🇬🇧 Brits Visit an American Prison! 🇺🇸 | PHILLY Series!

We visited the Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia and it was such a great day out (despite being freezing!!) such an amazingly eerie place! And so much history!
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[@doratiscareno5856]

THAT IS NOT HOW THE AMERICAN PRISONS LOOK TODAY THATS A REALLY OLD PRISON...IT LOOK GREAT BACK IN THE DAY WHY ARE YOU TRYING TO DEPICT IT AS THE PRISON SYSTEMS OF TODAY DONT LIE TO THE PEOPLE

[@michaelrutledge3750]

If you get to San Francisco, please fit Alcatraz into your schedule. You’ll likely have to order tickets before you get there. It was not designed to rehabilitate prisoners, so it represents a very different type of prison. I lived in SF and didn’t think that I wanted to see it, but went with a visiting friend. When the ferry rounded the northern end of the island and the graffiti left by the Native American occupation came into view, being Native, I was moved to tears. It is the only federally protected graffiti in the U.S., which just underwent restoration. Wilma Mankiller (Cherokee Nation) played a small role in the occupation, so being a Cherokee citizen, I knew about it, but it just became very real, very quickly. (She later became the first female Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation.) Some of the early prisoners on the Rock include Hopi men who fought sending their children to Indian boarding schools, which were run by churches, where the Native children would be tortured, raped and abused in the name of forced assimilation. The government sent them there from Arizona to punish them for not sending their children. The Indian boarding schools in the U.S. continued through the 1980s. Natives still conduct public ceremonies on Thanksgiving morning every year. It is my one regret that I didn’t go while I lived there.

[@Ev_deGallery]

I've seen Alcatraz so many times, from shore... It was too expensive for us to go as a family. Anywho... Thanks for the brief history of the graffiti! I didn't know that.

[@lisaspikes4291]

The thing that I remember vividly from Alcatraz was that you can hear the city from the prison. I just imagined how frustrating that would be to the inmates! Hearing the cars, ships, bells and alarms. Knowing that life was going on without you. Yikes.

[@aprilrobinson7713]

Amazing did not know this. Thank you for sharing

[@ricanvibez]

Philly has so many good places for you to visit.

[@grahamparks1645]

Al Capone had a cell there I’m surprised you didn’t see that cell it’s restored

[@kendric2000-q3d]

That place is supposedly one of the most haunted sites in the US. Lotsa weird evidence has been captured there.

[@futurez12]

"Evidence." 😂

[@JW-uy2on]

I went on a warm day and it was ice cold inside.

[@DeeMGee1]

Actually looks like a solid figure in the first cell at 4:24

[@Livingdeadgirl72]

@@futurez12 I got evp from Al Capone it’s haunted with all the deaths there is definitely residuals energies people always say evidence ? see the evidence they always say fake ! so no matter what u can’t win .. every thing u can debunk but there are some u can’t.

[@TheKnallkorper]

I’ve been there a hundred times! It’s spooky in October when the prisoners come alive 🤫

[@yvonneplant9434]

Terror Behind the Walls.

[@robertsterner2145]

Fun fact: Charles Dickens visited Eastern State Penitentiary when he visited the US (he writes about it in Travels in America). The book is pretty interesting....among other things, Dickens was shocked at how much Americans spit (lots of people chewed tobacco and there were spittoons everywhere).

[@msbeaverhausen7226]

As a retired LEO, I found this video fascinating! Condemned old Pens, like old cemeteries are such interesting places. On a side note, there were many times that I arrested street people for "frivolous" offences such as littering, open liquor, unpaid fines etc. The arrests were to give these people at least over night shelter, a shower and a meal or two. For unpaid fines, they would get a few more days in jail with three meals a day. We were often criticized for abusing the homeless, drug abusers or alcoholics, but in reality it was to give them a chance to regroup, warm up in the winter & cool down in the summer, get clean and get fed.

