Top 10 Historical & Heritage Tours in Salem, Massachusetts (MA)

Take a break from Boston and head north to explore spooky Salem, Massachusetts! With this private, full-day trip you'll enjoy roundtrip transportation with a private driver who will escort you to and from your hotel or local Boston accommodations. Discover Salem's haunted history, learn about the infamous Witch Trials, and run into a few practicing witches along the way.

Inclusions: Private day trip

Exclusions: Food and drinks, Gratuities

Many people believe in the paranormal, in spirits and djinn and unknown activity. And while we have reports and evidence of such occurrences all around Salem, it is our history that is truly terrifying. For it is humanity that is the real monster. Join us on our 90min walking tour as we learn about brutal murders, strange legal battles, secret passages, curses, spiders, and of course, torture.

Inclusions: All Fees and Taxes

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The tryals have left a footprint on Salem, and the world, that still echo 329 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.

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Salem history from The Satanic Temple! Who the hell are we? Watch the documentary "Hail Satan?" on Hulu before booking and you'll get it! The most unique walking tour in Salem, free from supernatural or superstitious elements. Your tour guide is an expert in occultism, witchcraft, and a member of The Satanic Temple! Surprisingly very family friendly, but for weird families.

Inclusions: Licensed and certified guide

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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.

Inclusions: All Fees and Taxes

Exclusions: Gratuities for your guide

Our daytime historic tour is a story of Pirates and Puritans, Witchcraft and War.  We travel around the city of Salem and share the tales of its amazing history.  From its humble beginnings as a city founded on the idea of peace for all, to the site of the largest incident of witchcraft hysteria in the modern world, learn how it became one of the biggest shipping ports in America, played host to some of the most famous authors of all time, and learn some of the biggest secrets this city has to offer! Our daytime walking tour lasts about an hour and forty five minutes, and covers a mile's worth of the downtown area. It is an easy walk, but we suggest comfortable shoes and clothing to match the season. Our tours are unscripted, and can be customized to every group's particular areas of interest!

Inclusions: Professional guide

Exclusions: Gratuities

FAME is the #1-rated boat in Salem and the #1-rated outdoor activity in the entire town, per TripAdvisor. Don't miss the very best of what Salem has to offer! There's more to our town than witches! FAME is a full-scale replica of a privateer schooner from the War of 1812 that captured over 20 ships! We sail up to five times a day between May and October from Pickering Wharf Marina in downtown Salem. On board our traditional gaff-rigged schooner, you'll get a chance to raise the sails and even steer the boat as we sail Salem Sound and talk about the fisherman, traders, and privateers that played such a central role in the saga of Salem, of Massachusetts, and of the young United States. This is a great hands-on adventure for all ages — but you can also just sit back and enjoy a beverage and take it all in as we cruise past the historic forts and lighthouses of Salem, Beverly, and Marblehead.

Inclusions: Restroom on board

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Follow your local guide on a unique walking tour that blends stories of Salem’s most famous murders with the maritime history that shaped-and in some cases twisted, Salem. Your tour includes stops at the Gardner-Pingree House, the Salem Maritime Historic Site, and an exploration of the beautiful architecture in the Salem Common district, famed for its mansions built from maritime money. We will uncover some of Salem’s murky maritime past, with Its gilded façade built on illegal activity and slavery. Along the way, we will step back into Salem’s history to hear stories of macabre murders. Because of the graphic nature of the subject matter, this tour is 18+. All tours meet outside of Coon’s Card and Gift Shop.

Inclusions: Local Guide

Exclusions: Parking

This interpreted Salem History Tour is an in-depth and personalised historical walking tour of beautiful Salem, Massachusetts. Kenneth Glover, a local guide presents a narrative of a storied New England city from its origins as a Native American settlement where immigrant English adventurers sent by Plymouth Plantation arrived in 1626. Explore Salem’s legendary past as a once thriving commercial port, the Salem Witch Trials, and it’s role in the American Revolution. Learn of the Salem men and women whose notable contributions and exemplary lives speak to us today. Your tour guide, Kenneth presents a unique experience with an array of artifacts, factual stories and traditional song to enliven the tour. Questions are welcome. There will be a bathroom break on the tour. The tour operates in all weather so dress accordingly.

Inclusions: 2.5 Hour Salem History Walking Tour

Exclusions: The walking tour does not enter the historic homes interpreted.

Come and explore the rich, mysterious history of one of New England's most loved destinations. This nightly 120-minute walking tour brings to life the true story of Salem's storied past. We are a diverse groups of historians, teachers, professional and artists whose passion for Salem's history is truly engaging. You will learn about Salem's rich past as a world-class seaport, hear hauntedly chilling tales of the supernatural, visit one of the most beautiful streets in America and learn of three hundred years of architecture, and find out the truth about the 1692 Salem Witch Trials hysteria. You will leave Salem wanting to plan your next trip back! Come and see why this the *only* tour you while in Salem.

Inclusions: 2-hour Hauntings & History Salem Walking Tour, Listen to 400 years of Salem history from a local historian, Day-time or lantern led night-time tour options available, Professional/Local Guide, Complimentary Bottled Water (summer only) or Hand Warmers (winter only)

Exclusions: Gratuities