Salem and Witchcraft Historical Walking Tour

Overview

The tryals have left a footprint on Salem, and the world, that still echo 330 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 learn why true history is Better Than Fiction. -All tour guides are licensed by the City of Salem and are professional storytellers .

City: Salem

Thu 07 Nov

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Starting at $26.00

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Thu 07 Nov

Starting at $26.00

Make a reservation

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What's Included

All tours are lead by professional storytellers

Stopping at historic sites in Salem with ties to the trials and ending in the Witch Trial Memoral.

90 min Witch Trials Walking Tour

All guides are licensed by the city of Salem

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Note: This is just a walking tour, there's no admission included and we'll just stop at attractions listed
COVID-19 vaccination required for guides
BTF Tours abides by all local and CDC COVID guidelines.

What To Expect

Salem Old Town Hall

A historic building in its own rite, as well as a filming location for the classic Halloween movie, Hocus Pocus. A fitting location for the start of the tour. Note: We'll stop at this location, we don't go inside.

John Ward House

Historic location. 330 years ago this is where the house of Sheriff Corwin, the High Sheriff of Essex county stood. In the scope of the trials he acts as the warrant issuer, interrogator, and torturer, amongst others. Note: We'll stop at this location, we don't go inside.

Salem Witch Trials Memorial

Historic Location. Those who were executed in 1692 were not given any formal burial. this memorial, dedicated in 1993, is what we have today to now pay our respects to those who lost their lives in the Salem Witchcraft Trials. Note: We'll stop at this location, we don't go inside.

Cancellation Policy

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

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Reviews (210)

merinda514

Oct 2022

If you’re heading to Salem I highly recommend booking a tour with Better Than Fiction! My daughter and I booked the Salem and Witchcraft Walking Tour. Jeff was an amazing storyteller who kept us intrigued the whole time!

archaeologyscott

Oct 2022

My wife and I have been coming to Salem for the past six years as an annual pilgrimage. We've always wanted to take a tour but the guides we've seen weren't very enthusiastic and seemed to us like they could have just been off-duty cab drivers. We didn't have a very positive idea of these tours. This feeling changed after listening to Salem: The Podcast and hearing Jeff and Sarah's passion for story telling. We took a tour with Jeff this weekend and had a great time listening to his performance and storytelling of the 1692 witch trials. He provided the locations of the first two stops in his confirmation email which helped us navigate to him in our tardiness after battling October-Salem's traffic. His meeting point and end point are well designed and allowed us to return to sight seeing and shopping at some of our favorite shops once the tour concluded. His information was not only accurate but also incorporated his fun personality which helped a modern audience stay engaged. We also appreciated his briefcase with the "Better Than Fiction" logo in large print which helped us located him among the sea of tour groups operating in the city. This was especially helpful since we were late. Would certainly recommend this tour for history-lovers who are dragging their not-so history lovers (or children) with them to hear an engaging and fun oration of Salems heritage. I am certain Sarah Black's (the other S:TP host) tour groups are just as good but we chose Jeff's company since he was also a USMC veteran. Next trip we will join one of Sarah's tours, but for our day-trip to Salem, Better Than Fiction hit the spot!

pgagnon

Oct 2022

Don’t waste your money! Tour guide kept losing his place with facts, and was so boring that after an hour we walked away. This company needs to hire competent people to conduct their tours and be mindful that this is Entertainment. People on the tour kept correcting what the tour guide was getting wrong. A total train wreck..,,

Response from Host

Oct 2022

Hey! Im the owner, you took the tour with me! This is not entertainment, this is history. 20 people were executed for a crime they didn't commit, sorry thats not entertaining to you. Also, no one corrected me, Im sorry I need to correct you on that. Have the day you deserve.