7 Scary US Prisons You Can Tour While Waiting For the Next Season of OITNB

An imposing Gothic structure where visitors can tour the cafeteria, cell blocks, "The Alamo" max-security area, and see the electric chair. Over a hundred inmates walked their last mile inside this prison. The "guards" will happily lock up scare-seeking visitors for the night as well.

• Moundsville hotel rates for July 13-17: 3-stars $139-$159, 2-stars $94-$156
• Moundsville hotel rates for Aug. 17-21: 3-stars $139-$159, 2-stars $94-$159

Next to Alcatraz, this is what most envision when they think "prison." That's because motion pictures like The Shawshank Redemption and Air Force One were filmed here. Sit in the now-famous warden’s office, hang out in the yard, climb the guard tower, and tour the cell blocks.

• Mansfield hotel rates for July 13-17: 3-stars $87-$219, 2-stars $45-$104
• Mansfield hotel rates for Aug. 17-21: 3-stars $87-$355, 2-stars $45-$104

Once the biggest prison in the US, it was dubbed the "bloodiest 47 acres in America." Tours include the infamous "Yard," dungeon cells, and gas chambers.

• Jefferson City hotel rates for July 13-17: 3-stars $93-$103, 2-stars $62-$75
• Jefferson City hotel rates for Aug. 17-21: 3-stars $108-$110, 2-stars $55-$114

Visit the cell block where "Death Doctor" Jack Kevorkian was imprisoned. Some of the older cells here measure a claustrophobic 7 feet by 3 1/2 feet. Cell block #7 houses the prison’s museum.

• Jackson hotel rates for July 13-17: 3-stars $72-$309, 2-stars $50-$154
• Jackson hotel rates for Aug. 17-21: 3-stars $72-$242, 2-stars $49-$124

One of the pioneers in the practice of keeping prisoners in individual cells, Eastern State Penitentiary once housed Willie Sutton and Al Capone. Eastern State is frequently featured on ghost hunter shows and is home to one the nation’s scariest Halloween haunted houses.

• Philadelphia hotel rates for July 13-17: 4-stars $159-$255, 3-stars $109-$221
• Philadelphia hotel rates for Aug. 17-21: 4-stars $146-$349, 3-stars $109-$178

This 4.5-star hotel, formerly Charles Street Jail, gives fans a chance to stay in a luxury room while keeping the prison atmosphere.

• Rates for July 13-17: $429/night
• Rates for Aug. 17-21: $434/night

Nicknamed "The Rock," this fortress/prison island in San Francisco Bay was once home to convicts like Al Capone, Machine Gun Kelley, Alvin Karpis, and The Birdman, and the site of action films starring Sean Connery, Clint Eastwood, and Nicholas Cage.

• San Francisco hotel rates for July 13-17: 4-stars $334-$599, 3-stars $184-$652
• San Francisco hotel rates for Aug. 17-21: 4-stars $254-$539, 3-stars $75-$459