Since we're talking about committing crime should we expand this question to include, "has anyone committed murder and gotten away with it?" and "has anyone stolen anything?"

I didn't mean murdering anyone in an attraction, where did you get that from?
I know of people who spent the night in an unnamed castle and ran out in the middle of the night over the locked gate.

Great idea. As a bonus, you'll probably wind up with a free place to sleep in an overseas correctional facility that is open 24/7/365. I hear some nice things about Turkish prisons.

I'd recommend an overnight at Saddam's palace in Bagdad in a few weeks. I'm sure the "fireworks" will be swell.

Tripper

I never have tried such a thing but the idea would have been given great consideration when I was in college. Alas, I'm too responsible now with too much to lose.

The Man upstairs indicated to me that he might not appreciate trespassers at the Vatican. Feel free to attempt a covert night visit to the Vatican after it closes, but the result might be that the Pearly Gates close for you. And need I mention, that when the Pearly Gates close, it's a little more difficulty to sneak inside.

But if you're a cute young 13 year old boy, I'll bet there are some people at the vatican who could sneak you in for the night.

Wasn't this the subject of a stupid movie a couple years ago? The average age of someone wanting to do this must be 16.

It's the subject of a charming children's book called "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg.

That was one of my favorite books growing up! Didn't it have something to do with Michelangelo and the Museum of Art? Been a long time, I guess the memory is the first to go!

Seems like if this question read "Has anyone tried to have sex in a closed attraction?" it would have received more responses and the average age would be 24??? If you don't like the post, don't answer it. Otherwise, would you like to have sex in a closed attraction (not talking to priests here!)?

Hey Tripper,

What do you mean by "ran out in the middle of the night over the locked gate"? They got scared & ran out?

Geez, no one has a sense of humor or an imagination any more!
I would love to stay the night in the Louvre! I would wander the halls, in and out of the rooms, especially spooky would be the ones with statues.
I would look out the windows and imagine what it was like when people lived there. I might even pretend I was Queen Margot!
Then I would fall asleep and dream about being chased by the guards and when I wake up, I would sneak out and no one would believe me when I post on Fodors telling about my adventure.

I don't know why you would want to stay in a closed attraction alone, but you can legally spend the night at Teatro di Pompeo in a comfy bed set under the stone vaults of Pompey's Theatre in Rome. But beware, you may have nightmares as this was the site of Julius Caesar's assassination. You can bedazzle your friends with a story and history of the theatre, leaving out that the fact that it is actually a hotel.

There are many desolate castles and standing stones in Europe in which you could possibly get away with spending the night. The key would be stealth.

Dark sleeping bag and ground cloth.

But then, what would I know about stealth.

In Scotland would you get the death sentence? I doubt it.

My Dad and I were locked in( or out) on the ramparts of Mont-St-Michel.I think we were carried away with the view.I still remember being very frightened on trying to get down and finding we were locked in!

Yes.

jahoulih, I liked that book too and it made a reappearance in the movie, The Royal Tenenbaums.

I guess my question was naive with all of you uptight people reading it. Storyteller has the right kind of imagination, my kind of person to be friends with I am sure.
Why do people seem to get so frozen up as they get older?
Anyway, bye, I have to get on my way, it has been fun.

We weren't exactly inside the "attraction" but since we were going through Dachau in the morning, the 3 of us just spent the night in the concentration camp parking lot in our Volkswagen Golf. It was a little too cozy for me, frankly, but we were poor students.

We have spent the night at 3 museums and it was great!! Choosing where you were going to sleep haveing the exibits to yourslf....but my overnights were sanctioned by the establishments!When visiting Chicago three places have overnights.
Field Museum Shedd Aquarium Museum of Science and Industry.

So yes I have done it....not illegally though. PJ