Historian's Guide to the Salem Witch Trials
Overview
This tour will talk about the darker side of Salem's history: the reality of the witch trials (both within and out of Salem), the Old Witch Gaol, the old County Jail, and the victims of the Salem witch trials.
This is an adult tour. We will discuss injustice, true crime, deaths, executions, the history of witch trials and mistreatment of individuals of various races, religions, and genders. I am not doing so with the intention of being obscene or extreme in any way, nor am I doing it for shock value. It is simply my passion to tell the history as close to reality as I can. I look forward to sharing the darker side of this beautiful city with you.
Prepare for your trip in advance by listening to my podcast Effed Up History!
Inclusions
- History Information
What to expect
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Captain William Driver Park, 309 Essex St, Salem, MA 01970, USA
Directly across from the Witch house where we will give context to the trials
Duration: 20 minutes
Pass By: Witch House, 310 1/2 Essex St, Salem, MA 01970-3257
WE WILL NOT BE ENTERING
Stop At: First Church in Salem, 316 Essex St, Salem, MA 01970, USA
WE WILL NOT BE ENTERING
Discussion about what led up to the trials in Salem
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Turner’s Seafood at Lyceum Hall, 43 Church St, Salem, MA 01970, USA
Discussion about the beginning of the witch trials and Bridget Bishop, the first victim
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: 10 Federal St, Salem, MA 01970, USA
Site of the Old Witch Gaol where some of the people accused of witches were held.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Old Salem Jail Lot, 161 Bridge St, Salem, MA 01970, USA
The site of the old jail and disputed location of where Giles Corey was killed (spoiler: it wasn't).
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: St. Peter's-San Pedro Episcopal Church, 24 St Peter St, Salem, MA 01970, USA
Here we will talk about the Sheriff George Corwin and his corruption.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Salem Witch Trials Memorial, Liberty Street Off Charter Street, Salem, MA 01970
Here we will end our tour talking about the witch trials and some other information about the victims.
Duration: 20 minutes
Pass By: The Burying Point, 51 Charter St, Salem, MA 01970, USA
One of the oldest cemeteries in the United States. The Salem Witch Trial memorial was built directly next to it.
Additional information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- Masks are strongly encouraged during tour but since we are outside, social distancing will be implemented where possible.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 40 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
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Krystina was great. Very knowledgeable, personable and funny. My 15 year old daughter doesn’t like many people and really related and enjoyed the tour. Would highly recommend!!
Krystina was great. Very knowledgeable, personable and funny. My 15 year old daughter doesn’t like many people and really related and enjoyed the tour. Would highly recommend!!Such an interesting and captivating tour! Krystina was an amazing guide and story teller that kept the suspense and intrigue throughout the whole tour! I would highly recommend this tour to anyone wanting some entertaining history!!
Such an interesting and captivating tour! Krystina was an amazing guide and story teller that kept the suspense and intrigue throughout the whole tour! I would highly recommend this tour to anyone wanting some entertaining history!!We learned so much about the injustices during the Salem witch trials and I’ve been on a tour before. Lots of interesting info including about the prison system back then to today. The guide is a great storyteller. Just make sure you have time for a 2hr tour. I misread and assumed it was going to...
We learned so much about the injustices during the Salem witch trials and I’ve been on a tour before. Lots of interesting info including about the prison system back then to today. The guide is a great storyteller. Just make sure you have time for a 2hr tour. I misread and assumed it was going to be a 1hr tour but we still stayed the whole time!Krystina was very knowledgeable and had great energy! She told us such interesting stories and facts and kept our attention the whole time! It made the rest of our experience around Salem that much better because we learned personal history. Bonus, she’s funny! :)
Krystina was very knowledgeable and had great energy! She told us such interesting stories and facts and kept our attention the whole time! It made the rest of our experience around Salem that much better because we learned personal history. Bonus, she’s funny! :)Have you ever had that one favorite class/teacher where you just loved the subject. Well if Witch Trails is what you want to know about, you will know most everything by the time you finish this tour. She literally knows what seems to be everything and anything about Salem as well. Your have a...
Have you ever had that one favorite class/teacher where you just loved the subject. Well if Witch Trails is what you want to know about, you will know most everything by the time you finish this tour. She literally knows what seems to be everything and anything about Salem as well. Your have a great time book the tour 😊Christina was great, very knowledgeable and entertaining. She is a perfect combination for a guide! Great storytelling of a dark and tragic subject. A good amount of walking so wear comfortable shoes.
Christina was great, very knowledgeable and entertaining. She is a perfect combination for a guide! Great storytelling of a dark and tragic subject. A good amount of walking so wear comfortable shoes.