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Eastern State Penitentiary

The prison of 1829 that invented solitary confinement and was copied by three hundred prisons worldwide, closed in 1971 and left to decay. Al Capone's cell is furnished as he had it.

Guide's tip. Paid admission. Ten minutes' walk north of the museum.

On a walking tour. Stop 19 of 19 on the walking tour Philadelphia, Independence Hall to the Art Museum, every stop on a map in walking order.

about 90 min for a visit