[@1960markN]

Reference the O Henry story "The Cop and the Anthem"

[@maryjordan7649]

I've toured Alkatraz in San Francisco now I wish to see ESP in Philadelphia. It's thought to be very haunted and several TV shows with paranormal investigators have spent the nite there!🤪

[@lisaheisey6168]

A close friend of mine, who was like a 2nd dad to me, had been an inmate in Eastern State Penitentiary decades before I met him. He was actually kind of nostalgic, about the place. He wanted us to go on one of the public tours of the prison. Unfortunately, he died shortly before we were supposed to visit it.

[@javiervalverde628]

Thanks for the tour guys. That was fun to do with you.

[@kevinraney2935]

Hey guys, my first job was a prison guard on death row here in Nashville. Those cells look identical to the ones at the Tennessee State Prison. They were so small my head would brush the ceiling and I could touch each wall with the palm of my hand and they held 4 people. Worst most depressing job ever. I've seen some nasty stuff.

[@nikki1022]

The cells at eastern state are actually much larger inside than they look. They have some set up where you can go inside and we fit our full group of seven in there comfortably. The ceilings are incredibly high inside them too. It’s very deceiving because the cell doors are so small you have to crouch to get through.

[@michaelhurley3171]

Those pigeons were sentenced to prison for pooping on someone's head 😂

[@XRP2020]

Great job, thanks for informative video.

[@robynryan7473]

We have terror behind the walls in october but honestly its creepier in the day alone there then the made up stuff at halloween. Not sure I buy the whole ghost stuff but the place is quite creepy each time I go

[@joaquinjr2570]

Yes when I went to haunted Halloween thing I was actually scared and it was so fun. I also found it funny how the prison was just around a bunch of Buildings, homes shops and stores lol. Absolutely had a great time and would recommend Terror behind the walls.

[@robynryan7473]

@@joaquinjr2570 I use to work in a halloween haunted attraction but eastern state their is nothing else like it. Its creepy turned up to 10

[@johnnyzeee5215]

Hello. Hope you enjoyed your visit to Eastern State. It was considered a model for various other correctional facilities around the world. They also have " Haunted " tours, around Halloween.

[@Ev_deGallery]

"Are Americans still arresting people for stealing a loaf of bread?" I encourage you to watch any of the videos of the casual thieves in San Francisco, LA & New York. I assure you, ain't nobody getting arrested...as long as they keep it under $900

[@bryanboone7363]

That is SF and only a few other places, and such a thing has only been true in the past couple of years. Between the 1960s and just up until a few years ago, the USA put everyone in prison for everything. There are literally people in prison right now from the 1980s, doing 60 years for having too much weed which was considered to be sales, regardless of if they were actually selling it or not. By my estimation, out of the 2.2 million people in the USA currently in prison, about 50% of them are there for victimless crimes and non-violent "offenses". Right now as we speak, you can get 5 years in a federal penitentiary for selling llama manure. A few years ago, a man was sentenced to 2 years in Rikers Island because he had the audacity to soak fruit in vodka and sell it in a bar that he owned. This was against an old 1920s Prohibition law and he was facing up to 10 years in prison. Many years ago a couple's land flooded because a bunch of logs jammed up in a drainage ditch. They asked the state if the state could clean it, but the state was too busy, so they asked the state if they could. The state said yes. Later on the federal government accused them of destroying a wetland and they were facing 10 years in prison each. By some miracle they won in criminal court, but the federal government fined them instead. $37,500 per day. If the couple makes over anything over the poverty line, the government confiscates it. Many years ago, a man who owned a fishing business for 30 years was arrested and sentenced to 8 years in prison for shipping lobster tails in the wrong box. The government first tried to say that he broke international laws, but Honduras said that he didn't break any of their laws. So instead the government charged him with "tax evasion", because if he used the right boxes, he would have been taxed more. So he got 8 years in prison. Lost the business and his family. Now we have the Jan 6th protestors serving years in prison. Some of them face 60 years in prison for trespassing. Not a single one of them has been charged with sedition or insurrection. And it has been proven that the FBI had informants creating the riot. So the brilliant solution to all this, is to let minorities steal under $900 worth of merchandise, and to arrest and imprison people for trespassing and give them 60 years in prison but only if you hold the wrong political opinion.

