We were very much looking forward to this tour because of the great reviews and were hoping for Rebecca as a guide, again, because of her great reviews. We booked on location because TripAdvisor was having tech issues and the friendly woman at the counter said we'd have Rebecca or Dominick. We showed up at the scheduled time and we had Dominick.
Dominick was a nice guy and very polite. But he said he forgot his licensed city guide lanyard and joked that it just meant he had nothing to do on a weekend but take a bunch of history tests. Well, that was a sign...
Dominick did not seem passionate about the topic of the Salem Witch Trials in a factual historical context. He was pretty laid back, monotone and nonchalant. And the answer to every question asked by tour attendees was, "I don't know for sure" or a vague guess, followed up by, "don't quote me on that."
When he shared a few stories about events and persons involved that were different versions than I had researched before the tour from valid historical resources, I kindly asked where he had gotten the information about the person from. He said he'd wait to answer until a future point in the tour where the context would help. So I waited patiently until that spot but when he began sharing more on the person/story, he again sounded like he was only expressing opinions on rumor and never did answer my question or ask me if that clarified things. I think he completely forgot me.
Lastly, his vague answers were completely off at times. He didn't know approximate ages or more basic knowledge/background, etc. of many of the victims/witnesses/prosecutors, etc. and never once shared where the information he rambled off came from.
Again, very polite and friendly enough but I felt like he was just a guy with a job, pulling his necessary shift with tourists and I got more off my phone from historical journals, and factual, well-respected research sites I started looking at while walking to different locations than I did from this tour itself.
If you book, maybe request only Rebecca? Or maybe Dominick was having a rough day... I hate leaving this review without addressing with him directly or the tour company, but we simply did not have more time in our limited single day to visit after this disappointment.