Historic Overview of Salem Walking Tour in Salem booking from $30.00

Historic Overview of Salem Walking Tour

Overview

The witch trials made Salem infamous, but there’s so much more. Explore Salem’s critical role in the American Revolution, how it led the great Age of Sail, and all about the many important and famous people who’ve called Salem home. Experience as much of Salem's history as possible in our 90 minute tour. We'll discuss a little bit of everything, including the 1692 Witchcraft Trials, the Great Age of Sail, revolutionary history, inventors, famous visitors, TV & Movies shot here and more.The United States just wouldn’t be the same without Salem.

City: Salem

Mon 02 Jun

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What's Included

Guide uses an amplifier so everyone can hear the Salem History

90 minute Historic Salem Walking Tour

Local and Professional Guide

Hear tales of Maritime and Revolutionary significance.

We visit locations that have compelling history unknown to many locals

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Comfortable walking shoes are recommended
Parking available in garages on New Liberty, Bridge, and Congress Streets
Parking available in lots at Church Street, Front Street, and Klopp Alley. Metered parking near us. Use Passport Smart Phone App for meters. Bus parking available on New Derby Street and Hawthorne Boulevard.
Tour departs at 12 pm. Check in 15-20 minutes before your tour time at Salem Historical Tours office, located at 8 Central Street
Traffic and parking can be very difficult and October is much worse with "LA Level" traffic.
Our public walking tours can pose challenges for participants with mobility and accessibility concerns. Tours are 90 minutes long and about one mile in length. Each participant must be able to complete the one-mile tour within 90 minutes, providing for frequent stops to view sites and for information from the tour guide. As Salem is a historical city, there are narrow and uneven sidewalks, bricks, cobblestones, and stairs. During events and festivals (and particularly October), with crowds and street vendors, the streets can become difficult to navigate.

What To Expect

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Discover why Salem is the true birthplace of the United States of America with the best history tour in the city. Explore over four centuries of Salem’s remarkable history from its illustrious founding in 1626, to its place as a thriving 21st Century city. The witch trials made Salem infamous, but there’s so much more. Explore Salem’s critical role in the American Revolution, how it led the great Age of Sail, and all about the many important and famous people who’ve called Salem home. The United States just wouldn’t be the same without Salem. The guide will go to as many locations as possible.

Old Burying Point Cemetery

Visit the oldest cemetery in Salem and one of the oldest in the country. Dating back to 1637, the cemetery is the resting place of many of the Puritans, including judges John Hathorne and Bartholomew Gedney, Nathaniel Mather, Samuel McIntire, Simon Forrester, Richard Derby and more

Salem Witch Trials Memorial

Visit the Salem Witchcraft Trials memorial dedicated to the 20 people executed during the hysteria in 1692. THe memorial has a bench for each person that includes name, date of execution and form of execution. The memorial has a lot of symbolism.

Salem Old Town Hall

We will discuss Salem's incredible maritime history that began right after the American Revolution. From 1790-1812, Salem was the richest port in the country. Elias Haskett Derby became America's first millionaire in 1793. Portions of Hocus Pocus were filmed at the site as well. And Harry Houdini was put in the jail across the street. He wasn't under arrest, but the police chief wanted to see if Harry could break out of the new jail cell.

The Witch House at Salem

The Witch House is the home of Judge Jonathan Corwin. It was built in the 1660s and Corwin bought it in 1675. No witches lived here but it is the last home in Salem with direct ties to the 1692 Witchcraft Trials.

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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (55)

Adventurer197720

Nov 2024

Thought there was more talk about the revolutionary war than there was. Thought, we would be able to see stuff up close like the grave yard. We never went inside the grave yard. Did not get very many pictures because did not actually see stuff up close.

Rita_B

Oct 2024

Our guide was knowledgeable and tried to give history about the people and happenings of the time period but it was kind of hard to follow and didn’t really include much about the witch trials. Maybe that was on purpose just wasn’t what I thought.

korinney2024

Oct 2024

My husband and I absolutely loved this tour! Our tour guide Bob was very informative and kept it really fun. We learned so much. It was the highlight to our trip to Salem.

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Historic Overview of Salem Walking Tour

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