Fans of Eastern State Penitentiary's haunted houses will find a new experience this fall that asks them to engage with scary characters as they solve a puzzle that takes them throughout the prison.

Eastern State Penitentiary will reopen its gates this fall for Halloween Nights, the prison’s seasonal haunted festival that runs from Sept. 19 through Nov. 8, 2025. The event, staged on select ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Halloween Nights is a massive festival, covering the entire 10-acre complex of the historic Eastern State Penitentiary. You can choose your own adventure-from haunted houses to ...

Visitors at Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site learn about sports and recreation behind bars. (Courtesy of Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site) From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- If you are looking for a scare ahead of Halloween, you don't have to go far. One of the most haunted destinations on the planet is right here in Philadelphia. Planet Cruise ...

Eastern State Penitentiary has always had more to offer than just chills and frights around Halloween. And now, with a new rebranding effort, America's first penitentiary, looks to expand the ...

Eastern State Penitentiary will host "Family Weekend: Pets in Prison" Aug. 9 and 10 and Sept. 27 and 28. Terror Behind the Walls, a trip to the Eastern State ...

In 1787, four years after the American Revolutionary War, the United States was a country brimming with possibility, and no city felt the excitement more than Philadelphia. Delegates such as Alexander ...

This week, I had the opportunity to view a “true” haunted house. My destination: Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia. Known by paranormal societies as a haunted location, the penitentiary took ...