Old Alice Springs Gaol

Great place to learn a little bit of history.
If the walls could only talk.
The stories one would learn.

We visited the Old Alice Springs Gaol as a group of 2 adults and 3 children. The gaol was was in use to the 80s and had a section for men and another for women. We got to visit the cells where prisoners were held, and in most instances, locked up for 18 hours a day. The rooms were different colors as they moved the prisoners around for a “change in scenery”.

Some of the carvings and paintings on the walls of the cells have been preserved. They range from the depressing, where prisoners were counting the numbers of days they were locked in, to the inspiring, with incredible paintings.

If you have kids, ask at the front desk for a activity sheet, which leads them through the cells and also provides clues to find different things themselves. There are outdoor benches for a rest while the little ones ran around the grounds for a while. We easily spent a couple of hours in the gaol.

Wow, the women's museum is amazing, had to come back the next day and do it again, so much to take in! 😁👍 Thank you

This was very interesting to see. You look around and see how both the Women and the men, who were in this gaol, were living and treated. There's now a brand New Alice Springs Gaol further out of town.

Fantastic information provided on the extensive history if this site. Definitely worth a visiting.

Educational, evocative, spooky if you're sensitive. Not visually spectacular... it is a gaol after all... but has a powerful impact if you let it.

Interesting and educational on the history of the past, one of the more modern gaols to be seen, reasonable price, recommend this place

I loved this place was very interesting will tell my friends so if they come up this way they will visit

Such a cool place to visit and see all the history of women . Will definitely come back

So interesting and full.of history
everyone needs to visit if in Alice

Very, very interesting. A lot of work has gone into this project. Well done Alice Springs.

Great place read about the courage of the early women of the outback

Very interesting, well worth visiting

Such amazing history recorded to hear and see.

Wonderful staff very clean and informative

Very interesting and a fantastic tour

Gaol-jail with much history. Pioneer Women's museum

Well presented history

Abundance of history ❤