the National Park Service (NPS) has a new live webcam feed that lets you watch peregrine falcons nesting on Alcatraz Island. FalconCam, which you can watch below or on YouTube, is a collaboration ...

The 19-month occupation of Alcatraz Island, from 1969 to 1971 ... and the city of San Francisco endorsed a wealthy developer’s bid to turn the island into a theme park and shopping center. Many locals ...

In 1978, Native Americans calling for tribal sovereignty marched across the country from one national park site to another, starting on Alcatraz Island in California and ending at the National Mall.

New evidence suggests that at least one convict escaped from Alcatraz and survived National Geographic investigates ... from the fortresslike Alcatraz Island Federal Penitentiary and brave the ...