Old Melbourne Gaol Ghost Tour

Old Melbourne Gaol

www.oldmelbournegaol.com.au
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The Old Melbourne Gaol is a former jail and current museum on Russell Street, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It consists of a bluestone building …

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Mar 4, 2025
This place is fascinating. You can see the cells of the gaol and there’s information on some of its better known inmates. A real piece of history. We took an optional tour and I would highly recomme…Full review by Gail T
Mar 2, 2025
This is an interesting place to visit if you want to see how the prison system felt to internees and staff. Not a place to take children or teens with little interest in history and reading a lot. Ov…Full review by Wadavers
Feb 16, 2025
Learn a little of the history of criminals with this tour. The audio tour was helpful so download the app. You can walk into cells, see some Ned Kelly history and learn some unsavory facts from the…Full review by ohiowanderer
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The Old Melbourne Gaol is a museum and former prison located in Russell Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It consists of a …
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The Old Melbourne Gaol, situated on Russell Street in Melbourne, is a historical site that serves as both a museum and a former prison…
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Located:Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Opened:1 January 1845

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are the night tours 'ghost' tours with creepy tales for entertainment, or do they give historical information as well.
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A bit of both
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Is it all safe to do the night tour whilst 32 weeks pregnant???
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I am a male My guess would be no
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Is this appropriate for young children?
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Depends how young ! It’s not exactly a happy place and they would need to have some concept of the death penalty and that sort of thing
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