Eastern State Penitentiary will reopen its gates this fall for Halloween Nights, the prison’s seasonal haunted festival that runs from Sept. 19 through Nov. 8, 2025. The event, staged on select ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- If you missed the scares and screams of "Terror Behind the Walls" last year, have no fear. The team behind it is back with a whole new look and ...

In 1787, four years after the American Revolutionary War, the United States was a country brimming with possibility, and no city felt the excitement more than Philadelphia. Delegates such as Alexander ...

Eastern State Penitentiary is hosting Shared Light: Winter Celebrations from Dec. 20 to 31, inviting visitors to explore how people found moments of connection and hope inside the prison during the ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Halloween Nights return to Eastern State Penitentiary. It's one of Philadelphia's spookiest haunts and it routinely ranks as one of the most haunted places in the world. Five ...

Eastern State Penitentiary will host "Family Weekend: Pets in Prison" Aug. 9 and 10 and Sept. 27 and 28. Terror Behind the Walls, a trip to the Eastern State ...

The Eastern State Penitentiary, which today operates as a historical museum drawing thousands of visitors annually to the heart of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was formerly the world's most renowned ...

Here are 8 eerie, abandoned prisons around the US and the stories behind them. They all offer tours for those brave enough to ...