Take Your Family on a Tour of "the Rock" Alcatraz: A Small Island in San Francisco

The Rock Alcatraz or Alcatraz Island, is a prison island located off San Francisco's North Beach, little more than a mile away. The place is also referred to as "The Rock" which has earned its weight serving the city with a lighthouse at one time, then as a military operations base and prison. If you are interested in visiting The Rock, a visit to the Fisherman's Wharf area is all you need to ensure using a public transport. Ferry rides take tourists across the 1.5-mile stretch, for a close look at the historic place.

The Rock on Wikipedia.org

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcatraz_Island

National Park Service at the Rock

http://www.nps.gov/alcatraz/

Since it has a large amount of the region's political military history wafting through its various constructions, a visit with your kids and family is one of the most enthralling experiences you may have. The prison has a history of many escape attempts and notable inmates who include non-military characters, as the prison was used as a federal prison. Al Capone, Machine Gun Kelly, Mickey Cohen and other criminals of tall order.

Prisoners in groups took escape attempts, almost every two years from The Rock. The Battle of Alcatraz (1946) is a story of retaliation of prison inmates, in order to dig a way out of their. It was the most violent escape attempt made at the prison, killing all six escapers, and 2 prison guards. Most inmates were either murder criminals or bank robbers-linked with mafia business.

Kid's programs at The Rock

http://rocksf.org/aboutus.php

If you are living around the Fisherman's Wharf area in hotels such as Holiday Inn Express and Radisson, The Rock is a window away. Dozens of other hotels also serve the area's accommodation business.

Fisherman's Wharf and North Beach hotels in SF

http://www.hotels-rates.com/hotels/locations/San_Francisco/CA/usa/2304/