Point of interest
Old Gaol
16 locals recommend,
Location
7 Main Rd
Knysna, WC
Tips from locals
Walk through an old gaol cell and read about the numbers gangs. The angling museum is fascinating with its indigenous fishing methods and coelecanth displays.
The Old Gaol - used as a prison from 1859 till the 1980s - now houses our maritime and angling collections, old maps and ships models. It’s also an art centre - and it loves getting visitors. The coelacanth display in the Knysna Museum’s Angling Museum - there is the story of how Prof. JLB Smith identified a fish that was thought to have disappeared with the dinosaurs.
The Old Gaol - used as a prison from 1859 till the 1980s - now houses our maritime and angling collections, old maps and ships models. It’s also an art centre - and it loves getting visitors. The coelacanth display in the Knysna Museum’s Angling Museum - there is the story of how Prof. JLB Smith id…
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