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Night Tours
Ghosts? What Ghosts! Tour - Currently not running
Brace yourself for decades worth of bone-strumming tales of unexplained sights, sounds and encounters after dark at the Old Melbourne Gaol. Not for the faint of heart.
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Hangman’s Night Tour - Currently not running
Let the Hangman guide you through every corner of the Gaol and its disturbing history, with no stone left unturned.
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A Night in the Watch House Tour - Currently not running
Step inside the notorious city Watch House and experience first-hand what it was like to be locked up alongside the likes of Squizzy Taylor, Julian Knight and Chopper Read. Be sure to stand straight.
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Take your place in history
Uncover the chilling stories of Victoria's oldest surviving prison.
Plan Your Visit
Open daily
10am – 5pm
Closed Christmas Day
and Good Friday
Old Melbourne Gaol
377 Russell Street
between Victoria & La Trobe St
Melbourne Victoria 3000
$30 Adult
$25 Concession
$17 Child (5 – 15 years)
$50 Family (1 adult + 2 children)
$70 Family (2 adults + 2 children)
Melbourne’s most haunting and spell binding venue.
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