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Stories of Salem: Dark History and Murder Night Tour

Stories of Salem: Dark History and Murder Night Tour

Overview

When you hear people talk about Salem, often times the first thing that comes to mind is Witches, and Halloween, and ghosts and spooky fun, but there's so much more lurking in the shadows. Salem is nearly 400 years old and just like all of us, it has a dark side. An underbelly wrought with stories for the ages. Join us for our 90 min evening walking tour as we wander through the shadows and hear stories about pirates and pepper, secrets of the oldest cemetery in Salem, brutal murders, strange legal battles, curses, spiders, torture, and of course a ghost story or two. 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

Fri 08 Nov

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Starting at $26.00

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Fri 08 Nov

Starting at $26.00

Make a reservation

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What's Included

All tours are lead by professional storytellers

Stopping at the oldest cemetery in Salem, a Hocus Pocus filming location, and a haunted hotel.

90 min Dark History 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
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 right, it's also a filming location for the 1993 Halloween classic Hocus Pocus. Do you know what was filmed here?

Cancellation Policy

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

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Reviews (132)

RoxanneK222

Oct 2021

5 star experience for sure! As a historian and former tour guide myself, I can attest that this was a well researched, well performed historically accurate tour. Perfect if you are looking for more history content rather than silly ghost stories.

marisarI2877EB

Oct 2021

This ended up being the highlight of my Salem visit. Jeff's background in history and passion for this city were very evident, and his storytelling was superb. A lot of these reviews are mentioning the tour's moments of humor, but Jeff's coverage of the witchcraft trials were what impressed me. This tour covers several eras and topics but in Salem, you can't get away from the trials of 1692, and Jeff did a great job of driving home the complexity of the topic and the humanity--in both positive and negative ways--of the subjects, while not letting anyone off the hook, and I appreciated the nuanced portrayal of history. As a result, I've taken out a few library books on the trials--I grew up out-of-state where the events were given only a cursory treatment in school, and most of my knowledge of the trials comes from the Arthur Miller play, The Crucible--because while I arrived for the tour more interested about other topics, Jeff's unique coverage of it clearly evoked parallels to other moments in American history, and you know what they say about failing to know your history. I was also impressed that when a church tower bell decided to go off for about 2-3 minutes, Jeff was comfortable projecting his voice over it and not missing a beat. The addition of a local house with a ghost story from the 1980s--complete with a Polaroid image of the supernatural phenomenon!--was a nice way to finish off the tour. I hope to visit Salem again soon, and the other Better Than Fiction tour, dedicated specifically to the witchcraft trials, will definitely be on my to-do list!

Anna_H

Oct 2021

I didn't find anything memorable and it wasn't really that interesting to me i thought it would be better than that