Kingston Penitentiary
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Contact Kingston Penitentiary
| Address : | 560 King St W, Kingston, ON K7L 4V7, Canada |
| Website : | http://www.kingstonpentour.com/ |
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| Description : | Famed maximum-security prison, in operation from 1830–2013, with tours led by former guards. |
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Vincent McKie on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The tour was interesting and informative. The tour guide, Amelia, was knowledgeable and funny. The Penitentiary appears deceptively small from the outside but is actually quite large. One could easily get lost if you stray from your tour group. Hearing from the former guards about their experiences there was definitely a highlight. A lot to see. I took over 100 pictures. ?
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Pravesh Sharma on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Nice place for a walkthrough in penitentiary, knowledgeable guide, we came to know about real life jail experience and some enjoyable stories. Overall great experience but should have option to opt in non guided tours as well for some photo enthusiasts. Otherwise guided trips are also worth.
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angeles sevilla on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Really cool experience with good displays. Our tour guide was very well informed and timing was great.
Only wished we had seen more of the inside.
Will be getting the extended tour next time :)
Heads up: even if show on time and check in- if you go to the bathroom (there's only one in the entrance). Tour will start and leave without you ? no refunds or time change. We drove 2 hours there and all had to pee so we missed a bit of the beginning but found the group not much later.
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Fat and Funny on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Go to jail! Kingston penitentiary was an active prison until about 15 years ago. Take a tour and see how prisoners lived. Hear about escape attempts and what prison life was like for staff as well. You’ll even have the opportunity to speak to guards who worked there. Great tour.
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iman s.sarraf on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Amazing place. We (my wife and I) took the architecture tour (a bit more than 1.5 hours) and it was great. Our tour guide was amazing and we learnt many things about the Kingston pen. What great stories. I would strongly recommend you to visit this place. It will be a different experience for you.
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Kris N on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ We did the 2.5 hour extended tour yesterday with Amelia. She was very knowledgeable and shared history and information about the penitentiary as if it were a story rather than just throwing out disconnected facts at us. The storytelling brought the infoshe shared with us to life.
It was super hot yesterday and started to rain during the last few minutes of our tour. Wear sunscreen, bring an umbrella, come with water (there were plenty of cold water coolers "water stations" at stops throughout our tour to refill bottles or get a drink with provided disposable cups) ...dress for the weather.
When we stopped for our guide to share info with us, she made sure that there were opportunities for us to stand or sit in the shade when we had to be outdoors.
My partner and I both loved the tour. At certain stops along our journey, she turned it over to ex-guards who used to work in the penitentiary for us to hear first hand stories of their experiences during their shift as well as stories of the riot and routines.
Was awesome to talk one on one with these guards during transitioning to the next tour stop. I think they were among our favourite moments and if possible it would be great to add 5 minutes or so into the end of their presentations for visitors to wander in the space and have more intimate conversations with the guards.
Over all it was a great experience. And well worth the time and money.
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Jessica Rocha on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Had a great time when we went. We did the extended tour. Would like to go again someday. It was interesting hearing the history and stories from the gaurds who worked there when the Kingston pen was open. I reccomend checking this out!
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rebecca robertson on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Amazing tour! Tour guide was friendly and knowledgeable. Took the extended tour which was great. Only wish I could have seen even more. Highly recommend.
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