Eastern State Penitentiary hauntings and Halloween event

Eastern State Penitentiary, a historic prison turned museum on Fairmount Avenue, has a long-standing reputation in local folklore for reported hauntings and paranormal activity. The site has been featured in television programs about the paranormal and hosts the annual theatrical haunted attraction 'Terror Behind the Walls' during the Halloween season. The penitentiary interprets its history of early American prison reform alongside these modern folkloric associations.