Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site Description:

Parking:

Parking:
Take Regal Entertainment Group’s Ghost Bus to Terror Behind the Walls.

The Ghost Bus: Easy, inexpensive parking, a trolley ride and real ghost stories! Every night of Terror Behind the Walls multiple trolleys loop between the secure parking lot and the Penitentiary. The cost is just $10 per car, including the open-air trolley ride and real ghost stories! The Ghost Bus Parking Lot is located at Broad and Spring Garden Streets (about twelve blocks from the Penitentiary).

Public Transportation:

Bus service to Eastern State Penitentiary is convenient to SEPTA Bus Routes: 48, 43, 33, 32, 7.

Take the 7, 32 or 48 to 22nd and Fairmount Avenue. Walk east one block and the entrance to Eastern State Penitentiary is on the left-hand side of Fairmount Avenue between 21st and 22nd Streets.

Take the 33 to 20th and Fairmount. Walk east one block and the entrance to Eastern State Penitentiary is on the right-hand side of Fairmount Avenue between 21st and 22nd Streets.

From the 43 bus, get off at 21st and Spring Garden Streets and walk north. Fairmount Avenue is the next major street, parallel to Spring Garden Street.

General Rules:

No Smoking allowed.
No cameras or recording devices.
No flashlights.
No alcoholic beverages.
No refunds, exchanges or replacements.

Miscellaneous:

There are concessions inside of the event, at the end of the tour in front of the entrance to the prison museum and gift shop. Reasonably priced light food will be available.

Neighborhood Restaurants:
Illuminare (215) 765-0202
London Grille (215) 978-4545
Rembrandts (215) 763-2228
Jacks Firehouse (215) 232-9000
MCCrossen's Tavern (215) 854-0923
Trio (215) 232-8746
SEE www.Easternstate.org for more information or call the general information number at 888 -763-NITE.


Driving direction to Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site:
DIRECTIONS TO EVENT PARKING:
Broad and Spring Garden Streets. See Ghost Bus Parking Information below.

From NORTH, SOUTH or EAST
Take I-95 South (if coming from North) or I-95 North (if coming from South) to Rt 676 West (Vine Street Expressway). Stay in right lane and take the exit for Broad Street/Rt 611. This will put you on 15th Street heading South. Get into left lane. Drive one block cross Vine Street (West) to Vine Street (East). Turn left onto Vine Street (East). Cross Broad Street. Turn left on 13th Street. Drive 9 blocks to Spring Garden Street. Turn left on Spring Garden Street. Drive 1 1/2 blocks (crossing Broad Street) to the Ghost Bus Parking lot entrance.

From the WEST:
Take I-76 East. Merge left onto I-676 East (Vine Street Expressway). Stay in right lane.
Take the Broad Street/RT 611 exit. This will put you on Vine Street, heading East. Cross 15th Street and Broad Street. Turn left on 13th Street. Drive 9 blocks to Spring Garden Street. Turn left on Spring Garden Street. Drive 1 1/2 blocks (crossing Broad Street) to the Ghost Bus Parking lot entrance.

DIRECTIONS FOR DROP OFF AT EVENT LOCATION:
22nd Street and Fairmount Avenue, just five blocks from the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

FROM NORTH OR WEST:
Take Interstate 76 (Schuylkill Expressway) to Exit 344 (old exit 38), which is I-676 (Vine Expressway). As soon as you get onto I-676, take the first exit on the right "Benjamin Franklin Parkway." Take the first left onto 22nd Street. Pass the Philadelphia Museum of Art (on your left) and continue five blocks north to Fairmount Ave.

FROM SOUTH OR EAST:
Take I-95 to exit 22 (old exit 17) and follow Interstate 676 West. Get off at "Art Museum/ Benjamin Franklin Pkwy" exit. At the top of the ramp, turn right onto 22nd Street. Pass the Philadelphia Museum of Art (on your left) and continue five blocks to Fairmount Ave.



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