Eastern State Penitentiary
What to Expect at This Year’s Terror Behind the Walls
Is the Eastern State Penitentiary haunted? Maybe, but scares were definitely plentiful as the preserved prison kicked off its Halloween-season show, Terror Behind the Walls, over the […]
Secret Cinema Presents Outside the Wall, a Prison Film Shot in Eastern State Penitentiary…at Eastern State Penitentiary
What could be cooler than watching a locally shot prison (and parole) film from inside the very same prison where it was shot 66 years […]
Edith Piaf, The Pope and a Human Tastykake Celebrate Bastille Day at Eastern State Penitentiary
It’s one of Philly’s most treasured traditions: Thousands storm Eastern State Penitentiary on Bastille Day to reenact the great French Revolution with a cast of […]
Eastern State Penitentiary to Fling Over 2,000 Tastykakes From Their Towers
There’s a Marie Antoinette impersonator, a drag queen singing French, and a ton of syntetically-produced cakes that are going to fly through the air. Anytime the […]
WATCH: Film Recalls When Eastern State Was a Playground for Fairmount Kids
Philly videographer Cory J. Popp released the latest in his “Uncover Philly” series, which takes a look at and tells the stories behind some of […]
DO THIS: Friday the 13th Zombie Skate at Dilworth Park
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, but you’re so much more of a, say, Halloween person. Well you’re in luck. This Friday, Eastern State […]
Teddy Scare Turned Life-Sized for Terror Behind the Walls
For the past nine years, Applehead Factory design studio has released a special product from their Teddy Scares line of terrifyingly adorable teddy bears just for Terror Behind […]
WATCH: Jenna Bush Hager and Natalie Morales Scared Out of Their Minds at Terror Behind the Walls
Today show gal pals Natalie Morales and former first daughter Jenna Bush Hager recently took a trip to Eastern State Penitentiary’s “Terror Behind the Walls,” […]
We Want Answers: Sally Elk, CEO, Eastern State Penitentiary
For years now, you’ve witnessed the phenomenon of people paying money to be petrified by other people. How do you explain this strange desire? It’s […]
Restoration of the Chaplain’s Office Murals at Eastern State
Tuesday night at Eastern State Penitentiary (ESP) sponsors and board members gathered to celebrate the newly restored Chaplin’s office and murals at the popular tourist […]
Eastern State Penitentiary to Open Eerie Machine Shop for Terror Behind The Walls 2014
You have likely already explored—or at least heard of—Eastern State Penitentiary’s Terror Behind The Walls (TBTW), America’s largest (and in our biased opinion best) haunted attraction. Each […]
Orange is the New Black Sparks Renewed Interest in Eastern State Penitentiary
Recently my roommate and I decided to take a tour of Eastern State Penitentiary (ESP.) Neither of us had ever been, and I assume it […]
WATCH: The New York Times Captures Philly’s Bastille Day Celebration On Tape
Yesterday we shared photos from this weekend’s 20th annual Bastille Day celebration at Eastern State Penitentiary, but The New York Times showed us up by putting […]
PHOTOS: Crowds Pack Eastern State Penitentiary for Bastille Day
On Saturday Fairmount celebrated the 20th Annual Bastille Day at Eastern State Penitentiary. The event commemorates the beginning of the French Revolution with the Storming of […]