Point of interest
Old Gaol
16 locals recommend,
Tips from locals
Mark
March 9, 2017
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.
Lisanne
February 4, 2019
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…
Candice
January 2, 2019
Lovely for History of Knysna as well as showcasing Art
Hudson
July 2, 2018
Head of Knysna Art Society
Kallie
March 19, 2017
History of Knysna in an old converted prison
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Location
7 Main Rd
Knysna, WC