[@Ev_deGallery]

@@bryanboone7363 HOLY CRAP

[@loriannrichardson7644]

@@bryanboone7363 you gotta wonder though, what is America doing wrong. BTW, I'm American.

[@bryanboone7363]

@@loriannrichardson7644 So am I. What is wrong with the USA is the same problem that everyone has. Everyone wants to control everyone else with government. The reason why places in Europe don't have the same issues that the USA does, is because they are not as diverse as the USA is. In Norway when a law is created, virtually no one breaks it because almost everyone shares a common heritage and culture and it's not something that the vast majority wants to participate in anyway. Then on top of that, the politicians are far too ready to do anything in the world to get elected. So they do anything and everything to get the most votes, regardless of if it is good for the country or not.

[@ellieh.205]

SO GOOD!!

[@mikegoldstein4024]

No Al Capones cell?He spent a year at Eastern State.

[@chemdog13]

Surprised you didn't see al Capone's cell

[@chrissconiglio]

I’ve always been amazed at how it’s right on the street like that. Never been inside, but I’d love to go! Also, they do ghost tours and run a haunted house around Halloween. The night time ones are apparently so scary, you have to sign a waiver. 😬

[@robertdonaway41]

I grew up 20 minutes from ESP but never went there. Glad I finally got to see it through the J&L lens!

[@thegreatest3371]

I also grew up maybe 20 miles from the prison and never went. Philadelphia and the suburbs are huge.

[@aiavecchia]

My father Veto Iavecchia (a career Printer) was "Superintendent of Correctional Industries" at Eastern State Penitentiary from approx. 1965 up til the penitentiary's closing in 1971. ESP's three 'industries' were (1) the Print Shop (he taught serious-minded prisoners how to operate printing presses and set type. They did actual Print jobs for State universities and businesses, and they printed the annual registration stickers that we all used to stick on our license plates); Dad also had oversight of (2) the Laundry 'business', and (3) the Shop that made Dental appliances (dentures, bridges, etc.).

[@mrbutch308]

I live in Philly and I've been loving this series!

[@danielchapman6032]

You know Charles Dickens visited East State when it was a working prison. Do to the penitent asperations of the place prisoners were not suppose to talk but to focus on their crimes. For those of us who spent 2020 alone you know how damaging that kind of isolation can be on a person. Dickens hated the place and thought it was cruel.

[@oshifish2]

The tour had so many interesting facts! It is a must when visiting there for sure!!

[@LA_HA]

I wonder what he thought about monasteries. Wondering because it does seem a bit like a monastery, though not Exactly the same

[@TinaLaGreca]

No one is there except you and the ghosts!! So many shows have gone there to film ghosts hunts and there are private ghost hunts as well! Very cool place.

[@lydia4127]

Loved all the extra info you psssed along! Much appreciated by me as someone who is fascinated by history and places us and globally but unable to travel to experience things like the penitentiary

[@ThoseTwoBrits1]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@pattiegagliadi6190]

In October the prison has “Terror behind the walls” which is a popular go to spot!

[@BeeuTforAshes]

I'm sure England had the same laws back in the day. Did you know it was illegal to be Homeless to this day. The Vagrancy Act makes it a criminal offence to beg or be homeless on the street in England and Wales. The law was passed in the summer of 1824 - 197 years ago - and was originally intended to deal with a situation far from the reality of street homelessness in present-day UK. Look into English Work Houses.

[@JJfromPhilly67]

You're in Philly! If you are still here, make sure you go to Jim's Steaks on South Street. And don't forget Independence Hall and the National Constitution Center.

