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Salem Witch Trials Historical Walking Tour
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Salem Witch Trials Historical Walking Tour
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What you can expect during your visit
Face masks provided for travelers
Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Regular temperature checks for staff
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(888) 651-9785
1 hour 30 minutes (approx.)
Offered in: English
Overview
The Salem Witch Trails was a period in history that is misunderstood easily. On this walking tour, follow a guide to main sites such as the witchcraft memorial and courthouse, as you hear stories from accusers and victims to gain a better understanding yourself. 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.
- Get closer to sights in Salem by exploring the city on foot
- A guide knows the best spots to see in order to get the most out of your visit
- Hear personal stories of actual accusers and victims of the Salem Witch Trials
- A convenient meeting spot for this Salem tour makes it easy to get started
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What's Included
90-minute Salem Witchcraft Walking Tour
Local and Professional Guide
Gain detailed insight into the infamous 1692 Salem Witch Trials
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Departure & Return
8 Central St , 8 Central St, Salem, MA 01970, USA
Salem , Salem, MA, USA4pm Tour Departure Point: Salem Historical Tours office at 8 Central Street. (part of the pedestrian walkway downtown at the corner of Essex and Central Street). Address: Salem Historical Tours 8 Central Street, Salem, MA 01970 Return point: Returns to downtown area. Guide can direct you to where you want to go. *Please plan to check in 15-20 minutes prior to your tour. **Please call office at 978.745.0666 if there are any questions on where to meet.
Return point: Returns to downtown area. Guide can direct you to where you want to go.
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Tours depart at 4pm. Please plan to arrive 15-20 minutes prior to your tour. Check in at Salem Historical Tours Office at 8 Central Street, Salem, MA.
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Most travelers can participate
- Please be advised that the state of Massachusetts and the City of Salem are requiring masks to enter business establishments. You will not be able to enter our business without a mask or face covering. Until further notice, a mask or face covering will be required on tours since we will not be able to stay six feet away from each other. Salem Historical Tours LLC reserves the right to deny service to anyone refusing to wear a mask or face covering. This requirement is subject to change based on orders by the state and the city.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 50 travelers
- OPERATED BY Salem Historical Tours, LLC
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
Learn more about cancellations.
Frequently Asked Questions
The answers provided below are based on answers previously given by the tour provider to customers’ questions.
Q:
What is the policy on face masks and attendee health during Salem Witch Trials Historical Walking Tour?
A:The policy on face masks and attendee health is:
- Face masks provided for travelers
Q:
What is the policy on sanitization during Salem Witch Trials Historical Walking Tour?
A:The policies on sanitization are:
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
Q:
What measures are being taken to ensure staff health & safety during Salem Witch Trials Historical Walking Tour?
A:The policies on staff health & safety are:
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Regular temperature checks for staff
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Interesting and fun
Mark_R
, Jun 2022
Really interesting and fun tour with an extremely knowledgeable guide. Our group was small and very friendly and we learned an enormous amount about the trials and the people involved considering the length of walk…excellent!
The whole tour was...
Monika_B
, Jun 2022
The whole tour was awesome we enjoyed it very much was very educational! We would recommend this tour we we’re very happy with this tour
Needed more.
Susan_D
, Jun 2022
The guide gave Wonderful information throughout the tour. But the tour needs to include a walk through the cemetery, walk around the stone benches representing the lives lost. Our stops along the tour were in parking lots Disappointing
Response from Host , Jun 2022
The 1692 Salem Witchcraft Walk does not enter the cemetery because none of the victims of the Witch Trials are buried there. We do go to the Witchcraft Memorial but it is a public area so we as a group usually stand a few feet away so everyone can view the memorial. We use pictures to bring back locations of Salem in 1692 that aren't around today.
Not for historians.
Anonymous
, Jun 2022
Disappointing. I had hoped for a more serious historical tour delving into the 1692 history of the witch trials. This was a lot of standing and pop culture references and joking about the accused.
