Museum
Kingston Penitentiary
90 locals recommend,
Location
560 King St W
Kingston, ON
Tips from locals
Canada's oldest prison. You can get a tour of the place while you hear personalized accounts from former staff, escape stories and riots.
Canada's oldest prison, open to tours! Check the website first to make sure it's open (www.kingstonpentour.com)
Go behind the walls of Canada’s oldest and most infamous maximum-security prison. Today it stands as a National Historic Site building offering daily, seasonal tours.
This was the first penitentiary in Canada. I just closed a few years ago. They left everything as is, and now run regular tours. Definitely worth seeing
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