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Top Ghost Tours in Salem

If you’re looking to explore early American history you don’t have to go much further than Salem, Massaachusetts. Settled by the Europeans in 1629, the town became an important seaport and trading hub. There was plenty of excitement to be found at the docks, and the port town had its run-ins with pirates throughout the decades. Salem also played a major role in the American Revolution and became a center for privateering.

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Wandering Witches

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Salem, Massachusetts, is infamously known for its witches; specifically the Salem witch trials of the late-1600s. A guided walking tour of this city’s spooky history is a popular activity and this experience is even more unique thanks to its exclusive guide. You’ll roam around Salem with a real practicing witch for an unscripted tour. Ask them anything you choose, whether it be about the history of the witch trials or about what it’s like to be involved in contemporary witchcraft.

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The Salem Night Tour

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When night falls across Salem, it's the perfect time to explore the city’s spooky and sinister past on a haunted history tour. On this top-rated walk through one of America's most haunted places, follow a licensed guide along lamplit streets while listening to legends and true tales of witchcraft, murder, mayhem, and more. Visit sites related to the infamous 17th-century Salem Witch Trials, and hear about the ghostly spirits said to still rattle through the town’s historic homes and graveyards.

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Bewitched Historical Tour

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Join us for the best historical tour in Salem. Your licensed guide will lead you on a 2 hour journey back in time. Visit over a dozen locations of historical significance within the downtown area and learn why the history is more frightening than fiction.

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Haunted Tour in Salem

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Travel back in time to 1692 as we experience the Salem Witch Trials. Learn about the victims, the accusers, and the culprits who took part in one of the first and most famous scandals in our nation's history! Visit the actual locations where the historic events took place. Then, learn of Salem's hauntings while exploring spooky buildings, cemeteries, hotels, and former jails. We also dive into Salem's history of war, piracy, business, Hocus Pocus movie locations, and humorous tales of a city almost 400 years old. Our guides are passionate about the history and experienced story tellers. The tour is 1 hour in length and goes regardless of weather.

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Haunted History of Salem Guided Walking Tour

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The mere mention of Salem conjures tales of witch trials and macabre mishaps. This haunted history tour, ideal for fans of superstition and the supernatural, takes you on a lantern-lit journey to sites of alleged haunting. Explore an atmospheric cemetery, visit buildings inhabited by restless souls, and listen to paranormal stories delivered by a master storyteller. A charged atmosphere is guaranteed on this tour.

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Black Cat Ghostly Night Tour in Salem

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Voted one of the 10 Best Ghost Tours in the US by USA Today's "10 Best" two years in a row! Our evening tour is an eerie experience not to be missed! We travel to some of the most haunted sites in America and tell you the bone-chilling stories behind each haunting! Learn about the history behind these amazing locations and about the tools that early ghost hunters would have used to examine these phenomena. We will also tell you about some of history's most famous Gothic horror authors and the real events here in Salem that inspired such legends as H.P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allen Poe, and Salem's own Nathaniel Hawthorne.

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Salem Witch Trials Historical Walking Tour

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The Salem Witch Trials was a period in history that is easily misunderstood. On this walking tour of Salem, follow your guide to main sites such as the witchcraft memorial and courthouse, as you listen to true tales of paranormal activity, centuries-old murder & astounding history. Plus, this Salem walking tour starts in the late afternoon leaving you plenty of time to fill up the rest of your day with activities.

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Salem's Spooky Spectres Walking Ghost Tour

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Visit the spookiest spots in downtown Salem and hear haunting tales of murder, mystery, and mayhem on this Spooky-kooky (skooky?) 60 minute tour of this historic city!

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Salem Ghosts Haunted Witch Trials Ghost Tour by US Ghost Adventures

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The Salem Ghost walking tour is a fantastic way to see all of Salem's top spook destinations while also receiving a comprehensive understanding of the city and its past. We carefully select the information for our tour of Salem, devoting time and effort to compiling the greatest research, eyewitness testimonies, and historical details for our retellings. Our ghost tour is a fantastic way for visitors to learn about Salem or for locals to have a special evening out! Our Salem Ghost Tour takes you to 8–12 various locations throughout the city, each of which is creepier than the one before it. Everyone may enjoy Salem Ghost Tours, which is a family-friendly destination. We'll make sure the evening is instructive, thrilling, and unforgettable.

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Carolina History & Haunts Winston-Salem Historical Ghost Tour

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As one of the oldest communities in North Carolina, Winston-Salem has lots of haunted history. Hear the stories and legends behind Winston-Salem sights on this historical ghost tour—it’s not too scary, so it’s appropriate for all ages. As you follow your guide through the West End Historic District by candlelight, you learn about the original settlement, Revolutionary War history, and the occasional ghost story that make Winston-Salem one of the most-visited destinations in North Carolina.

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Salem "Hocus Pocus" Movie Locations Tour - 30th Anniversary!

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Get bewitched in Salem on a walking tour of the real-life filming locations featured in the hit 1993 film “Hocus Pocus” starring Better Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy. Fans will recognize places like Pioneer Village and the Dennison House, plus there's plenty of local insight about Salem's infamous witch trials, maritime history, and other interesting trivia along the way.

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Double Trouble Combination Pass (History & Ghost Tours)

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If you’re having trouble choosing a fun walking tour of Salem, with this “double trouble” pass you don’t need to. You’ll get access to two walks: the Wandering Witches tour and the Salem’s Spooky Specters tour. You’ll learn all about Salem’s dramatic history on the witches tour, then continue the theme after dark, listening to scary ghost tales at some of the city’s spookiest spots.

