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Salem Witch Trials, Ghosts and History Walking Tour

Walk Salem's most haunted streets and uncover the devastating true story of the 1692 witch trials — told the way only a lifelong local of old Salem can tell it. This tour is a favorite with families and curious kids of all ages. Named one of TripAdvisor's Top 10 Salem Walking Tours 2026, step into 400 years of mesmerizing history. Pass centuries-old buildings — could they still be haunted? Enjoy some Hocus Pocus stops. Then be shocked by Salem's lesser known history, and the question nobody thinks to ask: Why are there no Sheriffs located in Salem anymore? Every tour ends with time for questions and recommendations for where to eat, shop and explore by request. Hate the crowds? Pick our early morning 8:30am slot. We look forward to meeting you. The tour's starting point is: The East India Fountain at 158 Essex St Salem, MA 01970. Length is 60-90 minutes depending on pacing times and needs. This is an outdoor only walking tour, we do not go inside any buildings. See you in Salem!

Salem Witch Trials, Ghosts and History Walking Tour

1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutesFree Cancellation

Salem Witch Tour

Learn about how the city once known for the infamous Salem Witch Trials has become the home of one of the largest communities of Wiccans and pagans in the US. This tour seamlessly blends history and magic. Not only is this a history tour but it is a tour of the present as well as the past, and delves into esoterica. You will meet some of Salem's most famous magical practitioners and visit the main witchcraft shops in Salem, where you can buy magical herbs and potions, candles, and books about the art of witchcraft. This tour is not only in your own language, but also much more in-depth Tours are personalized for each tour group. Optional suggestion you can receive a tarot and palm reader for an additional cost by the tour guide who is also a professional tarot reader and master in palmistry.

Salem Witch Tour

1 to 2 hoursFree Cancellation

Satanic Salem Walking Tour

Satanic Salem Walking Tour

1 hour 30 minutesFree Cancellation

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The Salem Witch Walk

The Salem Witch Walk

Self-Guided Smartphone Ghost Walking Tour in Salem

If you want to explore Salem's haunted history without getting lost in the crowd, go at your own pace with an affordable, self-guided smartphone tour. Simply download the touring app to your phone, and start and stop the tour on your own schedule as the pre-recorded narrator shares the history of haunted locales like the Ropes Mansion, Salem Witch House, and Old Burying Point Cemetery, where many witch trial victims were laid to rest.

Self-Guided Smartphone Ghost Walking Tour in Salem

40 to 50 minutesFree Cancellation

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History and Hauntings of Salem Guided Walking Tour

Learn about Salem’s mysterious past on this guided walking tour of the city. Follow your historian guide through Salem, listening to 400 years of history, and admire the old architecture that dates back to the early colonial period. Find out the truth about the 1692 Salem Witch Trial hysteria, which has influenced literature and pop culture. For a spookier experience, select the nighttime tour led by lantern light.

History and Hauntings of Salem Guided Walking Tour

2 hours to 2 hours 15 minutesFree Cancellation

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Enter if you dare!

Salem Kids Slightly Spooky Tour

1 hourFree Cancellation

The Ghosts of Salem Walking Tour

Salem is often considered the most haunted city in America, and you'll find out why on this ghost tour that covers the spookiest stories in town, from the infamous 1692 Witch Trials to more modern hauntings. Visit centuries-old landmarks with ties to dark deeds and paranormal activity, like the Burying Point Cemetery, the House of the Seven Gables, and the Witch House. You might be surprised what you see!

The Ghosts of Salem Walking Tour

1 hour 30 minutesFree Cancellation

The Lucinda Lipol Tour of Salem

Historically, Salem isn't known for positive outcomes from chatter, but that's just because there's never been a mouth like Lucinda Lipol's to do the job! While in The Witch City, suppress the urge to buy a tour peddling in shudders and gasps. You can just stay home and turn on Fox News for that. Instead, try having an hour of laughs with Lucinda as she wickedly pokes apart the history of Salem and leaves you wondering if the town will put her to the stake before your next visit. Some say she already has quite the flaming nature. Please understand that due to Lucinda's radically limber mouth, this tour is for ADULTS ONLY and proof of age is required.

