Fuzzy Bus

San Francisco seems to be uniquely situated with all the right conditions for some great ghost stories. The city by the Bay has rolling mists and unpredictable weather that is capable of producing unusual sights and sounds. Many of these can be easily accounted for, and have natural explanations that are perfectly reasonable. There are other factors, too, that influence the amount of unusual activity. One of these is the age of the city, whose history and old buildings make it ripe for haunting tales. There’s also the presence of Alcatraz prison nearby.

The Rock, as it’s called, is one of the most famous prisons in the world. Known for its stern treatment of prisoners, and extreme challenges for escape, it provokes many ghost stories. Many people who plan vacations here will include a tour of the prison along with the San Francisco hotel on their itinerary.

One of the most famous inmates here was Al Capone , the infamous gangster. Here, the man who’d been treated as a celebrity his whole life found himself to be nothing more than a number. He took to playing the banjo in order to fight against the loneliness that would inevitably come. The ghost part comes about recently, when caretakers of the prison museum have been hearing banjo music playing softly from the cell he once occupied.

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