Secrets of Salem Hidden Dark History Tour
Features
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2 hours
- Professional and courteous tour guide
- Thoroughly researched and accurate history
- Transportation
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
Join us for our Secrets of Salem Dark History tour--right in the heart of Witch City!
You might be surprised to learn that Salem has a name that contradicts its image. The colonists chose the name Salem, which is the Hebrew word for peace, for the town in the seventeenth...
- Duration 2 Hours
- Group Tour
- Max 20 people in the group
- 1
Salem Old Town Hall
Now available to rent out for functions, this is the oldest original municipal building in Salem, constructed in 1816. Discover the interesting and often complex history of Salem's earliest years here.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 2
Witch Dungeon Museum
This museum offers a great overview of the Witch Trials of 1692. The trials serve as one of the best examples of mass hysteria in the United States. Learn the facts here.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 3
The Witch House at Salem
Dating back to the time of the witch trials, this house is the only one still standing in Salem with direct ties to the witch trials. Judge Jonathan Corwin, who was a judge during the trials, lived here. Uncover some of the little-known miscarriages of justice that occurred during the...
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 4
Ropes Mansion and Garden
Built a century after Salem's founding, and thus about 30 years after the witch trials, this house was sold to local judge Nathanial Ropes, after the death of its original owner. Ropes was a staunch British Loyalist who faced the backlash of his town towards the end of his life....
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 5
Salem Athenaeum
The combination of the libraries of two separate societies, Nathaniel Hawthorne, author of "The Scarlet Letter", was once the head of the prestigious Salem Athenaeum for a time in the 1800s. Uncover the facts here.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 6
Washington Street
The plot of land where this home was constructed once belonged to George Corwin. If his name sounds familiar, that's because he was the nephew of Judge Jonathan Corwin. The younger Corwin was Sherriff of Salem during the witch trials, and was said to be overly cruel in his actions...
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 7
Charter Street Cemetery
Established in 1637, this is one of the oldest cemeteries in the United States. The second wife of Giles Corey and Judge Jonathan Corey are both interred here. Uncover the stories of those who have reportedly seen the ghost of Judge Corwin wandering among the graves.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 8
Essex Street
Constructed over a century after the witch trials and not linked to them, this home has enough secrets of its own, and scandal to go around. Learn the facts here.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 9
Salem Witch Trials Memorial
Discover the rivalry between "Salem Town" and "Salem Village" that may have provided the foundation of the hysteria that fueled the witch trials.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 10
Washington Square West
Named for Salem's famous son, Nathaniel Hawthorne, an episode of the TV series "Bewitched" was filmed here in the 1970s.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
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