Salem Ghosts: Witches, Warlocks, & Hauntings

Are you ready to meet the agonized spirits of Salem? Step into Salem’s dark world with Salem Ghosts and experience the spectral wonders that have taken over the sleepy colonial village.

Join Salem Ghosts to explore the mysteries of America’s most fabled colonial town. Book your Salem ghost tour tonight for a truly terrifying experience you won’t forget.

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Salem Ghosts: Witches, Warlocks, & Hauntings

This walking ghost tour takes you to the most haunted locations in Salem and introduces you to the city’s haunted history firsthand through eerie encounters that lay around every corner. Souls of the infamous Witch Trials are eager to make contact with the living. Do you dare reach out to them? Book the extended tour to discover even more haunted stories in Salem.

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Meeting Location: Outside Salem Five Savings Bank at 210 Essex St, Salem, Massachusetts

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Starting Time: Ghost tours are held nightly at 8 PM, rain or shine!

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Pet Policy: Pets are welcomed!

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Alcohol Policy: No Drinking Permitted

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Adults Only: No

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Where to Meet, Park, and Directions

We recommend parking near 210 Essex Street. To see options, click below. Use parkme.com for more parking locations.

All tours meet at Outside Salem Five Savings Bank at 210 Essex St, Salem, Massachusetts. Your guide will be wearing a US Ghost Adventures t-shirt and carrying a lantern. Please arrive 15 minutes before your tour start time

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Brent Masmann

Five Stars

This tour was awesome!!! Doing it on Halloween night was evening creepier. Our tour guide was Sam but then we had a lady take over and she told us st...

11.04.24

Amy Torres

Five Stars

We loved the tour! It was high energy and good information.

11.04.24

Brandi Jones

Five Stars

Took a ghost tour on Holloween night . Our guide was very informative and made the tour even more interesting with his personal stories.

11.03.24

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Tour Preview: Where You’ll Go

Resting place of ghostly, restless spirits

Burying Point Cemetery

Constructed in 1637, the Burying Point Cemetery is the oldest cemetery in Salem. It is known to be the hallowed grounds that holds the spirit of the twisted Judge John Hathorne who condemned so many innocent souls.

Creepy tales surround this historic house

Joshua Ward House

Now the merchant hotel, this was one of the first brick houses in Salem. Guests have reported feeling crushed at 3:00 a.m. by an unseen force. Most never return again after their first visit.

Haunted area known for chilling tales

The Witch House

The Witch House is the only building still standing from the days of the Witch Trials. Judge Jonathan Corwin’s house has been the subject of many paranormal investigations, and few are disappointed with their visit.

The Hauntings of Salem

Salem’s place as a ghostly hotspot has been cemented in the pages of American history, as the ravenous years of the Salem witch hunt left a dark stain upon one of Massachusetts’s most haunted towns. But, there is much more hiding beneath the colonial village. Every step in Salem is full of otherworldly thrills.

 

Modern buildings now stand where historic homes once lay, but the people who were buried there aren’t ready to let go. The many judges who accused more than 200 people of witchcraft have more than made their mark upon the town. The 19 innocent souls these judges brought to the gallows now wander the town along with their burdened spirits.

 

With them are the legendary sea captains of old who have made their home here in Salem. But it appears their love of maritime life has anchored them to their former stomping grounds. They now inhabit some of the oldest and most haunted homes in Salem, MA, and their residual energy refuses to diminish.

 

The Most Haunted Places in Salem, MA

 

The most haunted places in Salem are not hard to find due to the atrocities that took place here. Proctor’s Ledge, the site of the brutal executions, is now dedicated in honor of those who died there. But many believe these souls still fly around in the form of orbs today. Gallows Hill, formerly thought to be the site of the hangings, is ripe with full-bodied apparitions and unusual sounds.

 

With over four hundred years of macabre history, Salem is full of unexplained activity. The House of Seven Gables is considered one of the most haunted houses in Salem. Sightings of ghastly children are reported on nearly every floor of the colonial mansion. The most terrifying of them all is the Old Salem Jail, where the accused of the Witch Trials were held. Old prison guards and prisoners alike are known to appear in the midst of freezing cold air.

Reasons to Take the Salem Ghost Tour

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You Want to Immerse Yourself In The Hysteria-filled History of Salem

It’s not just witches, dark persecutions, and sinister Judges. It’s not just tales of pacts with the Devil under the moon ... in the cover of the forest. There is more to this New England coastal town. A vivid tapestry that involves pirates, smugglers, and present-day criminals. Our tour is a heavily researched fact-based adventure into the dark history, and reputation of America’s most haunted city.

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Come Halloween You Simply Have to rewatch Hocus Pocus and Visit the Film Location

“You know, I’ve always wanted a child. And now I think I’ll have one on a toast!” Winifred Sanderson, perhaps one of ... Salem’s most famous fictional witches, coined that phrase. Do you dare light a black candle in front of one of Salem’s most photographed mansions? If you’re a horror fan, if you’re a Disney fan, if you’re a Bette Midler fan, this tour is for you. Come fly with us, as “we put a spell on you and now you’re mine.”

