Salem Witch Trials: Haunting Historical Walking Tour

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Salem

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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

Explore the mysterious history of Salem with our expert guides who vividly recreate the witch trials—no magic needed. This engaging walking tour reveals the chilling truths behind one of history’s most somber events.
Stroll through the city’s most renowned and spooky locations, such as the Essex Museum, the notorious Witch House, and the eerily beautiful…

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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853autumnr

Mar 16, 2025

Highly recommend! - The tour was amazing, Holly was very informative and answered any question that we had. We took 2 other tours and we received no duplicate information which was nice.

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Racheljc2024

Nov 14, 2024

10/10! - 10/10! I did this tour with a large group of friends. Everyone agreed that the tour was great. Our tour guide was so fun and engaging during the tour! It felt like she was passionate out what she was talking about. Would recommend for anyone looking for a fun tour.

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Kate_k

Nov 14, 2024

Great tour - Anna was a wonderful tour guide, very informative, interactive. We had a great time touring the history of salem.

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Catalina_v

Nov 10, 2024

History and Mystery all in one. - Loved listening to the combination of history and the unexplained mysteries of the spirit world. John was able to make our experience fun and somewhat spooky in leaving us with food for thought on the local tales. Lots of valuable information on the history of the Salem With Trials.

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Dana_s

Nov 9, 2024

Great tour! - John was a great tour guide! Very informative. Learned a lot! Highly recommended! Learned about some of the witches and good history!

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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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Sandyby5992fo

Nov 13, 2024

Scam of a business - Save $40. I never found my tour guide even when showing up where they said to meet and never got the experience ,accidentally joined the wrong group and it was the most boring experience ever, you also could've joined any group freely like we did accidentally, when asking for our money back they said no. Was supposed to be a nice treat for me and my significant other that we knew would be a one time thing we could do, and knew we would never be in Boston again or be able to do this again , this is the biggest scam ever.

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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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up to 10 guests

1 - Adult