Oh wow. Didn’t know it had shut down. Guess I’m in the lucky gang to have seen it while it was still a tourist attraction. Definitely one of the cooler things I saw in the US.
I’m surprised it wasn’t making money. It was very busy when I was there which was in September (1998 iirc).
It’s about 300+ visitors per hour averaged out over the whole year given opening times / holidays. It’s a small assed island that requires a ferry to get to so honestly not bad. IMO.
It’s also very very far from Europe where I guess a decent chunk of US visitors come from.
Oh wow. Didn’t know it had shut down. Guess I’m in the lucky gang to have seen it while it was still a tourist attraction. Definitely one of the cooler things I saw in the US.
I’m surprised it wasn’t making money. It was very busy when I was there which was in September (1998 iirc).
the news this morning said it attracted “about a million visitors per year”. in SF? that’s crazy low.
It’s about 300+ visitors per hour averaged out over the whole year given opening times / holidays. It’s a small assed island that requires a ferry to get to so honestly not bad. IMO.
It’s also very very far from Europe where I guess a decent chunk of US visitors come from.
good point about the size…
It hasn’t operated as a prison for decades, it’s a tourist attraction run by the Parks Dept. I think.
Oh I meant as a tourist attraction :) last time I was in SF was 2019 and and it was still open to the public. I misunderstood your comment