Fremantle Prison
Even jails boasted attractive architecture in the 1850s. This limestone jail, built to house 1,000 inmates by convicts who no doubt ended up inside it, was Perth's maximum-security prison until 1991. Take the 75-minute Day Tours "Doing Time" and "Great Escapes" to see cells re-created in the style of past periods of the jail's history, the gallows, chapel, and cell walls featuring artwork by the former inmates. You must book ahead for the spooky 90-minute Torchlight Tour on Wednesday and Friday nights only, and the 2 1/2 hour Tunnels Tour, which takes you by foot and boat through a labyrinth of limestone tunnels 20m (66 ft.) down.
Even jails boasted attractive architecture in the 1850s. This limestone jail, built to house 1,000 inmates by convicts who no doubt ended up inside it, was Perth's maximum-security prison until 1991. Take the 75-minute Day Tours "Doing Time" and "Great Escapes" to see cells re-created in the style of past periods of the jail's history, the gallows, chapel, and cell walls featuring artwork by the former inmates. You must book ahead for the spooky 90-minute Torchlight Tour on Wednesday and Friday nights only, and the 2 1/2 hour Tunnels Tour, which takes you by foot and boat through a labyrinth of limestone tunnels 20m (66 ft.) down.
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