Salem Walking Tour: Dark History & Ghosts

Explore Salem’s dark history on a 90-min evening tour. Discover pirates, murders, curses, and ghost stories. Join us and uncover secrets better than fiction.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Houdini Way - This is where the tour meets and the site of our first story. The building here is the historic site where Harry Houdini performed an escape act from the Salem Jail in 1906.
  • The Burying Point - Historic Location. Dating back to 1637, this is the oldest burying point in Salem. We will hear stories of the infamous dead, spiders,…
What's Included
  • 90-Minute Dark History & Murder Night-Time Stories of Salem Walking Tour
  • All tours are led by professional storytellers
  • All guides are licensed by the city of Salem
  • Stopping at the oldest cemetery in Salem, a Hocus Pocus filming location, and a haunted hotel
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

When you hear people talk about Salem, often times the first thing that comes to mind is Witches, and Halloween, and ghosts and spooky fun, but there’s so much more lurking in the shadows. Salem is nearly 400 years old and just like all of us, it has a dark side. An underbelly wrought with stories for the ages. Join us for our 90 min evening walking…

Location
1 Houdini Way
Houdini Way
Next to 15 Front St, across from the store Nocturne. (Look for the ginger in the hat) -use google maps for directions.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Eugenia_r
Nov 10, 2024
Best tour ever - Our tour guide was amazing. His vast knowledge of the area brought everything to life. Rich colorful stories and history. Petfect
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Kndyess
Nov 10, 2024
Great dark tour - Jeffrey was a fantastic guide. The tour was informative, fun, and didn't overly exaggerate the history of Salem. The real history is spooky enough, and it was clear he had a passion for local history and stories.
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Ashley_k
Nov 1, 2024
Great - The tour guide was funny, personable and informative on things and history around the area, also told us about a few places outside of Salem. We could visit while on our stay. We had a great time.
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Rachael_b
Oct 31, 2024
The guy in the purple shoes - The passion and enthusiasmthe guy had about explaining all the events around Salem and his purple shoes.
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F1768qrkaylees
Oct 31, 2024
The most entertaining history tour ever! - This tour was amazing! Jeffrey was so entertaining and very knowledgeable, this tour aired more in the historically accurate side more than the haunted and myth side which was appreciated by my group. I would recommend this tour to anyone visiting Salem!
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Lindsaymj5694av
Oct 29, 2024
Highly recommend! - Abby was our tour guide and her love for the history and for Salem really shined! I learned new things and laughed along the way at her witty humor. We had a blast and it was such a great way to learn about the town and its immense history. Definitely recommend!
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Rasina_t
Oct 27, 2024
Abby was amazing! Her... - Abby was amazing! Her jokes were funny and she was really easy to follow. The story about the Smiling Widow was so interesting!
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Bb4jen
Oct 27, 2024
Lots of fun, very entertaining - Did the 8pm (I think his name was Jeff) It was fantastic! Had a ton of fun, some history, some spooky stories. Lots of walking
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Sharon_o
Oct 27, 2024
Good but it was very crowded in Salem and hard to hear - The tour Gide was informed but talked to fast. I think he did an overall good job but seemed very rehearsed in his presentation.
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Amylee_n
Oct 30, 2024
Waste of money - We couldn't find our tour guide so completely missed tge tour. We were told by another guide that they were on thier way and we still couldn't find them. Spent 20 minutes walking about the surrounding streets to try and find the guide. We complained and weren't even offered a refund when we explained that we were retuning home (Ireland) the following morning. Don't recommed at all. I was very doubtful about booking with this specific tour as the reviews were mixed. Should have just thrown $50 down thr drain
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