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View Article - The Haunted Bunghole Liquor Store
Old time prohibition ghosts

The Haunted Bunghole Liquor Store

Massachusetts’s infamous city of Salem is well-known for its horrid past. It was filled with religiously motivated executions during the witch hunts, satanic practices, neighbor-against-neighbor violence, and bloodshed. Salem is marinating in dark ...

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View Article - Sailors in Salem
Historic ghost sailors in Salem

Sailors in Salem

When you think of Salem, what comes to mind? Witch trials, haunted graveyards, a great place to visit for Halloween? What about sailors and pirates? How about illegal brothels, shanghaied young men turned sailors, and underground tunnels? If you are ...

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View Article - Rockafellas Restaurant | Salem’s First Church
Witch talking with young girls in Salem

Rockafellas Restaurant | Salem’s First Church

A church-of-all-trades, so to speak; this building has seen it all. It has been a church, a bank, a jewelry store, and now Rockafellas restaurant in Salem, Massachusetts. Salem's First Church was built in 1634. Although it transformed and relocated ...

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View Article - The Salem Witch House
Salem Witch House

The Salem Witch House

“The Salem Witch House,” former home to the infamous Jonathan Corwin. Corwin was heir to one of the largest fortunes of the Puritan New England era. He would go on to take part in the well-documented and much-publicized Salem Witch Trials of the ...

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View Article - The Joshua Ward House
Witches around a cauldron

The Joshua Ward House

The Joshua Ward House has a rich history. Built in 1784, it is one of the first brick homes built in Salem, Massachusetts. A noted bricklayer and woodworker at the time, Samuel McIntire did all of the house’s interior woodwork, including an origin ...

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View Article - The Salem Jail
Spooky jail in Salem

The Salem Jail

The Salem “Old Witch” Jail, originally conceived as a jailing facility, has served as a multitude of functions through the years, from condominiums to restaurants.After going through many renovations and changes throughout its 200-plus years ...

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View Article - Proctor’s Ledge
Eerie forest at night

Proctor’s Ledge

Proctor’s Ledge is the alleged spot of the infamous Salem Witch Trial executions, particularly the hanging tree, is a well-known tourist destination for paranormal enthusiasts and historians alike.Proctor’s Ledge was discovered by historian ...

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View Article - Old Burying Point Cemetery
Ghost in a graveyard during the day

Old Burying Point Cemetery

The Old Burying Point Cemetery, located in the famous Salem, Massachusetts - a major destination for ghost-hunters and the curious.Resulting in 19 unnecessary deaths, the Salem Witch Trials were the result of mass hysteria run amok. Those accus ...

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View Article - Murphy’s Restaurant & Pub
Ghost in restaurant

Murphy’s Restaurant & Pub

Murphy’s Restaurant and Pub, a once beloved and now defunct location sits in Salem, Massachusetts - a location rife with witchcraft lore, with many of its locations said to be haunted by victims of the infamous witch trials.From graveyards to ...

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View Article - The Hawthorne Hotel
Mysterious candle on desk

The Hawthorne Hotel

Named after author Nathaniel Hawthorne, Salem’s Chamber of Commerce and Rotary Club are responsible for this joint venture. Over one thousand residents and businessmen invested in the building under the plan to invigorate the town with a modern ho ...

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