At the beloved attraction in San Francisco Bay, visitors could scarcely believe President Trump had suggested turning ...

Nearly all interviewed agreed it would be very expensive to restore the historic facility on an island in San Francisco Bay.

Alcatraz Island is most famous for its 29-year operation as a prison. Now it's a popular tourist spot that Trump wants to ...

The proposal, which would be extraordinarily expensive and logistically challenging, drew derision from locals and tourists.

Democrats and Republicans alike scoff at the idea of reopening the island prison that has served as a tourist attraction for ...

Alcatraz, a notorious former prison on an island in San Francisco Bay, once housed some famous gangsters like Al Capone and ...

It wouldn't change much and it would cost too much — but the point would be to create a spectacle of degradation.

Reopening Alcatraz is such a quintessentially Trumpian idea that it’s a miracle the president didn’t try to do it before.

A day after President Trump said he wants to reopen Alcatraz as a symbol of law and order, tourists at the decayed historic ...

The San Francisco island prison known as “the Rock” was famous for its notorious inmates and its near-inescapability.

The island that once housed some of the country's most notorious names has been a popular tourist draw for decades.