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Salem Witch Trials Walking Tour
4.9
1,408 Ratings
Salem
Uncover the dark history of the Salem Witch Trials on this engaging walking tour. Explore over a dozen locations, learn from local historians, and discover why the true history is more frightening than fiction!
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Halloween Museum - Start your walking tour outside the Halloween Museum and follow your licensed guide through the streets of Salem. Your guide will take you to more than a dozen historically significant sites in downtown Salem. Discover the true events of 1692 and other intriguing aspects of Salem’s rich history!
What's Included
- Licensed professional guide
- 400 years of historical exploration
- Guaranteed on-time departure
- Enchanting Bewitched Walking Tour
What's Not Included
- Gratuities for your guide
- Parking is not included. Please allow ample time for traffic and parking.
- No accommodations can be made for late arrivals. Tours depart on time.
- We do not have restrooms on site or along the tour route.
Additional Information
2024 Viator Experiences Rising Star Award Winner! Often referred to as the “Best tour in Salem!” The most in-depth look at the Witch Trials the city has to offer. Take a journey back through time and uncover the REAL history of Salem, Massachusetts. With a local historian as your guide, you’ll visit over a dozen locations in downtown Witch City and explore 400 years of history along the way. Come discover why the true history is more frightening than fiction!
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Most in-depth look at the Witch Trials the city has to offer
• Perfect mix of history, legend, and pop culture
• 400 years of history in one tour
• Seasoned storytellers bring the history of Salem to life
• Beloved by locals and tourists alike!
• Wheelchair accessible
• Dog friendly for leashed well behaved furbabies
• Tours operate rain or shine
Location
Halloween Museum of Salem
Essex Street
Tours depart from outside the Halloween Museum at 131 Essex Street
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
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Matt_d
Aug 30, 2024
Wow! What a tour! - The tour guide was outstanding. Just a ton of information and knowledge on Salem and the witch trials. Very glad we picked this tour, highly recommend
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Madelaine
Aug 28, 2024
Jobain was amazing - Jonain was a great tour guide who kept us interested. Great that he is from the area and very informative with him giving his history vs reading a script.
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Krisht9411la
Aug 21, 2024
Making history come alive! - I have to say, this was the absolute best walking tour I have been on. When we were looking at the dozens of options for tours in Salem, we were hoping for something that leaned more on history and less on sensationalism. This tour perfectly hit what we wanted.
Our guide Joby was an excellent performer, a knowledgeable guide, and an all around nice person. He clearly knew what he was talking about, and more importantly, he cared about telling the stories accurately.
If you are looking for a tour that mixes history, religion, and politics while telling a compelling story and being entertaining all at the same time, this is the tour for you.
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Deanaw471
Aug 11, 2024
Historical, great storytelling - Jobian was a great story teller. He kept us interested and provided the perspective and context to really understand what happened on Salem.
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Voyage59590187623
Jul 31, 2024
Great Tour! Great bargain! Compelling information. - Jobian was our tour guide to this very thorough historical look at Salem from someone who grew up there. His view and story telling was unique from someone who lived/lives there. I love city/ town tours and take them whenever I am in a new place. This tour opened my eyes to what my perception of Salem was to what it is now based on the knowledge I gained.
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M8748gyjosel
Jul 31, 2024
Do it! - We had Jobian as our tour guide. His knowledge of the witch trials and the history of Salem was mind blowing. The tour was exceptional. I have been on several historical walking tours and this one was the best I have done. I would highly recommend that you look no further. There are many tour options in Salem. This one was recommended to me and I am so glad I listened and chose this one! You will not be disappointed! Awesome and we loved Jovians character and inserts of fun.
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X7852thalisond
Jul 29, 2024
Best Salem tour! - This was a very fun tour and I wish it had been longer! Sarah was a great tour guide and I appreciated the fact that she included so much non-witch trial history. We all learned a lot!
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Gordon_s
Jul 28, 2024
Highly recommended you will learn so much more than doing it on your own - The guide was very informative about the history and folklore of the area My wife and I where very happy with our decision to take the tour well worth the money
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Pete_b
Jul 28, 2024
Interesting - How the trials all played out. And how quickly it did.
Also the flattening of the guy was very sad especially when he asked for more rocks.
Salem was a pretty neat experience. However it seems to get pretty overloaded with tourists. We could not park after moving our car.
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Pamela_p
Aug 6, 2024
Not worth the money - Not worth the money. I had a hard time hearing the tour. The guide kept looking away from the crowd and even though I was in front he wasn’t talking at us a lot but looking at what he was talking at and I missed a lot of details.
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