Tours and Tickets to Experience Old Burying Point (Charter Street Cemetery)

There are plenty of ways to experience Old Burying Point (Charter Street Cemetery). Looking at ratings and reviews previously given by customers, these are the best tours available right now:

• History and Hauntings of Salem Guided Walking Tour
• The Salem Night Ghost Tour
• Mysteries and Murders of Salem Guided Night-Time Walking Tour
• Requiem for Salem Walking Ghost Tour
• Salem On Foot Walking Tours

While visiting the Old Burying Point is free, there are multiple tours available to learn more about the history of the cemetery. Most walking tours cost around US$30, whether they’re ghost tours or general historical tours. Some tours, such as self-guided smartphone tours, can start from around US$6 to US$18.

The Old Burying Point Cemetery is located at 51 Charter Street in Salem’s historic center. Attractions close by include the Salem Witch Village, Yin Yu Tang, and the Salem Witch Trials Memorial. From Salem train station, walk south down Washington Street then head east on Front Street, which turns into Charter Street.

Yes, visitors can take photographs inside the Old Burying Point Cemetery. Many of the gravestones are clear enough to be legible in photographs, but you should stay on the walking path and not wander through the grass to get pictures. The adjacent Salem Witch Trials Memorial is a popular spot for photography, too.

Next to the cemetery, the Salem Witch Trials Memorial is dedicated to the 20 victims of the infamous 1692 trials. Each of the granite benches is dedicated to a victim and lists their name, manner of death, and date of death. The memorial also has court transcripts etched onto it.

Salem’s Old Burying Point is a real cemetery and should be treated with reverence. Visitors are asked to not venture off of the paths or disturb the burial sites, including the headstones; refrain from making too much noise and not leave any trash behind; conducting or performing any type of inappropriate activities, such as seances, is prohibited.