History and Hauntings of Salem Guided Walking Tour
Recommended by 97% of travelers
Salem, USA
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- 2 hours to 2 hours 15 minutes (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
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.
- Tour Salem on foot without the risk of getting lost by going with a guide
- Choose from multiple departure times throughout the day and evening
- Stop to absorb the historic atmosphere at many significant landmarks
- The tour goes ahead in all weather, so dress appropriately
What's Included
- 2-hour Hauntings & History Salem Walking Tour
- Listen to 400 years of Salem history from a local historian
- Walk the cobblestone streets of Salem's historic McIntire District
- Professional/Local Guide
- See top Salem sites such as Witch Trials Memorial, Witch House, and Ropes Mansion.
- We do not enter any buildings on this tour. This is an outdoor activity only.
- Gratuities
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Old Town Hall32 Derby Square, Salem, MA 01970, USA
Old Town Hall *Please meet on the side with the THREE staircases We do not have an office
End point
- Salem Witch Trials Memorial24 Liberty St, Salem, MA 01970, USA
Return point: Witch Trials Memorial. Charter St, Salem, MA 01970
Itinerary
Your Salem walking tour starts at the Old Town Hall, a convenient meeting point in the center of town. Led by a historian guide, you’ll traverse 400 tumultuous years of Salem's past, saving yourself the effort of personal research.
As you wander between stops, the guide helps you unravel the layers of the 1692 Witch Trials Hysteria. You’ll also encounter modern-day witches, and hear chilling tales of Salem's history that you’d likely miss otherwise.
The route of the tour follows the Essex Street Pedestrian Mall, once a Native American trading path, leading to the site of the First Church of Salem. the oft-photographed Bewitched Statue of Elizabeth Montgomery, the Salem Witch Trials Memorial, and other landmarks.
As you wander between stops, the guide helps you unravel the layers of the 1692 Witch Trials Hysteria. You’ll also encounter modern-day witches, and hear chilling tales of Salem's history that you’d likely miss otherwise.
The route of the tour follows the Essex Street Pedestrian Mall, once a Native American trading path, leading to the site of the First Church of Salem. the oft-photographed Bewitched Statue of Elizabeth Montgomery, the Salem Witch Trials Memorial, and other landmarks.
1
Salem Old Town Hall
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
2
Essex Street Pedestrian Mall
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
3
Bewitched Statue of Elizabeth Montgomery
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
4
Salem Witch Trials Memorial
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
5
Ropes Mansion and Garden
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
6
Mcintire Historic District
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
7
The Witch House at Salem
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
8
Salem
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
9
Charter Street Cemetery
2 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
10
Hamilton Hall
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
- Children must be accompanied by ticketed adult
- Our Tours run rain or shine, we do not cancel for weather. Please wear comfortable shoes and dress accordingly.
- By choosing to purchase a ticket, you and your ticketed guests will be agreeing to our liability waiver which includes a release of liability on our tours as well as a photo release.
- Dog friendly!
- Wheelchairs and scooters are welcome, however, be aware that Salem has brick sidewalks, uneven surfaces and narrow areas. Visitors assume all responsibility with wheelchairs and WCWT will not be held liable.
- We do not enter any buildings or cemeteries on this tour, this is an outdoor activity only.
- Tour group size may be up to 40 guests per group during busy times
- There are no public restrooms on the tour route. Please plan accordingly.
- The consumption of alcoholic beverages is prohibited on all tours.
- Smoking and vaping is prohibited on all tours.
- Please allow at least 2 hours for this tour. Some tours run up to 2 hours and 15 minutes
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 40 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Ty was FANTASTIC! He was super engaging and incredibly knowledgeable. We learned so much and had a great time!
Very informative. William is passionate, enthusiastic and extremely knowledgeable. I find myself wanting to read about this city and period of time since taking the walk.
Dean was so informative and engaging! We learned so much about the history of Salem. We would highly recommend Dean😍🧙♀️
Dean our tour guide was fantastic! I highly recommend this tour. Dean is local and very knowledgeable about the history and general culture of Salem. Dean arrived early to the meeting spot and immediately started gathering everyone. He spoke clearly, and he was amusing. He tried to engage us and encouraged questions. I would recommend this tour.
Loved the tour. Stories were great and kept me entertained the whole time.
