What’s On
- Daily (Selected Times)
Daily (Selected Times) | $5 with any General Admission Day PassDaring Escapes & Untold Stories. Discover Old Melbourne Gaol's infamous Escape Artists in this new tour...
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Available Daily | Including with General Admission Day PassDelve into the highlights and history of Old Melbourne Gaol and enrich your understanding of this significant site. Our..
Open Daily
Open Daily | Included with General Admission Day PassThe second floor now features a suite of cells devoted to the histories of the women & children of the gaol...
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Tours: Experience More
Ghosts? What Ghosts! Tour
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
Let the Hangman guide you through every corner of the Gaol and its disturbing history, with no stone left unturned.
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Escape Artists Tour
Daring Escapes & Untold Stories. Discover Old Melbourne Gaol's infamous Escape Artists in this new tour.
Find out moreTake your place in history
Uncover the chilling stories of Victoria's oldest surviving prison.
Plan Your Visit
Open 7 Days
10am to 5pm
Closed Christmas Day and Good Friday
Old Melbourne Gaol
377 Russell Street
between Victoria & La Trobe St
Melbourne Victoria 3000$35 Adult
$30 Concession
$22 Child (5 – 15 years)
$85 Family (2A + 2C)
National Trust Members receive free general admission
Melbourne’s most haunting and spell binding venue.
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