Eastern State Facade at Night

Parking & Directions

Ghost Bus

Ghost Bus and Parking Information

Easy, Inexpensive Parking; a Trolley or Bus Ride; and Real Ghost Stories!

Availability: Every night of Terror Behind the Walls. Multiple trolleys and buses loop between the parking lot and the penitentiary.
Cost: Just $15 per car, including trolley or bus ride with real ghost stories! Or just $12 per car if you prepay for your parking when purchasing your tickets online.
Shuttle Start Time: 6:00 pm
Shuttle End Time: 30 minutes after last tour.
Storytellers? Yes, a storyteller on each trolley or bus will tell the group about real ghost sightings in Philadelphia, including the story of the Eastern State locksmith who had a very eerie experience in a prison exercise yard!
Location: The Philadelphia Zoo
3901 W. Girard Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
(about twelve blocks from the penitentiary)

Directions to the Ghost Bus Parking:

Map from North & EastClick map to see larger version

From the North, or East:

  • Take I-95 South (if coming from North of Philadelphia)or the Benjamin Franklin Bridge (if coming from New Jersey) to I-676 West.
  • Merge onto I-76 West.
  • Take I-76 West to exit 342 Girard Avenue.
  • Follow directional signs for Zoo/Ghost Bus Parking.

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Map from SouthClick map to see larger version

From the South:

  • Take I-95 North (if coming from South of Philadelphia)or the Walt W Bridge (if coming from New Jersey) to I-76 West.
  • Merge onto I-76 West.
  • Take I-76 West to exit 342 Girard Avenue.
  • Follow directional signs for Zoo/Ghost Bus Parking.

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Map from WestClick map to see larger version

From the West:

  • Take I-76 to exit 342 Girard Avenue.
  • Follow directional signs for Zoo/Ghost Bus Parking.

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Directions for Drop Off at Eastern State Penitentiary (No Parking)

Location: 22nd Street and Fairmount Avenue, just five blocks from the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Map of the extended area (click to enlarge)

Directions from the North or West:

  • Take I-76 (the Schuylkill Expressway) to Exit 344 (Old Exit 38), which is I-676, also know as the Vine Street Expressway.
  • On I-676 take the first exit, "Benjamin Franklin Parkway/23rd Street."
  • Take the first left onto 22nd Street.
  • Pass the Philadelphia Museum of Art (on your left) and continue five blocks north, to Fairmount Avenue.
Map of the extended area (click to enlarge)

Directions from the South or East:

  • Take I-95 to Exit 22 (Old Exit 17) and follow I-676 West.
  • Get off at "Art Museum/Benjamin Franklin Parkway" Exit.
  • At the top of the ramp, turn right onto 22nd Street.
  • Pass the Philadelphia Museum of Art (on your left) and continue five blocks north, to Fairmount Avenue.

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Public Transportation

Bus Service to Eastern State Penitentiary is convenient to SEPTA bus routes: 48, 43, 33, 32, 7.

 

  • Take the 7, 32, or 48 to 22nd and Fairmount Avenue.
  • Walk east one block and the entrance to Eastern State Penitentiary is on the left-hand side of Fairmount Avenue between 21st and 22nd Streets.

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  • Take the 33 to 20th and Fairmount.
  • Walk west one block and the entrance to Eastern State Penitentiary is on the right-hand side of Fairmount Avenue between 21st and 22nd Streets.

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  • From the 43 bus, get off at 21st and Spring Garden Streets and walk north.
  • Fairmount Avenue is the next major street, parallel to Spring Garden Street.