Alcatraz Island: A Haunted Tour

Alcatraz Island in San Francisco was one of the most notorious federal penitentiaries in the nation. It's where they sent criminals that were too dangerous for other penitentiaries! Now a national park, over a million visitors flock to this desolate island each year to tour the prison complex remains and hear frightful fables about the residents. For this special Halloween edition, I'll take you on a terrifying tour through the history of Alcatraz and what make it the perfect horrifying haunt.
Photo Attributions:
Battery McClellan by National Park Service, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
San Francisco Maps by Google Maps 2021
Army Prisoners in Stockade by National Park Service, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Robert Stroud by Department of Justice, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Machine Gun Kelly by Memphis Police Department, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Al Capone by Federal Bureau of Prisons, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
James A Johnston by Work of a Federal Government employee whilst Johnston was warden of Alcatraz from 1934-1948, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Alcatraz Band Practice by Arnold W. Peters, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Blackjack Club by National Park Service, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Convict Letter by SAN FRANCISCO HISTORY CENTER, SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC LIBRARY. (www.sfpl.org/sfphotos)
Armory Bars by Adam Kliczek, zatrzymujeczas.pl (CC-BY-SA-3.0)
Battle of Alcatraz www.nps.gov/history/museum/exh...
Park Ranger by Ronnie Macdonald from Chelmsford, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons

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  • @Johnnyy832
    @Johnnyy83210 ай бұрын

    Just wanted to say, your content is really good and I am surprised you haven't blown up yet.

  • @gregsvlogshow
    @gregsvlogshow Жыл бұрын

    Hi, I just found your channel, recommended by KZread, actually. Good vid, I see you have stopped making videos, hope you come back because I just subscribed. BTW I use to live in SF.

  • @clar331
    @clar3312 жыл бұрын

    Yay you're back 😊! Hope all is well

  • @ZeeneInRealLife

    @ZeeneInRealLife

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! Hope to start making more vids as things re-open. Hope you’ve been thriving :)

  • @poc7667
    @poc7667 Жыл бұрын

    It's been a while since I last came back, but you've been on my mind constantly. Please, won't you come back? :)

  • @pallaviraghunandan4741
    @pallaviraghunandan47412 жыл бұрын

    nice to see you back !

  • @ZeeneInRealLife

    @ZeeneInRealLife

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @lizo4357
    @lizo43577 ай бұрын

    Hello, what happened to you? I am hoping that making videos was not just a Covid thing to fill your time. I know a lot of people were a lot more active then and now real life has settled back in with a hectic routine. Hope all is well and hope to see more content soon!

  • @praxilla9991
    @praxilla9991 Жыл бұрын

    Just found your channel as I was looking for suggestions for my upcoming trip to San Francisco. I absolutely love your content. It's smart, informative and delivered with a bright and cheerful manner. I hope you are well. What new ventures are you up to lately? Thanks for all this lovely commentary and insight into this wonderful city. I can't wait to visit. Take care.

  • @TheNewYear75
    @TheNewYear752 жыл бұрын

    Always love your content!! I got to visit Alcatraz last year

  • @ZeeneInRealLife

    @ZeeneInRealLife

    2 жыл бұрын

    Nice! It was probably pretty empty last year still.

  • @TheNewYear75

    @TheNewYear75

    2 жыл бұрын

    Zeene InRealLife it was riiiight before covid hit (January 2020) so it was quite packed 😵‍💫

  • @doublebasshq
    @doublebasshq2 жыл бұрын

    I love this!!!

  • @richardmyracle6198
    @richardmyracle61982 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for another great video.

  • @ZeeneInRealLife

    @ZeeneInRealLife

    2 жыл бұрын

    😊

  • @tonyinsf
    @tonyinsf2 жыл бұрын

    Where have you been? Hope all is well. I know the fallout from Covid hit our City hard so it's understandable if the limited amount of topics available caused you to hit the pause button. Hoping to see you with new content in my feed soon! Sidenote- I've lived in SF since '98 and I'm visiting Alcatraz for the first time, in a couple of weeks. Doing the night tour of course!

  • @moxigeren50gabe23

    @moxigeren50gabe23

    Жыл бұрын

    I just got back from SF and everything seems to be all good. I miss my good friend .I went to all places you took me couple of years ago

  • @sapchungyog
    @sapchungyog2 жыл бұрын

    awesome tour🤩

  • @ZeeneInRealLife

    @ZeeneInRealLife

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! 🙏

  • @br3bid10
    @br3bid102 жыл бұрын

    So nice to see you back:) this brings back memories from my trip there in 2019 (aaaah 2019!)

  • @ZeeneInRealLife

    @ZeeneInRealLife

    2 жыл бұрын

    Oh yes! 2019. Seems ages ago.

  • @jenniferdelatorre9383

    @jenniferdelatorre9383

    2 жыл бұрын

    Me too Daniel! I visited also in 2019. I took the tour on Alcatraz I was walking the grounds when I found a under passage. I went down there and found a basement with things written on the walls of the time when the indians were present on the island, It was so interesting but the energy down there was soo creepy! I took my phone out quick and wanted to get a quick pic of down there from both ends and I was with my husband and I asked him to step aside quick so I could get the shot and I just got the urge to get out of there and go back up, so I didn't look at the pictures until later in the photo I got a side of my husbands body to the right in the pic because he didn't move all the way in time and a WHOLE human figure walking the opposite way 😳 I didn't believe until then. I'm still freaked out but the experience was awesome! I would love to do it again lol sorry for this long message just thought I should share my spooky night on Alcatraz 2019 was a good year to visit! And I also love your videos Zeene! I found alot of good spots to try because of you! Thank you ❤

  • @ZeeneInRealLife

    @ZeeneInRealLife

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@jenniferdelatorre9383 That’s pretty spooky! I got chills…

  • @MalyDC4LandTravel
    @MalyDC4LandTravel2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the new video

  • @ZeeneInRealLife

    @ZeeneInRealLife

    2 жыл бұрын

    👍

  • @kathymau3117
    @kathymau31172 жыл бұрын

    Good to see another video! Loved it. Would you consider making the font larger on the next video??