[@JustAndreaEdna]

Favorite video of the channel. Great job.

[@papamaniac2410]

One of the reasons we have so many people in prison is because it is a business. Private prisons are encouraged to keep inmates in prison. That makes them more money. If there were incentives to keep inmates out of prison you would see the numbers drop. Just one of the reasons.

[@johnnicpon5783]

They would not be in there if they did not break the law.

[@papamaniac2410]

@@johnnicpon5783 You mean nobody ever went to prison who was innocent??? WOW welcome to Neverland. I worked in a prison for a few years. I know some will tell you they did not do what they were accused of. Well I have read those files and there are some who were not guilty. It is on TV all the time.

[@johnnicpon5783]

@@papamaniac2410 Of course there are innocent people who have went to prison. Never said there wasn't. However the vast majority are there because they did commit the crime and are now paying for it. So what Neverland are you living in to insinuate something I never said?

[@papamaniac2410]

@Rico Ten Since 2000, the number of people housed in private prisons has increased 32% compared to an overall rise in the prison population of 3%. Yes that was copied and pasted. If the private prison companies were not making good money, they would not do it.

[@Arldavis]

Most people are in prison for drugs. The great war on drugs puts people away for dozens of years, even if they never hurt a fly. They should go to rehab, not prison :/

[@philipwalsh1254]

If yall are still in the area, checkout the Shady Maple Smorgasbord in Lancaster County 😂😂

[@grahamparks1645]

Also the Halloween haunted house tours at ESP are legendary

[@fernkitty]

The haunted house they do there every year is super scary!!!!

[@robertgifoy3390]

When you visit Boston, hope you see Plymouth Plantation as it was the English Colony not far from Boston.There is also the reproduction of their ship, the mayflower.There is also a museum in Plymouth England that coesponds.Their story is very interesting.

[@earldingman3201]

That's old. I've seen modern prisons when our bands entertained there. Big yard with free weights. Weight machine. A music room with PA, musical instruments. Library. Computers. Weight machine. Gymnasium. They see a new movie every week unless they are in solitary or on restriction. They get access to telephones.

[@hisnameisbass6405]

a couple yrs ago they used to have terror behind the walls at the penitentiary which had haunted houses and actors would jump scare you and separate you from your group you had to sign a waiver before entering, but now they’ve made it less scary sadly

[@WhatDayIsItTrumpDay]

Yeah, this is one of the most haunted prisons in the States. The Ghost Hunters crew captured a shadow figure manifestation back in the early 2000s that still baffles them today. They caught it on that catwalk scene you showed there.

[@shadow1sd]

You guys are something else. Most of us … if not all of us would ever want to visit a prison or jail.

[@robertgifoy3390]

Many would find it interesting.

[@vitusdoom]

Brill video guys, love from Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@ericsierra-franco7802]

Eastern State Penitentiary was the first modern prison or penitentiary in the world. It was the first place in the world where they attempted to rehabilitate the convicted rather than just incarcerating them. The design of the prison has been copied and replicated all over the world.

[@robertgifoy3390]

Interesting to do places of interest like this Philadelphia Prison.

[@oshifish2]

Did you get to see Al Capone's cell? They kept it exactly as is there! The whole tour was so educational! I was the same as Joel and did not know that is where the word originated from! We were there near Halloween so they did have some ghost tours and there was a Halloween event but we were having to leave before it! It was mindblowing that in the beginning, the founding fathers wanted penance but then things lead more towards capital punishment. Now it seems like things have gone full circle by the end of the tour and they are trying now to get better towards some crimes.

[@slouise5141]

Fantastic vid!

