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Ghosts of the 19th century: This Canadian prison offers chilling experiences & immersive tours

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From coast to coast, you’ll find some extraordinary experiences unique to the Great North – but few will have you feeling as though you’ve travelled back to the 19th century.

Located in Québec those looking to be immersed in a time unlike our own can visit the Old Prison of Trois-Rivières, a former jail and now historic destination with some deeply chilling stories to tell.

Originally designed to hold forty inmates in total, the building is largely unchanged despite closing in 1986 and is a must-see if you’re in the area.

Once credited for being the longest-operating prison in the country, the prison’s many walls have seen it all – and while it’s impossible to truly know what it was like, guests can get a clue thanks to their interactive exhibits, museum and role-playing activities.

Here, you can really get a sense of what it was like to be a guard, a prisoner, the governor and a social worker thanks to projections, sound effects, audio and more.

If of course, you’d like to take it one step further you can also pay to be a part of a mock jury in which you’ll help determine the fate of a man accused of murder in the 1920s.

From crime scene photos and testimony, to evidence this is as real as it gets without actually having to serve – but beware! This experience will challenge your ethics and your sense of fairness!

Interested in checking it out? All experiences are offered in French and English, with admission starting at $13.

There’s no place like it, Canada, so check it out. You never know what you’ll see, hear or learn.