Geelong Gaol Museum Tours

Housed in the 19th century Geelong Gaol, the Geelong Gaol Museum presents a look back at the past criminal justice system and prisoner conditions of the 1800s through to the present day. The Geelong Gaol first opened to prisoners in 1853 and the cell block remains much the same today. Small cells, freezing conditions and a bucket for a toilet are what greeted prisoners right up until 1991 when the goal closed. The Geelong Gaol has housed male and female prisoners, an industrial school for young girls, was a hospital goal for many years and a military detention barracks. It was also the site of six executions. Come and walk in the footsteps of history today.