Ghosts of Philadelphia – Exploring Eastern State Penitentiary and Old City

After driving through Philly on my way home from the airport, I decided that my next day off would be a wonderful day to actually explore the city on foot. This was my first time actually being able to walk around the city and take in the sights, and it was such a good decision to do so. My travel partner and I decided to start the day off with a tour of Eastern State Penitentiary. Eastern State Penitentiary was a prison that housed some notorious criminals, including Al Capone. While in it’s prime the prison housed and employed many, when it was shut down the structure was left as is and quickly began to decay. Eventually the prison became a U.S. National Historic Landmark, and is currently used as a museum and in the fall, a haunted house attraction. Eastern State Penitentiary is also reportedly haunted, and has been featured on every ghost hunting tv show. Whether the building is really haunted or not is up for debate, although after spending time there during the day, there’s no doubt that it would take a lot of persuasion to get me to stay there overnight.