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Time is Short and Visiting the Site of the Salem Witch Trials is on Your Bucket List

Salem is one of the most coveted tourist enclaves in the whole US. It’s a small little town where bread and board might cos ... t you your soul. This is why a huge percentage of visitors like to hit the ground running and concentrate as much as they can in as little time. After all, time is money, and in Salem, it all adds up. Our tour takes you on a fast roller coaster ride through some of the city’s best-kept secrets and most iconic places. Learn to appreciate this city’s cultural identity in a flash.

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You’ve Read or Watched The Crucible

“Until an hour before the Devil fell, God thought him beautiful in Heaven.”



In 1953, American ... playwright Arthur Miller unveiled to the world one of the canons of modern drama — The Crucible. A partially fictionalized story of the Salem Witch that would soon become an allegory for McCarthyism and unjust persecution. Learn what truly occurred on the shores of this Bay Colony, and what ultimately inspired Miller into creating his Magnum opus.

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It’s Halloween Year Round in Your Household

Did you know that Salem is the most visited city in the world come October? It’s a bare-knuckle fight between Salem and Mun ... ich — the latter’s Octoberfest beer extravaganza always drawing in the crowds. And there is a reason why Witch City is so attractive come Fall. There’s a magic to it. There’s something otherworldly to what Salem becomes once the lights dim. And this magic can be felt throughout the year. Come join us and explore a city where Halloween is a 365-year-long event.

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You’re All About the Witches and Witchtrials in Witch City

Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and cauldron bubble. Cool it with a baboon’s blood, Then the charm is firm and g ... ood.



“I am that very witch. When I sleep my spirit slips away from my body and dances naked with the Devil.”



— The Witch, Robert Eggers



There’s no getting around it, you came to Salem for the witches. You came to Salem for the frights. You came to Salem for the ghosts. There’s a reason why this Essex County Hamlet is called “Witch Town” because the portmanteau sells. You go to Disney for the Mouse, you travel to Vegas for the casinos, to LA for the celebrities, and Cancun for the beaches. And, you come to Salem for the witches and the trials. Learn all there is to know about them and their persecution in 1692. Learn the truths behind the fiction and the dark deeds that never made their way into your high school history book.

Our Tours

Discover Salem’s eerie legends and spirits

Salem Ghosts: Witches, Warlocks, and Hauntings

Join us on a ghost tour of Salem, Massachusetts, also known as Witch City! Visit the most haunted locations in the infamous town, including Salem Old Town Hall, Ropes Mansion, Lyceum Hall, and more.

Meeting LocationTour Meeting Location: All tours meet at Outside Salem Five Savings Bank at 210 Essex St, Salem, Massachusetts.

Tour TimeTour Times: Dail at 8PM

Tour LengthTour Length: Approximately 1 hour

Tour WeatherGhost tours are held nightly, rain or shine!

Having fun at Salem Haunted Pub Crawl

Salem Ghosts Boos and Brews Haunted Pub Crawl

Enjoy some liquid courage while hearing ghostly tales of Salem's most historic haunts and drinking hotspots.

Meeting LocationTour Meeting Location: East India Square, 158 Essex St, Salem, MA 01970.

Tour TimeTour Times: Daily at 6PM

Tour LengthTour Length: Approximately 2 hours

Tour WeatherGhost tours are held nightly, rain or shine!

Unveiling Salem’s haunting witch trial history

Late Night Ultimate Ghost Tour of Salem

Join us on an ultimate late-night ghost adventure in Salem, MA. Visit the most haunted locations in Witch City in the dead of night, from haunted hotels and mournful memorials to restaurants resting on cursed ground.

Meeting LocationTour Meeting Location: All tours meet at 210 Essex St., Salem MA 01970.

Tour TimeTour Times: Daily at 9PM

Tour LengthTour Length: Approximately 1 hour

Tour WeatherGhost tours are held nightly, rain or shine!

Secrets of Salem Dark History Tour

Secrets of Salem Hidden Dark History of Salem Tour

Salem is famous for the 1692 Witch Trials, but few know what happened after. Uncover rarely-told stories of how Salem handled the aftermath of its horrific deeds on this tell-all walking tour which highlights the infamous untold stories and secrets of Salem's dark and tragic history.

Meeting LocationTour Meeting Location: Meet your guide at Outside Salem Five Savings Bank at 210 Essex St, Salem, Massachusetts.

Tour TimeTour Times: Daily at 3PM

Tour LengthTour Length: Approximately 2 hours

Tour WeatherGhost tours are held nightly, rain or shine!

Haunted sites echo with ghostly whispers

The Witches of Salem: Ultimate Witchcraft and Magic Tour

Grab hold of a broom for an electrifying adventure! Throughout history, witches and the occult have evolved from being shrouded in mystery, fear, and controversy to the center stage in Hocus Pocus and Practical Magic.

Meeting LocationTour Meeting Location: Tours begin at the John Ward House, 9 Brown St, Salem, MA 01970.

Tour TimeTour Times:

Tour LengthTour Length: Approximately 2 hours

Tour WeatherGhost tours are held nightly, rain or shine!

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