Slick Willie” Sutton climbed over the castle-like walls of the old Holmesburg prison, marking his first successful escape ...

In 2021, Christina Spence and her husband Ricky Scalia eloped and got married at Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia and it had to do with the fact that Spence wanted to have a simple ...

The castle-like Eastern State Penitentiary is one of Philadelphia's most important historic sites. Having opened in 1829, this Quaker-inspired prison sought to reform prisoners using isolation and ...

Here's the Patch Guide to Fall Fun in the Philadelphia region: Eastern State Penitentiary Haunted Houses Philadelphia's ...

Tour Eastern State Penitentiary, get an eyeful of iconic masterpieces at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, browse unique shops and eat a ton of cheesesteaks ...

The Philadelphia Museum of Art occupies the southern tip of Fairmount Park, just west of the Eastern State Penitentiary. For more information, check out the museum's website. Philadelphia Old City ...

Tour Guide Nick Gilette discusses some of the features of ESP, and how it was different than other prisons at the time. Clip 1: According to tour guide Nick Gilette, how were cell blocks at Eastern ...