An urban explorer visited the infamous Eastern State Penitentiary, in Philadelphia, PA, a lockhouse that was home to some of the US’ most violent and depraved convicts – including Al Capone.
In the 142 years the solemn brick monolith operated, it saw countless instances of torture, isolation, disease, murder and madness.
Indeed so fierce is the crumbling prison’s reputation that it is often viewed as haunted with spooky tales routinely told about the jail.
The mysterious explorer, who requested not to be named, spent hours in the dank prison snapping the decaying walls, abandoned and broken furniture and cramped cells.
They even claim to have sat inside one of the cells, which is a strange flex.
They revealed: “I spent about three hours inside Eastern State exploring cell to cell and photographing everything from the crumbling walls to broken stools and beds and peeling paint.
“I even sat inside a cell for a good while imagining what prisoners would have felt.
Parts of Eastern State are incredibly uncomfortable, yet the history is all over the walls and floors, even the steel beds tell a story none of us can really imagine, each cell is different in ‘character’ and each cell feels different.”
