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Berlin, Germany

Memorial SA Prison Papestraße

Early Nazi prison for political prisoners.
Kingston, Ontario

Kingston Penitentiary

Canada’s infamous maximum-security prison, now open for guided tours with former guards.
Guelph, Ontario

Guelph Correctional Centre

An abandoned Ontario prison turned over to time and nature.
Dalkeith, Scotland

Dalkeith Tolbooth

This building has been a courtroom, a prison, and the location of the last public hanging in Dalkeith.
Fremantle, Australia

Fremantle Prison

One of the world’s oldest surviving convict prisons, once the scene of daring escapes and riots.
L'Orignal, Ontario

L'Orignal Old Jail

This historic prison is the oldest in Ontario and the second oldest in Canada.
Lilly, Pennsylvania

Cresson Sanatorium and Prison

This sanitorium-turned-asylum-turned-prison is now abandoned and a hotspot for enjoyers of the paranormal.
Ankara, Turkey

Ulucanlar Prison Museum

A prison-turned-museum sheds light on modern Turkish history.
Longwood House, where Napoleon Bonaparte spent his final years.
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The Longwood House: Napoleon Bonaparte’s Beautiful Prison

Napoleon spent his final years in exile throwing dinner parties for his generals.
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Pinto, Spain

Torreón de Pinto (Tower of Pinto)

A mid-14th-century tower that served as a prison for Spanish nobles.
Utrecht, Netherlands

Wolvenplein Prison

The imposing structure was originally established in 1580 as a military stronghold.
Taipei, Taiwan

National Human Rights Museum

This abandoned prison is now a museum chronicling the oppression of political prisoners in the not-so-distant past.
El Trapiche, Panama

Coiba Island Penal Colony

An infamous former prison is now a biodiverse national park.
London, England

Marshalsea Prison Wall

The remains of the debtor’s prison that shaped Charles Dickens’ life and writing.
Edinburgh, Scotland

Governor’s House

Visit the remains of a notorious Victorian-era correctional facility.
Ararat, Australia

J Ward Museum

Now a museum, this was once a prison facility and a hospital for the “criminally insane.”
Dortmund, Germany

Steinwache

Former Gestapo prison turned memorial museum.
Belfast, Northern Ireland

Eileen Hickey Irish Republican History Museum

Documenting the nationalist movement in Northern Ireland, with an emphasis on the history of political prisoners.