Get Locked Up at Alcatraz
Alcatraz Island is one of San Francisco's most iconic sights. If you can, you really should make the time to visit. Catching a ferry from Pier 33, the journey across the one mile stretch of water takes about ten minutes, and 'the Rock' looms up ahead, looking suitably ominous. Around the dock area you'll find exhibits and there's a small theatre showing an introductory film, but the real highlight is the audio tour available up at the cellhouse itself. This takes about 45 minutes and is voiced by former prisoners and correctional officers.