Learn about the city’s most notorious criminals at Old Melbourne Gaol

Old Melbourne Gaol was an Australian prison that operated from 1842 to 1929. During this time, 133 people were hanged to death here, including the outlaw Ned Kelly, and the premises held everyone from dangerous criminals to petty thieves and the mentally ill. Today, the building on Russell Street is a museum where visitors can experience what it was like to have lived and died at the prison. The museum hosts theatrical productions and immersive tours that shed light on Melbourne’s criminal underworld.