What’s On
- Spooky Season
21 November | 7.30pmUnlock Melbourne’s criminal past with an after-dark tour of the Former City Watch House...
Available Daily
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..
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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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Select Nights | Separate Ticket RequiredLet the Hangman show you around...
Daily (Selected Times)
Daily (Select Times) | $5 with any General Admission Day PassBring the whole family along and discover what it’s like to ‘have the book thrown at you’ in this interactive expe..
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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Select Nights | Separate Ticket RequiredBrace yourself for the Gaol's most haunted stories...
Tours and Experiences
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$38 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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