  • @ZeeneInRealLife

    @ZeeneInRealLife

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hi Kathy! You mean for the subtitles right? Sure!

  • @kathymau3117

    @kathymau3117

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ZeeneInRealLife Yes, sorry, I should have said fonts for the subtitles!!! Much appreciated!!

  • @cansfloatbottlesdont857
    @cansfloatbottlesdont8572 жыл бұрын

    😂. Great stuff! Loving your content, new sub here! We will be in San Fran Dec 16 for 24 hrs and 27th for 24 hrs.. should we see Alcatraz or just eat the whole time? Staying on the border of Chinatown/financial district!

  • @ZeeneInRealLife

    @ZeeneInRealLife

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hey there! That's a tough one. It depends on what kind of traveler you are. Some people love seeing the big cultural landmarks and some people like immersing themselves into local life. So if you are the first kind, yes, definitely see Alcatraz, Fisherman's Wharf, Golden Gate Bridge, Chinatown. If the second kind, you could easily fill up two days walking the city's many diverse neighborhoods and can skip Alcatraz. I would hit day 1: North Beach/Chinatown, Union Square, the Mission District, the Castro, Haight Ashbury, day 2: Sunset, Land's End and Marina/Cow Hollow. If you have questions about anything, I'm happy to help you with your itinerary. :)

  • @cansfloatbottlesdont857

    @cansfloatbottlesdont857

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ZeeneInRealLife will ask if we have questions! Thank you so much! Yes, we like the culture and food side more than touristy stuff. Normally we leave the country every year to Asia but that hasn’t happened for 3 years now☹️. Thanks again for your videos!

  • @johnmcintyre1965
    @johnmcintyre19652 жыл бұрын

    Welcome back to KZread Land!

  • @ZeeneInRealLife

    @ZeeneInRealLife

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @dtna
    @dtna Жыл бұрын

    I hope that you are doing well. I really miss your videos!

  • @user-cr1sx4ce4m
    @user-cr1sx4ce4m2 жыл бұрын

    How are you?today your video such a great picture...very famous movie gad father gangster prisoner alcapone and so many prisoners movie actors movie i remember...very exciting for you my teacher...

  • @ZeeneInRealLife

    @ZeeneInRealLife

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hello my friend! Hope you are doing well. :)

  • @thedoneeye
    @thedoneeye2 жыл бұрын

    I had the good fortune to have won a couple tickets for the night tour back in December of 2019. I'd been there a couple times during the day but the night tour definitely felt...different. Didn't get any pics or videos of any ghosts though. Maybe it was because we tended to stay with the crowd of other people there too.

  • @ZeeneInRealLife

    @ZeeneInRealLife

    2 жыл бұрын

    @thedoneeye pretty spooky being there on your own in the twilight!

  • @carmenpeters728
    @carmenpeters7282 жыл бұрын

    my daughter and I were in Fishermans Wharf on that day! How did i miss seeing you?

  • @ZeeneInRealLife

    @ZeeneInRealLife

    2 жыл бұрын

    :) I filmed this two Fridays prior to Halloween!

  • @pallaviraghunandan4741
    @pallaviraghunandan47412 жыл бұрын

    Hey Zeene from India Hope your doing good, When is your next video?

  • @ZeeneInRealLife

    @ZeeneInRealLife

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hi Pavan, I've stopped making videos for the time being. I am in the process of overhauling my channel and trying to decide the new creative direction for it (looking to get out from behind the camera and focus on producing content). Any feedback welcome!

  • @seanbruce2425
    @seanbruce2425 Жыл бұрын

    Please return we all miss you.

  • @Johnnyy832

    @Johnnyy832

    11 ай бұрын

    What happened?

  • @seanbruce2425

    @seanbruce2425

    11 ай бұрын

    ​@@Johnnyy832I have no idea, Zeene has left the building and gone to KZread heaven. 😢

  • @masguapoako
    @masguapoako2 жыл бұрын

    Zeene Breaking into Alcatraz Coming Soon Summer 2022

  • @ZeeneInRealLife

    @ZeeneInRealLife

    2 жыл бұрын

    😂

  • @JohannesVanDerStuyvebode
    @JohannesVanDerStuyvebode2 жыл бұрын

    Nice topic but I can hardly understand you with that mask on and the constant background music

  • @wn9411
    @wn94112 жыл бұрын

    i like your content but your delivery is a little disconcerting. smiling while delivering lines about being bludgeoned to death and suicides etc.....kinda weird girl

  • @ZeeneInRealLife

    @ZeeneInRealLife

    2 жыл бұрын

    Lol! Sorry, I got kind of a smiley face and it’s harder for me to deliver serious content. Usually I present more upbeat stuff.

  • @olegryklin6320
    @olegryklin63202 жыл бұрын

    What's wrong with her? :)

  • @hunterstirling
    @hunterstirling Жыл бұрын

    Boring

  • @Johnnyy832

    @Johnnyy832

    11 ай бұрын

    Very informative in my opinion

  • @anthonypeers2003
    @anthonypeers200311 ай бұрын

    She makes it sound so good and nice this place but its a shame for them inmates and what they had to go through there it must have been hell and all the money that they are making off this place now the greedy bastards