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 ...

Fans of Eastern State Penitentiary's haunted houses will find a new experience this fall that asks them to engage with scary characters as they solve a puzzle that takes them throughout the prison.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Halloween Nights is a massive festival, covering the entire 10-acre complex of the historic Eastern State Penitentiary. You can choose your own adventure-from haunted houses to ...

Visitors at Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site learn about sports and recreation behind bars. (Courtesy of Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site) From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...