Guided Tours: discover or rediscover our National Historic Site

Built over 200 years ago as the city’s first common gaol, the Morrin Centre building now also houses one of the world’s most beautiful libraries.

Our guided tours give you the opportunity to walk through the jail cells that still send shivers down your spine, admire the graffiti carved into the floors by inmates, see the iron rings used to chain them down and learn about why and how the condemned were hanged. And when you’ve had enough of crime and punishment, come and unlock the less gruesome but equally colourful stories hidden in the Victorian library whose oldest works date back to the 16th century.

Tours are available from Thursday to Sunday until October 21. They last approximately one hour, and are given in English and French.

Schedule
10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.

Admission
General: $8
Student: $6
Children under 8: Free

Reservations are required for groups of 8 people or more.