Today, Alcatraz is one of California’s – and the USA’s – most popular tourist attractions, with more than 1.4 million people visiting each year. And, happily, it’s being preserved for the future. Ongoing renovations are making sweeping improvements at the NPS site, particularly to the island’s concrete wharf and its infamous cellhouse.

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