There are many places in the world which people like to visit due to the historical importance attached to those places. There are a lot of such places located in the United States of America. California is one such state which offers a lot to the visitors. You can visit a lot of tourist attractions while in California, and this is one of the reasons of development of tourism in the United States. Alcatraz Island is one such attraction for the people who visit California. This island is located in the San Francisco Bay. The location of Alcatraz Island is almost in the middle of the bay. Alcatraz Island is also called as Alcatraz or as The Rock. Alcatraz is a well know island as it has served different purposes in different periods of time. For many years it has acted as alight house to guide ships. The island also carries some military importance. One of the famous uses of this island has been as a jail. Alcatraz was considered to be one of the toughest jails in the world and the toughest of all the criminals were sent to Alcatraz. Escape from the Alcatraz jail was rare.