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AbandonedPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Eastern State Penitentiary

Crumbling radial prison where cellblock shadows and disembodied laughter draw nightly tours.

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Eastern State Penitentiary opened in 1829 and held Al Capone among thousands of others before abandonment. Visitors report weeping in Block 12, shadow figures in the guard towers, and voices in empty punishment cells.

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