What’s On
Night Tours
Ghosts? What Ghosts! Tour
Learn about the real ghost stories at night in the Gaol—if you dare!
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Hangman’s Night Tour
What stories would the real hangman tell you if he was guiding you around the Gaol?
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A Night in the Watch House Tour
Be immersed in the criminal world that was the Melbourne City Watch House!
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Explore the Old Melbourne Gaol, Old Magistrates’ Court & City Watch House.
Discover the history of Victoria’s oldest surviving prison.
Plan Your Visit
Open daily
9.30am – 5.00pm
Closed Christmas Day
and Good Friday
Old Melbourne Gaol
377 Russell Street
between Victoria & La Trobe St
Melbourne Victoria 3000
$28 Adult
$23 Concession
$15 Child (5 – 15 years)
$65 Family
Melbourne’s most unusual and spell binding venue.
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