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Self-Guided Smartphone Ghost Walking Tour in Salem

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If you want to explore Salem's haunted history without getting lost in the crowd, go at your own pace with an affordable, self-guided smartphone tour. Simply download the touring app to your phone, and start and stop the tour on your own schedule as the pre-recorded narrator shares the history of haunted locales like the Ropes Mansion, Salem Witch House, and Old Burying Point Cemetery, where many witch trial victims were laid to rest.

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Stories of Salem: Dark History and Murder Night Tour

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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 .

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Salem Witches and Witch Trials Dead of Night Ghost Tour

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The history of Salem, the notorious site of some of the historical witchcraft trials, is shrouded in misconceptions. Unravel the mystery of the town's past on this ghost tour that takes you to all of the main haunted attractions in Salem while offering insight into the town's history through research and eyewitness accounts.

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Mysteries and Murders of Salem Guided Night-Time Walking Tour

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This murder and mystery walking tour of Salem is a great option for travelers who want a break from hearing exclusively about the history of the Salem witch trials. Mix things up by listening to tales of grisly murders and sinister ghost sightings as your guide leads you to the spookiest sights in Salem. This tour is suitable for young adults and adults. Not suitable for small children.

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Salem Magic Lantern Walking Tour

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Celebrate Halloween with a spooky tour of Salem that illuminates the supernatural side of the city. As you hear from your guide about witches and ghosts, experience a ‘magic lantern’ show that uses technology to project rare images along the walls of the walking route, bringing another element to the haunting tales.

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History and Hauntings of Salem Guided Walking Tour

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Learn about the mysterious history of Salem on this guided walking tour of the city. Follow your local historian guide through Salem, listening to 400 years of history and admire the old architecture that dates back hundreds of years. For spookier experience, select the nighttime tour led by lantern light and find out the truth about the 1692 Salem Witch Trial hysteria.

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Salem Kids Slightly Spooky Tour

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This tour combines true tales from Salem’s past with some mild ghost stories just for kids age 6+. Our aim is not to scare the heck out of your kids, but to provide a little shiver and bit of mystery for kids who like ghost stories. We are also telling you intriguing historical facts as well. This tour follows a route that is near the downtown, but it’s a little off the beaten path, very picturesque, and you’ll feel as if you stepped back in time. The tour ends at our historic and creepy Broad Street Cemetery, which was established in 1655. Meets at 316 Essex Street. For over twelve years, parents traveling with kids have chosen Salem Kids Tours for a fun, well-researched and fascinating trip through time. Many times we have heard from kids, “I didn’t want the tour to end.” Parents have described our tours as the highlight of their trip to Salem. We are happy to show you around. We love kids, we understand their unique needs, and we look forward to meeting you on one of our tours.

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2 Hours Haunted Pub Crawl in Salem

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Come have a few sips of local spirits on certain nights while learning about Salem's local haunted spirits and wandering the charming streets of Salem. Visit Salem's ancient ghosts and eerie pubs with us on this Haunted Pub Crawl, and enjoy drinks and booziness at some of the city's most known tipsy and spooky venues.

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Self Guided Audio Tour 'Hawthorne's Haunts' Haunted Walking Tour Salem

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This is a Smartphone Guided ghost tour on the WalknTours app. Go anytime, the tour never expires and you can take it as many times as you like. 1 purchase works on 2 smartphones. Great deal! Nathaniel Hawthorne’s legacy runs deep in Salem. you will see the spooky locations linked to Nathaniel Hawthorne’s dark past and hear the tales of the ghosts that now lurk these parts. Taking the tour is easy. Get the App, Download the Tour, Go to the Nathaniel Hawthorne Statue, press play and put your phone in your pocket. From there you are guided turn by turn along the spooky streets of Salem. This offers spooky narration, theatrically crafted and music infused tour you can take anytime. Contactless and social distance friendly. It's recommended to listen on headphones or earbuds. Also you can Listen on a bluetooth speakers or your phone speaker.

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Triple Threat Combination Pass (ALL 3 TOURS!!!) [3:30pm,5pm,& 6pm,7pm,or 8:30pm]

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If you really want to dive deep into Salem’s dark history, take a trio of fun and enlightening tours. Hear from a real practicing witch on the “Wandering Witches” tour, and follow the chilling timeline of the Salem Witch Trials on “Steps Through 1692.” Finally, finish after dark with “Salem's Spooky Spectres” — a spine-tingling walk through tales of murder and madness at the town's most haunted locations.

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Salem Voodoo, Vampires, and Ghosts Guided Walking Tour

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Uncover the dark past and mysterious legends of Salem on this haunted history walking tour. Expert historians and paranormal investigators help separate fact from fiction while retelling the events of the 1692 witch trials and leading you through Salem’s most notorious sites. Escape the gimmicks and delve into authentic tales of voodoo, witchcraft, vampires, and ghost sightings that have left their mark on the infamous New England town.

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Haunted Salem

Of course it’s the witch trials, not the harbor, that Salem is now famous for. Everywhere one walks in this historic town there is a reminder of the injustice of 1692. There are several detailed walking tours that explicitly center around the witch trials; what may surprise visitors are the many other reported hauntings in town.

Take a step back in time and walk the streets of this historic harbor town. Visitors are welcomed with good stories, good food and good spirits–of all kinds.

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