Response from Host , Jun 2022
Sorry to hear you didn't have the best time with us. While some of the guides might joke around or something while walking to a new stop, there should've been a lot of history and historical facts from the Witch Trials of 1692 at each stop. Please email me at salemhistoricaltours@gmail.com and next time you come to Salem I would like to have you back for a tour on us.
Excellent Your!
Simone_K
, Jun 2022
Our tour guide was very thorough and posed questions that left you thinking hmmm.... She covered the history of 1692 with side stories that tied into the Witch Trials.
Salem tour
Nicole_O
, Jun 2022
Stan was very...
James_D
, Jun 2022
Stan was very knowledgeable and spread in some pop culture and other references. Some small side views and other cool items were thrown in to show the rich history.
Excellent walking tour
Andrew_P
, May 2022
The guide was great. She had personality and passion about the subject. More importantly she had an in-depth knowledge and shared it with the group. I highly recommend this tour.
Great stories but not interactive
Amanda_H
, May 2022
Very interesting stories but not what I expected. Difficult for kids to pay attention the whole time
Response from Host , May 2022
Hello Amanda, Our tours as advertised are at least 1 hour and the Witchcraft Walk and Haunted Footsteps Ghost Tour are 90 minutes. The Witchcraft Walk is an in-depth look into the Salem Witch Trials. If you were looking for a crossover between witchcraft and other historical tours. We have several different options to offer.
Great info and value
Kaylyn_B
, May 2022
Our tour guide was obviously very knowledgeable and also cared a lot about the history of Salem and how it translates to today's events. She was very kind and always asked if we had questions, where people were from, if everyone was keeping up etc.
Human nature
William_S
, May 2022
The tour guide wove a colorful and insightful narrative to the history behind the Witch Trials. Thank you.
Awesome tour!
Jessica_M
, May 2022
Our guide was very knowledgeable and was very nice. It was nice learning things I didn’t know already. This tour was also more about history and facts instead of gimmicky tourist stuff. Which I enjoyed very much
Chrishell was a very knowledgeable tour host. She was very friendly and accommodating.
Diane_B
, May 2022
Chrishell was very friendly and knowledgeable. She was very accommodating also because I use a walking cane
Recommend!!
Jennifer_C
, May 2022
Great historical knowledge. It was great to see the actual places (or locations) of history. Really enjoyed it
The guide was very...
Odette_C
, May 2022
The guide was very knowledgeable and knew the stories. There wasn’t really anything to look at that went with the stories and each stop was a long time standing in on spot. I feel like we could have watched a documentary and got the same knowledge for way cheaper.
Response from Host , May 2022
We're sorry you feel this way, but we can only go to spots where the court, church, homes, jail and other buildings connected to the witchcraft trials USED to be. They were knocked down years ago and that is not something we can control. No tour company can do that. We do show you the witch house and discuss the judges. There are few locations to sit down. We do have folding stools you could have borrowed. We do go to several locations and get into incredible detail about individuals involved in the trials and explain how the hysteria started and ended. That is not something you get with TV documentaries. The latest documentary to come out on History Channel showed an accused witch being burned. Not true. The TV documentaries are short, overly dramatic and don't get into the nuts and bolts.
Animated!
Kathy_M
, Apr 2022
Loved Christine and her knowledge base of the area and history! Very animated! She made us feel right at home as well. We learned a lot!
We recomended for sure
Felix_F
, Apr 2022
Well we really enjoyed it, our guide really now about the history of this old town, I think we learned about what really happened back in 1692
My family and I came to...
Valbona_M
, Apr 2022
My family and I came to visit Salem for the witch trials walking tour. We enjoyed the tour. Our tour guide was awesome! We will be visiting again.
Thank you!
Informative
John_H
, Mar 2022
The information that the tour guides knew and the haunting and curses that all put on each other is amazing on what they didn't know compared to what the world knows now
Poured Rain No Refund
Justin_T
, Mar 2022
It started pouring down rain before our tour even began so we had to cancel. As we were only in Salem for the day we were not issued a refund
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