Bus operators bringing 25 people or more can combine any of our tours with the live interactive presentation of “Jacktown the History of the World’s Largest Walled Prisons” or just do the two prisons and lunch.
We will customize the tour to fit your needs from a two hour stop to a two day overnight, we can help your guests get the best of Historic Jackson.
Call 517-867-9498
steve@historicprisontours.com
Parishes, Prisons and Prodigious Paint
HISTORIC PRISON TOURS
Historic Prison Tours will offer a step on guide tour to take you through Historic Jackson and add more enjoyment to your thrilling prison time.
A typical itinerary would be as follows:
- 9:30-10am - Your bus will arrive at 100 Armory Ct. Jackson MI. where you tour Michigan's first prison.
- 11:45am - Re-bourd the bus with a step on guide to go to lunch at one of Jackson's fine restaurants.
- 12:45pm - Step on guide will take you on a 1 to 1.5 hour tour of Historic Jackson that will feature Historic Churches, Railroad history, the Worlds largest Prison, Bright Walls Murals of Downtown Jackson plus other historic Jackson sites.
Michigans First Prison Tour
Travel back in time through the stories of Michigan’s first State Prison as related to you through the friendly and enthusiastic guides. Visit this historic site and learn what every American should know about the history of punishment in this country. See solitary, the historic prison walls and the first permanent cell block in Michigan and see how they relate to the infamous people that inhabited it. Bring your camera and be ready for a good time on this 2 1/2 hour tour. There is a gift shop for souvenirs and crafts made by local artists and craftsmen.
Jacktown: The History of Michigan’s First State Prison
See and hear utterly fascinating history in this interactive program with storytelling by live tour guides, film clips, archival photos, and audience participation. Experience intriguing tales of prison life, crime, corruption, colorful inmates, wardens, night-keepers, and reforms. Witness what solitary confinement held in store for those who disobeyed and the types of punishments meted out to others. Glimpse into the past mini-city of factories and farms that the prison became as it grew into the largest walled prison of its time and turned Jackson into one of the leading industrial cities in the nation.
LUNCH — Board the bus to a locally owned and run Jackson restaurant. As you fill up on soup, salad, sandwiches, hot and cold drinks, and dessert, your friendly, knowledgeable, tour guides entertain you with stories you will retell forever.
