Like most of Melbourne's early public buildings, the Old Melboune Gaol is made of bluestone. Bluestone was cheap and durable. The Gaol is still standing; construction began in 1839. Among the many ...
Old Melbourne gaol is famous for ned Kelly. If you are in Melbourne cbd , then visit this historical place. It is just behind RMIT university; city campus. The best thing is the drama that is ha...
Really enjoyed our visit. Perfect activity for a rainy day. Saw lots of kids enjoying the tour too. We did a self guided tour and it was really easy to follow. The information is well laid out and the...
This gaol has been home of some famous criminals and really deserves a visit. The "rooms" are interesting to see and there is a lot of information to read. Being arrested by a sergeant makes the exper...
When the world had closed sown due to covid19 it was great to find Melbourne Gaol open. The staff were knowledgeable & wanting to share some of the gruesome stories. The goal is a great buulding in it...
Many tourists are intrigued by the history of the Old Melbourne Gaol. Victoria's oldest surviving prison, which operated from 1845 until 1924, is now one of Australia's most famous museums and attractions. Known to harbor Australia's most violent and notorious criminals, it is the site of 135 executions, including Australian convict and folk hero Ned Kelly. With most of the original architecture untouched, a tour of the historical prison gives guests a bone-chilling experience. Check out the unique souvenirs and memorabilia at the gift shop, or take a candlelight tour of the prison at your own risk!
Very interesting and interactive. You should check this place out if you are in to history.
There was something exceedingly eerie about the gruesome collection of death masks cast from the actual heads of executed prisoners and noose on display. During the time of the Old Melbourne Gaol (jail), an astonishing 133 male and female prisoners were executed by hanging on the premises, the most infamous being Australian folk hero Ned Kelly. Equally disturbing were the stories of Martha Moore who paid a pittance to adopt children that she proceeded to murder and bury in her backyard or the tale of Martha Kneedle who poisoned her husband and daughters with arsenic.
Its kinda weird but here you pay to get yourself arrested. You'll experience being lockup and stay overnight at the watch house. Also visit the century old prison built in the early Melbourne, and the place that they used to execute people.
The Old Melbourne Gaol was the best thing we did In Melbourne. It was fascinating of what we found out
Must visit! They've opened almost all the chambers and inside each one they have information about the prisoner that stayed there or something else interesting about the place.Many interesting stories and see the death masks of famous criminals and the instruments used as punishment. If you really go in and read everything, the whole place can take a good 2hrs or so.