Fremantle PrisonvsYanchep National Park
Both Fremantle Prison and Yanchep National Park are rated very highly by professional reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, Fremantle Prison scores marginally better than Yanchep National Park. Fremantle Prison scores 81 with accolades from 2 reviews like Lonely Planet, Afar Magazine.
Fremantle Prison
Afar Magazine
Michelin Guide
Lonely Planet
Frommer's
Time Out
1 The Terrace, Fremantle, Western Australia
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Afar Magazine "The only UNESCO World Heritage Site in Western Australia served as a prison for nearly 140 years." Full review
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"The only one of the country's major sites charting the history of its convicts to have been classified a UNESCO World Heritage Site, this colossal prison takes visitors back to the foundations of modern Australia and its forced settlement by convicts" Full review
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"With its foreboding 5m-high walls, the old convict-era prison still dominates Fremantle." Full review
Frommer's "Cells re-created in the style of past periods of the jail's history, the gallows, chapel, and cell walls featuring artwork by the former inmates." Full review
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You must book ahead for the spooky 90-minute Torchlight Tour on Wednesday and Friday nights only, and the 2 1/2 hour Tunnels Tour, which takes you by foot and boat through a labyrinth of limestone tunnels 20m (66 ft.) down.
Time Out "Experience life behind bars in Fremantle's maximum security gaol from 1887 to 1991" Full review
Yanchep National Park
Fodor's Frommer's
Yanchep, Wanneroo, Western Australia
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Fodor's "Sure, it’s nice to cuddle a koala in an enclosure, but it’s far more exciting to see them in the wild, just above your head." Full review
Frommer's "One of WA's oldest national parks it's an excellent place to see some traditional Aboriginal culture, Sat and Sun when available, and the local wildlife" Full review