[@nikki1022]

Eastern state does a great Halloween haunted prison thing around Halloween if you ever come back during that time of year! I’m sure you could look it up online

[@HuffClan]

Not related but is for audio tours. In Asheville, NC is the Biltmore Estate. They bring lots of arts, etc to display within the home while you are touring. The Titanic was an amazing tour with costumes from the movie around the house. Big Christmas attraction as the home is fully decorated. Amazing note, the family was actually scheduled to be on the Titanic when it sunk, but was home stick and came home a week earlier…..!!!!!! PS: they have a winery there and free samples…

[@ando1445]

I think you guys might have missed the Al Capone cell. You probably heard it on the tour, but this prison was known as the Pennsylvania model and replicated around the US and UK.

[@LS-tj2ho]

Did you not see Capone’s cell when he was a prisoner there? It’s also the penultimate panopticon (designed by Jeremy Bentham and later critiqued by Foucault).

[@oshifish2]

Ohh ( sorry so many comments lol!) did you see that weird gross scoop of slop they gave as food! It was so vile! Then they had the little pup that was the only puppy prisoner! Hope you got to see that area! Glad you two went!

[@RodRuth]

Really enjoyed this one......... Thanks for sharing.

[@lizh6700]

I visited 20 years ago before all the exhibits were installed, and you only had a guide walk you through. The kicker was that before you started the tour, you had to sign a waiver and were given a hard hat. Today, they are part of the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience, and (working in the museum field myself) their museum exhibits are looked at as a great example of what museums should do to interpret history and make it relevant. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Awesomezoey24]

The best time to visit Eastern State Penitentiary is in the evenings before Halloween. Then they have actors hired to scare you while you tour the prison in the dark!

[@edwinglenn]

This is easily my favorite museum in Philly. There are a few areas (like the medical ward and solitary confinement) that you can only get into at certain times when tour guides open them up. It’s definitely worth waiting for those spots if you’re ever there.

[@Livingdeadgirl72]

Omg you were in my city !!! Eastern state is very haunted Al Capone’s cell was awesome..I live around the corner from Holmesburg’s prison which is closed.

[@rileyreed2230]

So interesting and educational! I can’t believe they were going to have it torn down, but I’m glad they kept it as a historical building. I love guided tours as well, they’re great especially when you want to stop and explore certain places more , where is in a group tour you probably wouldn’t have that extra time. I think one of the most surprising things to me was that the prisoners were in their sells for 23 hours a day and only allowed out for one hour, it’s also crazy to see just how many cell blocks there are; I wonder how many prisoners were ever held there at once or how many it was able to hold. 🤔 I’m sure there was so much more than you were able to see, but I really enjoyed hearing about all the history of the prison and the building itself. 👍💓🌟❤️

[@trishgift7959]

If you're ever in Philly in October, you should do their Halloween tour. It's rated one of the best in the country.

[@fanviewer]

I live in Philadelphia. They run a haunted house in the ESP each year around Halloween. It’s cool and yes creepy being there at night.

[@christined6321]

ESP is a great place to visit for Halloween. They do a really great series of Haunted House attractions every year.

[@tylineburgos8879]

come back in the fall to go to their haunted house. Last year they added a beer garden which was dope

[@maisieh.8620]

Did you see Al Capone's cell? A good tour. They also do Halloween scary tours in October.

[@modernbobber1231]

Joel & Lia I'm sure you know who the tour narrator was or would recognize him. Steve Buscemi is such a great american actor. He was in Pulp Fiction, Big Lebowski, Reservoir Dogs, Ghost World, Fargo, Boardwalk Empire...

[@barbarakiewe4917]

My favorite Buscemi roles are in Fargo and Armageddon.

[@Suzibird307]

Don't forget Con Air & The Wedding Singer !!

[@logankerlee]

Good stuff! I really enjoyed watching your first look into our prisons. Pivotal they've changed a good bit since then, but still, seeing that must've been an experience.

[@paulherndon5237]

Hey i love your videos.you guys are cool.saying hi from San Antonio Texas🇺🇲🇬🇧

[@louisstennes3]

A new Air-B-N-B. Sweet!

