FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MISSOURI STATE PENITENTIARY ANNOUNCES 2012 TOUR SEASON
Reservations now available online
JEFFERSON CITY, MO. February 10th, 2012 - In 2011, visitors came in droves to get locked up inside the Missouri State Penitentiary (MSP). The 2011 season saw a 47 percent increase in tour attendance - more than 17,000 people stepped through the ominous entrance and heard the clang of the metal bars slam shut behind them. The 2011 tour season concluded shortly after the SyFy channel featured the Missouri State Penitentiary in an episode of its hit show "Ghost Hunters." Many viewers from all over the United States were left on the edge of their seats waiting for the gates to re-open in 2012.
On February 10th the calendar for the 2012 tour season will finally become available on the Missouri State Penitentiary website, www.MissouriPenTours.com. And this year's calendar will offer a few new options for those looking to "get locked up" at MSP.
The 2012 calendar will include a monthly public Overnight Paranormal Investigation. The Paranormal Investigations begin with a History Tour after which visitors are allowed to conduct a supervised investigation. The public Overnight Paranormal events will take place the last Saturday of every month. Participants are required to be 18 years of age. Tickets are $95 per person and the tours will run from 10 pm to 6 am.
In addition to the tremendously popular 2-Hour History tour, MSP will also offer an in-depth 3-hour History Tour in 2012. The 3-hour tour will allow visitors to learn about the 175-year history of the prison and will also include visits to the housing units, the gas chamber and death row. Tickets to the 3-Hour tour will be $25 per person.
Tickets for the 2012 Missouri State Penitentiary tours are available online at www.MissouriPenTours.com or by calling (866)998-6998. Please email Sheila Sanford at sheila@visitjeffersoncity.com for further questions.
About the Jefferson City Convention & Visitors Bureau
The Jefferson City Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) was founded in 1989 to maximize the positive economic impact of visitor dollars to the community by effectively marketing the Jefferson City area as a desirable convention and tourism destination.