The Lucinda Lipol Tour of Salem

1 hourFree Cancellation

Breakfast treat

Discover delicious, historic Salem, MA with our top-rated Morning Walks! Our Walks gives a great overview of Salem's history, including our illustrious spice trade history, as well as information on Salem's thriving cultural and culinary scene. When we are done you'll have great tips for dining, shopping and exploring while in Salem. Highly recommend taking our Walk as early in your Salem trip as possible! Our Morning Walks begin in the downtown area. We start with a fresh baked locally made breakfast treat. You'll also be provided in advance a 10% off code for coffee or tea prior to tour. We'll then walk and learn about key points of interest in our downtown and waterfront areas. We end in the waterfront area with a spice tasting. If you have any questions or dietary issues, or if you have a large private group - please email us prior to tour date. More info on all our tours or for group tours please visit our website.

Morning Walks with Salem Food Tours

1 hour 45 minutes

Your Heroic Tour Guide

Salem On Foot Walking Tours

1 hour 30 minutesFree Cancellation

Requiem for Salem Walking Ghost Tour

If you want to connect with Salem's haunted history without any of the fluff or gimmicks, hear the stories right where they all happened on this adults-only ghost tour. Guides don't shy away from the chilling details of dark deeds and paranormal activity at Salem's most haunted locations, from the Old Burying Point Cemetery to the House of Seven Gables and Proctor's Ledge, where the infamous witch trial hangings most likely took place.

Requiem for Salem Walking Ghost Tour

1 hour 30 minutesFree Cancellation

Wandering Witches

Salem, Massachusetts, is infamously known for its witches; specifically the Salem witch trials of the late-1600s. A guided walking tour of this city’s spooky history is a popular activity and this experience is even more unique thanks to its exclusive guide. You’ll roam around Salem with a real practicing witch for an unscripted tour. Ask them anything you choose, whether it be about the history of the witch trials or about what it’s like to be involved in contemporary witchcraft.

Wandering Witches

30 to 45 minutes

Best Salem Witch Trials Historical Walking Tour

The Salem Witch Trials was a period in history that is easily misunderstood. On this walking tour of Salem, follow your guide to main sites such as the witchcraft memorial and courthouse, as you listen to true tales of paranormal activity, centuries-old murder & astounding history. Plus, this Salem walking tour starts in the late afternoon leaving you plenty of time to fill up the rest of your day with activities.

Best Salem Witch Trials Historical Walking Tour

1 hour 30 minutesFree Cancellation

Candlelit Ghostly Walking Tour of Historic Salem

Wander through the mystique of Salem on this guided Candlelit Ghostly Walking Tour, exploring the city's haunted history. Discover notorious sites such as the Joshua Ward House and the Old Salem Prison, while your guide shares chilling tales of spectral encounters. Learn the art of ghost photography and uncover the secrets behind spectral evidence. Ideal for history buffs and thrill-seekers alike, this tour runs daily in October, ensuring an unforgettable experience in one of America's most haunted towns. - Guided tour through Salem's haunted sites and buildings - Expert insights on ghost photography and spectral evidence - Explore highlights like Howard St. Cemetery and Lyceum - Tours available weekdays at 7pm and weekends every half hour until 10pm

Candlelit Ghostly Walking Tour of Historic Salem

45 minutesFree Cancellation

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Salem's Best Ghost Tour

When night falls across Salem, it's the perfect time to explore the city’s spooky and sinister past on a haunted history tour. On this top-rated walk through one of America's most haunted places, follow a licensed guide along lamplit streets while listening to legends and true tales of witchcraft, murder, mayhem, and more. Visit sites related to the infamous 17th-century Salem Witch Trials, and hear about the ghostly spirits said to still rattle through the town’s historic homes and graveyards.