[@eyepicyou]

I've only been by there a few times. I refuse to go in there! It's too creapy for me. The few things that I do know about the prison is that they do have an annual Halloween tour (at night). The tours go for about a month, or so. The prisoners there were in individual cells so that each person could sit and think about what they had done. As you hit upon, this was a Quaker style of self pentenance. Unfortunately, the jailers did not forsee the psychological harm that was happening by closing off social contact for so long. Rather than help the prisoners change, it actually made them more agressive and less useful to society once they got out into the free world again. The skylights for each cell is on purpose. It is to represent that God is there watching you and it's your duty to change. That's a lot of pressure to put on someone for doing a minor crime. All of todays' modern prisons still rely on the Eastern State Prison as a model for keeping people seperate. You can see some prisons trying to forge a new style of prison that is not as harsh.

[@crystaldallavalle6978]

When the video started, the first shot of Joel I saw, I thought he was wearing an Abe Lincoln beard (his mask), lololol!!

[@lynnhurst7365]

Great tour. Thanks for going so I don't have to. Love the stories very interesting. Take care stay safe 💕

[@billbrasky1288]

There are a lot of old laws that are still on the books that people forgot about.

[@markshannon2959]

Fun tour. Never knew about that place. Yeah, Alcatraz for sure if you go to San Francisco.

[@marydavis5234]

This prison was featured on Paranormal state, Ghost Hunters and The Most Haunted Prisons in America.

[@alancooper8179]

It becomes a hunted house during October.

[@hollykinslow5193]

How interesting! I love such brilliant places especially ones with great history. I also love cemeteries. Such places have stories! Well done J&L! Now I must visit!

[@ThoseTwoBrits1]

Glad you enjoyed!!

[@BipolarBearLA]

Bless your hearts. Visit the LA County Jail sometime. I got a citation for eating a banana and cup of coffee on the subway platform. It was $300 so I blew it off. I got pulled over years later and I had a warrant out for my arrest. They took me there it was awful

[@Karen_esque]

My friends and I have been there a few times for their Halloween attraction and I always had to be in the front because I was never scared. 😂 What DID scare me, however, were the random moments you could just stare down the corridors and see the prison properly. It was so eerie I got chills.

[@3DJapan]

I've never actually been in there. I often forget it's there except for every year at Halloween when they have a big haunted house event.

[@EricaGamet]

I've visited three times and NEVER at Halloween... someday I shall! Before it falls down 😭

[@americanfreedomlogistics9984]

if you get to SanFrancisco check out the Alcatraz tour

[@mattjacks5923]

Love to vids as always

[@emaniburton9422]

The ghost tours are legendary!!! Consistently ranked one of the scariest places in the US!

[@petercastaneda5338]

They filmed parts of the movie "The Twelve Monkeys" with Bruce Willis and Brad Pitt there.

[@seand.youtuber5423]

well speaking of ghost tours, ESP actually hosts a haunted house every Halloween.

[@julieb3996]

very awesome and educational place. I remember watching Ghost Hunters explore the place many years ago, it was pretty freaky! But I learned much more from Joel and Lia's visit

[@muncgrl]

Very interesting

[@Dularr]

The Texas law was really about activities at city parks, highway rest stops and public bathrooms. A misdemeanor with a small fine. The case in question was really about a weapons charge, which would have been a felony weapons charge which would be serious jail time. Instead they issued the misdemeanor ticket. Which of course was wrong.

[@deborahryan8452]

There are multiple KZbinrs who have done videos of ghost hunting in the prison. Some of them are rather convincing.

[@Fos3tex]

I love you two!!

[@pepintheshort7913]

You may have already left, but if you haven’t, and you like the morbid stuff, you should visit the Mütter Museum, aka the Museum of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia.

[@luckycharms828]

@4:31 those are actually jailbirds 🐦🐦🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@zzkeokizz]

Lia. Americans weren’t so tall in the past. During World War 2 the average height of an American man was 5’9. The average German was 5’7. Americans had better access to food.

