September 20th, 2011
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An adrenaline rush? A thrill? Well, today is when tickets go on sale for this much awaited season at Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia. It is their Terror Behind The Walls. The best way to buy tickets and check the schedules is by visiting www.terrorbehindthewalls.com, the website www.easternstate.org/tickets, or by just going to their box office at 21st Street and Fairmount Ave., Philadelphia, PA. The box office is open every day from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. on show nights.
Also, they are celebrating their 20th anniversary with a special Anniversary Celebration on Saturday, November 11th.
When you visit the above mentioned websites, please click on “New for 2011”. You will be able to see what they will be offering.
Please note that children of ages 7 -12 years old need to go on the designated days for Family Nights. Every Sunday evening, Wednesday, October 12th, Thursday, October 13th, Tuesday, October 18th.
The ultimate Halloween experience will be the Eastern State After Dark VIP Tour. The evening will begin with an hour-long, guided flashlight walking tour of this historic prison.
Eastern State Penitentiary was built in 1822-1836. It was closed in 1971. It was once the most expensive prison in the world.
On this VIP toup the highlights will include the cellblocks, Death Row, Al Capone’s cell, and the underground isolation cells under Cellblock 14. Afterwards you will be escorted to the front of the Terror Behind the Walls’ lines. This tour is limited to 20 people per tour group. The cost is $79 Sundays through Thursdays and $99 Fridays and Saturdays, only available on show nights only.
For this coming week-end 9/23 and 9/24, all tickets for the VIP tour are Buy One Get One Free. You can also call their group sales dept. at 215-236-5111, ext. 16 for pricing.
Note: Terror Behing the Walls will start September 23rd until November 5th.
Daytime Prison Tours are available from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.
Have a great time!!! Talk to you later….
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