Salem Guided Tour: Exploring Witchcraft Hysteria History

Uncover the dark history of Salem’s witchcraft hysteria on a guided tour. Explore popular and hidden locations while hearing captivating stories from an experienced guide.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Essex Street Pedestrian Mall - Join your local guide for a fascinating trip back in history as they share the story of Salem’s founding in 1626 by Puritans whose search for religious freedom ultimately ended in a wave of fear, suspicion, and anger that gripped Salem for one fateful year. Your tour will include stops at some of Salem’s most popular…
What's Included
  • 1.5-hour immersive walking tour in Salem
  • Guidance by an expert storyteller
  • In-depth insight into witchcraft hysteria
  • Explore popular and hidden historical locations
  • Guided experience in English
What's Not Included
  • Parking
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Join a knowledgeable local guide on an engrossing journey through time, as they narrate the tale of Salem’s establishment in 1626 by Puritans. They had pursued religious liberty, but this quest ultimately degenerated into a year of dread, mistrust, and rage that enveloped Salem. Your tour will feature visits to some of Salem’s most frequented and some…

Location
The Cheese Shop of Salem
Lafayette Street
Meet your guide on the sidewalk outside the Cheese Shop of Salem (45 Lafayette Street Salem.)
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Emily_m
Oct 6, 2024
Highly recommend ❤️ - María was an AMAZING guide… very knowledge about Salem’s history. And her funny personality added so much to the tour. Would recommend (not for kids based off the historical content covered.)
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Hannahjo_h
Oct 6, 2024
Very Interesting! - Very informative! The tour guide was really great at talking about what happened historically. She was also really helpful in talking about places to go eat and places near by to visit. Definitely recommend!
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Janice_m
Jul 3, 2024
Our tour guide, Maria, was the Best. We loved our tour and learned a lot!!! and - Our your guide, Maria. She really helped us totally enjoy our tour. And made it fun too. Sure explained so much to us. ❤️❤️
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Raiyah_a
May 25, 2024
The Fun and Facts of Salem! - Maria was very knowledgeable about the history of Salem and offered excellent food recommendations. Thank you for being so welcoming. My mom and I had a great time!
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Jamie_k
May 20, 2024
Highly recommended - We really enjoyed the tour. Maria was a very knowledgeable, engaging and entertaining guide. The time flew by. We felt we had a much better understanding of Salem's history. Best tour of our weekend in Boston .
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Keith_f
Apr 14, 2024
Excellent tour - Maria was a great tour guide. She made the experience enjoyable and informative. She tailored the tour to suit us with a variety of ages. The whole tour was expertly presented and I would highly recommend it.
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Max_p
Mar 20, 2024
Fantastic tour and extremely engaging guide - The tour was amazing!! The guide was extremely friendly, witty, and knowledgeable about Salem and genuinely cared about conveying the history to the group in the most accurate and interesting way possible. The guide was also great at answering questions, navigating through the busy-October pre-Halloween season in the town, telling lesser-known stories from locals or previous tour guests, and also provided recommendations for post-tour food/activities in the area. Overall, I could not recommend this tour enough.
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Juliet_b
Mar 5, 2024
Great tour - The tour was so informative. We have been on tours before but we heard stories we have never heard and been to places we haven’t been to before! Would definitely recommend!
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P529fbkellyc
Feb 20, 2024
Best tour ever - Absolutely the best tour, Maria was better than great. Zero complaints about anything, I can’t say enough nice things about this tour. Maria’s ability to break down the Salem Witch Trials and put them into context of their time and the town today was incredible. I also can’t say enough about all the other things we learned about Salem, besides the witch trials. I learned so much and just couldn’t wait to share what I learned with others.
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Karenlt6244yy
Jun 18, 2024
Okay - Okay tour. Had better. I think our tour guide was fairly new, but not sure. If you want to know about any haunting in the area this tour will do this.
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From $38
up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).