[@barbarakiewe4917]

Wonder what the pigeons are in for.

[@davidneel8327]

If you ever get a chance to visit Ohio go the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield where part of The Shawshank Redemption was filmed and may be haunted.

[@ringaroundtheposie2236]

That place is haunted!

[@alleghenyroots]

Thank you!! I kept scanning the comments to see if anyone mentioned Mansfield :)

[@kmcheesehead7953]

Eastern State is reportedly one of the most haunted places in the US. Did you see anything?

[@jaytee777]

So sorry you missed Al Capone's cell. It still has his oriental rug and Tiffany lamps in it. I guess some people are more equal than others! Also, the door frames were very low on purpose. They were meant for prisoners to bow their heads to God each time they entered and left their cells.

[@stellaandes9622]

It looks like it was very interesting. On our honeymoon, we toured the Yuma Territorial Prison,which was outdoors and is in southern Arizona in the desert. Funny thing to do. I was a 17 year old senior in high school, so I attended Yuma High School. Our mascot was the inmate, and we were considered Yuma inmates.

[@mrbutch308]

A lot of people are not aware that the European settlement of what is now Philadelphia is older than William Penn. The first Europeans to start a town there were Swedes (and Finns) as part of the the colony of Nya Sverige (New Sweden). The capitol and principal city of New Sweden is Wilmington, Delaware. The Swedes did not hold onto their colony very long, however, because their Queen, Christina, didn't want to invest huge sums of money to maintain that colony. The Dutch then stepped in and took over as they already ruled over what is now New York and New Jersey. Ultimately the Dutch lost Pennsylvania to the British. By the time William Penn landed there there was already a town with two or three generations of Europeans living and trading there. He renamed it "Philadelphia" - the City Of Brotherly Love.

[@elbow7991]

This was interesting.

[@danielflynn8530]

This prison is very haunted. So cool.

[@philosopher0076]

If you guys are still in PHILLY, you cannot leave without going to Chinatown....AND going to the BEST, absolute #1 cheese steak place in the city for over 80 years run by the same Italian family, " Johns Roast Pork " literally a tiny shack BUT the best sandwich you will ever savor in all your life. They have won numerous awards for decades and are LEGIT traditional Philly cheese steaks ( not the junk tourist trap places like Pat's and Gino's ). And don't get cheese " wiz " ( artificial plastic garbage cheese goo ) but get real cheese, provolone, sharp provolone or American. I get provolone there since 25 years because the flavor is perfect for the beef and roll. Green peppers, onions and provolone, that's the move. And they use fresh seeded Italian rolls. [ And yes they have a incredible Pork Sandwich there which is there namesake sandwich but the place is actually more famous for the cheesesteaks! ] Just get an Uber and GO THERE before you leave Philly. It's right down near the waterfront area. Tiny run down shack but my dears....NEVER judge a book by its cover darlings. Go! Now!!! 🤠 ( And putting a little ketchup on the sandwich is a nice move too.) So again, " I'll have a cheesesteak "wit", provolone, green peppers.". Easy. Done. ENJOY! Trust me guys. Best cheesesteak on the planet. 80+ years, same family, same recipe, same tiny shack. Ciao.

[@penny2create323]

I heard that Charles DIckens visited the prison. He was interested in prison reform.

[@carolvedder3555]

Every Halloween there is a scary tour at ESP. Lots of props and actors to make for Scary Halloween. I never went but everyone I knew who went thought it was great but you had to wait a few days to stop thinking about it.

[@stephanievila3483]

The prison is one place many paranormal enthusiasts want to visit to see if they can catch evidence. Ghost Adventurers did an investigation in 2009 (season 2), Ghost Hunters, Most Haunted and so on. Check out what they’ve caught on camera and audio. I’d love to do that tour one day!