Salem's Best Ghost Tour

1 hour 20 minutesFree Cancellation

Massachusetts Self-Guided Audio Tour Bundle: 10+ Tours

Massachusetts Self-Guided Audio Tour Bundle: 10+ Tours

2 daysFree Cancellation

Steps Through 1692 (History Tour)

Venture into Salem’s past and take steps back in time to the year 1692 when the Salem witch trials were taking place. Journey through history with your guide as you learn about the hysteria of the Salem witch trials while you stop by important landmarks. Your certified guide will take you through the heart of downtown Salem and leave you with a wealth of information about the witch trials.

Steps Through 1692 (History Tour)

1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes

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Bewitched Walking Tour of Salem

Experience 400 years of history in just a few hours with this award-winning guided walking tour of America’s spookiest city: Salem. This tour takes you on an in-depth exploration of downtown, stopping at more than 12 historically significant locations to delve into the infamous Witch Trials. Local guides tell the stories of Salem’s witchy past with an entertaining mix of history, legend, and pop culture.

Bewitched Walking Tour of Salem

1 hour 40 minutes to 2 hoursFree Cancellation

Best Historic Overview of Salem Walking Tour

Best Historic Overview of Salem Walking Tour

1 hour 30 minutesFree Cancellation

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Witchcraft trial memorial, Bridget Bishop

The tryals have left a footprint on Salem, and the world, that still echo 334 years later. Join us on our 90min walking tour as we visit historic locations and lay the groundwork to explore and unpack what happened in Salem in 1692. Shedding light on how a community driven by fear and led by religious ideology and zealotus extremism, executed 20 innocent people. We invite you to be part of our story and Uncover the true history of Salem. -All tour guides are licensed by the City of Salem and are professional storytellers .

Salem Uncovered: The Salem Witch Trials Tour

1 hour 30 minutesFree Cancellation

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Black Cat Historical Day Tour

If you’re a history buff visiting Salem, don’t miss out on this history-focused tour that reveals the city’s turbulent past. A costumed guide tells tales of war, witchcraft, pirates and Puritans, and reveals information that you’re unlikely to find in the guide book. This tour, which proves ideal for first-time visitors, is unscripted and can therefore be tailored according to the interests of the group.

Black Cat Historical Day Tour

1 hour 30 minutes to 1 hour 45 minutesFree Cancellation

Experience Authentic Salem Séance with Entry Pass

A séance begins with a blessing to help open the way for spirit to come through. Using the gifts of spirit mediumship, your psychic will sense the presence of your loved ones and see, hear, and interpret their powerful messages from beyond. We do recommend that you bring an object worn by the departed to strengthen the soul connection, helping the psychic medium to act as a bridge to the afterlife. While not everyone may receive a message, all will encounter the wonders of the spirit realm and discover that death is not the end but merely a doorway to the next world! Join us on your next visit to Salem, Massachusetts!

Experience Authentic Salem Séance with Entry Pass

1 hour 30 minutes

Witch House

The mere mention of Salem conjures images of witch trials and macabre mishaps. But this haunted history tour takes you on a lantern-lit journey beyond the common tales to places of alleged haunting. Explore an atmospheric cemetery, visit buildings some think are inhabited by restless souls, and listen to paranormal stories delivered by an entertaining storyteller. A charged atmosphere is guaranteed on this tour.

Haunted Footsteps Best Ghost & Paranormal Salem Tour

1 hour 30 minutesFree Cancellation

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Salem Witch Trials Memorial of the executed women accused of witchcraft.

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Salem Witch Trials Memorial

Historic gravestones at Old Burying Point (Charter Street Cemetery) in Salem.

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Old Burying Point (Charter Street Cemetery)

Old-style architecture of the Salem Witch Museum.

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Salem Witch Museum

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