includes

Left Behind
Tue, Thur, Sat & Sun at 3:15 pm

Escape!
Mon, Wed & Fri at 2:15 pm
Sat & Sun at 10:15 am and 1:15 pm

Life Behind the Walls
Mon, Wed & Fri at 3:15 pm
Sat & Sun at 2:15 pm

Prison Uprisings
Tue & Thur at 2:15 pm
Sat & Sun at 11:15 am & 4:15 pm

Events

Private Tours & Class Trips

Directions

News

ESP creates new Theatrical Director position for Terror Behind the Walls
Congratulations Nathan!

ESP Documentary Screening at Newport Beach Film Festival
Eastern State: Living Behind The Walls makes West Coast premiere on April 27

Construction Begins on Cellblock 7
Replacing three massive skylights is the first step to saving this historic building.

Notable Inmates Section Added to Website
This new online resource sheds light on some of E.S.P.’s lesser known inmates

ESP Hires First Assistant Director for Development
Welcome Elyssa!

2008 Events Calendar Announced
Mark your calendar now

Help us save the hospital solarium
2008 Annual Appeal Announced

Eastern State Penitentiary Seeks Artists for 2009 Season
The Arts Review Committee announces 2009 Guidelines for Artists' Proposals.

Resources

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Coupon Terror Behind the Walls 360º views
Coupon Haunted House 360º views
Inmate Records & Genealogy Guidelines Other Prison Museums We're Hiring
Inmate Records & Genealogy Guidelines Other Prison Museums Bed, Breakfast & Prison
Protocol for Film Shoots Photography Guidelines Group Tours
Film Shoots & Site Rental Photography at E.S.P. Group Tours
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