Old Gaol

Old Gaol: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this museum: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Old Gaol

Season: Year-round; check weekly closing day (often Monday).

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Old Gaol — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.28099, -70.10630. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Old Gaol

• Maria Mitchell Aquarium · sanctuary · Nantucket · ~1 km · Must-see
• Brant Point Light · fort · Nantucket · ~2 km · Must-see
• Nantucket · river spot · Nantucket · ~5 km · Must-see
• Sankaty Head Light · beach · Nantucket · ~15 km · Must-see
• Great Point Light · beach · Nantucket · ~16 km · Must-see
• Nantucket National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Nantucket · ~16 km · Must-see
• Former Adams Island · beach · Nantucket · ~22 km · Must-see
• Wasque Point Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Dukes · ~38 km · Must-see
• Mytoi Japanese Garden · sanctuary · Dukes · ~39 km · Must-see
• Monomoy Point Light · fort · Barnstable · ~40 km · Must-see
• Cape Poge Light · beach · Dukes · ~41 km · Must-see
• Sampson Hill · viewpoint · Dukes · ~42 km · Must-see
• Edgartown Harbor Light · fort · Dukes · ~44 km · Must-see
• Katama Airpark · sanctuary · Dukes · ~45 km · Must-see
• Monomoy Wilderness · sanctuary · Barnstable · ~45 km · Must-see
• Mill Hill · viewpoint · Dukes · ~45 km · Must-see
• Federated Church · church · Dukes · ~45 km · Must-see
• Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Barnstable · ~46 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Old Gaol

Other museums near Old Gaol

• Baxter Grist Mill · museum · Barnstable · ~55 km · Must-see
• John F. Kennedy Hyannis Museum · museum · Barnstable · ~55 km · Must-see
• Edward Gorey House · museum · Barnstable · ~61 km · Must-see
• Winslow Crocker House · museum · Barnstable · ~61 km · Must-see
• Cape Cod Museum Of Natural History · museum · Barnstable · ~66 km · Must-see
• French Cable Station Museum · museum · Barnstable · ~72 km · Must-see
• Heritage Museums & Gardens · museum · Barnstable · ~77 km · Must-see
• Sandwich Glass Museum · museum · Barnstable · ~78 km · Must-see
• The Plimoth Grist Mill · museum · Plymouth · ~110 km · Must-see
• 1749 Courthouse · museum · Plymouth · ~110 km · Must-see

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