Salem Witch Trials: Haunting Historical Walking Tour

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Experience the chilling history of the Salem Witch Trials on a haunting walking tour. Visit the Essex Museum, Witch House, and Witch Trials Memorial for a historically accurate retelling of this dark tragedy.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Witch House - Welcome to Salem’s Witch House. Purchased in 1675 by Judge Jonathan Corwin, the Witch House is the only surviving structure with direct ties to Salem’s Witch Trials. It’s architecturally extraordinary and historically essential. Here you will learn all about Corwin, and the innocents he had executed.

What's Included

All fees and taxes included

What's Not Included

Gratuities
No entry inside private locations

Additional Information

Embark on a journey with our storytellers as they unravel Salem’s eerie past. Come and visit significant landmarks like the Essex Museum, The Witch House, and the symbolic Witch Trials Memorial. This tour promises a faithful narrative of the historic events that unfolded during the bleak period in history called the Salem Witch Trials.
For parties of 10…

Location

John Ward House

Brown Street

Your tour guide will meet you in front of the John Ward House. Arrive 15 minutes early and please have your confirmation email ready. *Stops/locations visited may vary.

Cancellation Policy

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

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Rita_t

Oct 30, 2024

Really fascinating - Getting to know the history behind Salem and what they did to torture people in those days. The tickets were worth purchasing the wait time was reasonable.

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289venessap

Oct 27, 2024

Fantastic! - Our guide was magnificent. Entertaining and informative. She was really top notch. She was enthusiastic and encouraged and answered all questions. Even silly questions from my 6 year old daughter who wanted to be up front near our guide the whole time.

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Christina_k

Oct 26, 2024

So much fun! - John was a great tour guide. He gave us a lot of information. It was very interesting to hear the history about the witch trials. I would highly recommend this to anyone.

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Rachel_l

Oct 26, 2024

John was amazing - John was so nice and knowledgeable. We really enjoyed having him. He knows how to draw in the crowd and make funny jokes when necessary. He truly felt like a friend, not a tour guide. We would do this a million times over!

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John_d

Oct 22, 2024

Very informative - When the guy in our group received a message on his phone from Bridgette, right after the light went on above his head and we were talking about Bridgette Bishop.

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Alfredsy9909nw

Oct 24, 2024

College gal passionate - The young college girl tour guide was very knowledgeable and passionate about sharing the story of the Salem story. We only had a few people in our group, so she answered all of our questions and was very attentive to the needs of one that was in a wheelchair and took consideration of her safety

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Adventurer197720

Nov 1, 2024

Witch trial - Very disappointed in the tour. We ended up leaving it. It was the same as we did earlier in the day just backwards. The girl that lead it kept talking about her associate degree in theater.(That’s great she has gotten a degree) but, Big deal “I have a masters in education.” We could not go up close to any of the buildings or go inside of them as they were on private property. Did not touch on very much of the witch trails. We were not the only ones that left the tour. There was a couple of ladies that left the same time we did as they were disappointed as well. We got very little pictures for the time we were there due to that we did not get up close to a lot of the buildings. My husband and I would have done better just taking a tour by ourselves and booking the walk through of the buildings and paying the extra money. Thought, we would at least get up close.

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Jillian_p

Oct 27, 2024

Really terrible experience - The tour guide was clearly unprepared. She wasn’t wearing a jacket and was freezing on the tour. She was more concerned with sheltering herself from the wind than from taking us to actual locations. She frequently had to check her binder for information, dates, names, etc. When asked question she was unable to answer most.

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Megankohlert

Oct 25, 2024

Thumbs down - We were very disappointed in this tour. Our guide was like a middle school history teacher. There was nothing fun or interesting about anything she said. We ended up leaving before the tour was even over.

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Shivana_p

Oct 24, 2024

Revoked admission - The tour wasn't as expected. According to the itinerary we had free admission to the sites but at our first stop to the witch house I was very disappointed to learn that we couldn't go inside. I booked this tour primarily for the admission to the house. We came all way from NY and waited from 1030am for this tour only to be disappointed. Additionally, Judy the tour guide was very sweet but very hard to hear! Please provide her a microphone!

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up to 10 guests

1 Adult