Events
     
Hours

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

We're Hiring All Kinds of People for Halloween
Want to work at Terror Behind the Walls?

Sutton vs. Klinedinst - See who won our Tunnel Escape Debate!
The results are in!

Transformers 2 Films Scenes at Eastern State
Stars Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox and Director Michael Bay tour prison

DarknessRadio.com/T.A.P.S. Auction Raises $18,000
Funds will go towards Solarium Appeal

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

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

Help us save the hospital solarium
2008 Annual Appeal Announced

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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