Learned so much about the witch trials that I never knew. Crazy time in our history.
It was amazing hearing the different stories and history of Salem! Our tour guide was Ty. I was captivated by his story telling and he kept the dark past still light!
Our guide did a wonderful job! Not only was he very informative and knowledgeable but he was also entertaining
Dana was amazing! Was very knowledgeable and kind, but not overly theatrical or cheesy. Had an amazing experience and highly recommend.
Dawn was very informative, enthusiastic, and had very interesting stories about both historical and haunting events.
Fun and informative. We had a great time. I wish we would have done this as our 1st stop because since you dont actually go in any place on the tour, we had already visited ropes mansion and would have loved to have gone in with what we learned on the tour or even visited a couple of other places that were talked about.
We had a great tour with Sean! It had the perfect amount of both history and ghost stories, and the full witch trial story as well! We learned a lot, and learned to appreciate the history of Salem beyond the witch trials! It wasn’t too much walking, and we had plenty of stops with sights to see.
This was such an interesting tour! Joe, our guide, was very passionate about the history of Salem and some of it's more haunted locations. It was quite a walk throughout Salem so be sure to wear comfortable shoes. We went during the afternoon since one of my friends doesn't like the scary side of things and it was perfect. The meeting location wasn't too hard to find either and we ended at the Salem Witch Trial memorial site where Joe gave us a more in-depth history of some of the victims like John Proctor.
So good! Joe was our guide & he was a great storyteller & great energy. It was fun and got to
check off some of the sights we had planned & got to learn about them too! Recommend!
Justin was very knowledgeable and entertaining. This was a jam packed two hours with many great locations and stories. Wear good walking shoes and be prepared to walk on uneven stone and brick walkways in the dark. Highly recommended!
this was our first tour and It was very informative and entertaining, learn what we needed to be able to walk and visit the sights by ourselves the next day, bery happy with it
You will have a wonderful time. Henry was so much fun and had a lot of interesting information to share. More standing than walking, but be careful of the cobblestone and uneven sidewalks.
What a great tour! Very informative but you could tell Diane loves the city and its history so you couldn’t help but love the city more for it. Highly recommend!!
Kim was phenomenal! Very knowledgeable in the history of Salem. She has a great voice that everyone could hear without any issues
Diane was incredibly passionate about the history of this town and made sure we all had an amazing and immersive experience! Cannot recommend this company enough! This is our second time using them to show us around Salem and we will happily use them again and again!
Henry, was very friendly and a great story teller. Would definitely recommend this tour. Always love taking tours when I come to Salem.
Great informative tour of Salem history, including the witch trials. Our guide, Henry, was very good. About one mile of walking over the two hour tour.
Wonderful tour, highly recommend. We did the 8pm tour which was lovely. In hindsight I would have picked a daytime tour to be able to enjoy the architecture and environment better. It was quite dark -good for the haunting side of things. With limited time in the city a day time tour would have been better to enjoy the sites to the fullest. That was my error. The history and commentary were excellent. Go on the tour!
Sean was an amazing tour guide! We had a very nice time learning the history of Salem as well as some ghost stories. Sean made the walk enjoyable and fun despite the rain!
The tour moved at a good pace — not too fast or two slow. The group was a manageable size. The guide was engaging and very knowledgeable. The focus on history was just what we wanted.
The tour took place on a gorgeous September morning and we were fortunate to have Mal as our guide. Mal was knowledgeable and entertaining without trying too hard. The easy two hour walk in the historic area of Salem flew by. Would recommend this tour to all ages. Ask for Mal!!
Knowledgable, nice mix of serious and funny, positive and upbeat, smooth transitions with historical and Salem witch happenings
This tour was great! Perfect balance between History and Hauntings! Dawn was so knowledgeable and well spoken!
We enjoyed this walking tour! Our guide, Mykaela, was very knowledgeable and had passion for the history! Would recommend.
Our guide Dean was great! Awesome energy and knew his stuff. Plus we love a good dad joke here and there.
This was a great way to experience the highlights and history of Salem! We had a wonderful tour guide, Joe who was very knowledgeable and took care to ensure we were shaded as much as possible (even had complimentary water) during the 100 degree heatwave in August. I appreciated the small group feel to the tour as well, making it more memorable and fun with our kids.
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