Steven B.
10/4/2025
There are tours available, approximately 45 minutes, and its worth the $12 fee. The tour guide was knowledgeable, took questions, and did a good job explaining things. I would highly recommend...
Old Jail Museum
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128 W Broadway
Jim Thorpe, PA 18229
-Jail built in 1871 & used as County Jail until 1995. Seven Irish Coal Miners known as The Molly Maguires were hanged here. Learn Irish, Coal Mining & Jail History Open May through October Subject to change without notice. Please visit our website for tour dates & times
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4.057 reviews
Brittany K.
9/28/2024
A must add to your Jim Thorpe itinerary! We thoroughly enjoyed our tour in the old jail museum. It's small and the tour lasts about 45 minutes, but you are given unlimited time to wander around...
Mike G.
7/22/2024
I really enjoyed the Old Jail Museum and I recommend it for you and your children. It starts it's a video history lesson about the plight of the Irish in the 1800's which led to them immigrating...
Eloy Y.
10/14/2024
Built in 1871, the facility was occupied as a jail until 1995. The Old Jail Museum located on W Broadway in Jim Thorpe is best known for where several of the Molly Maguires (an early mining union)...
Matthew C.
9/28/2025
Jail was pretty cool. Some of it is closed. Definitely catch it if you can. Go when they open and make reservations.
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