Boston and Salem Walking Tours
About
Salem Historical Tours runs guided walking tours of Salem and Boston, covering nearly 400 years of history. Its best-known offerings include Haunted Footsteps, a lantern-lit ghost tour that has run since 1997 and is billed as Salem’s original ghost tour, and the 1692 Witchcraft Walk, an in-depth look at the witch trial hysteria endorsed by authors and experts. Other tours cover the American Revolution, maritime history and Salem’s many film and TV locations.
The company is family-owned and operated, and its licensed guides are teachers and historians. The Salem 101 general history tour, written by professional historians, teachers and authors who research local archives, runs about 90 minutes. Walking routes take in downtown, the McIntire District and the Seaport area. The movie locations tour was written by someone who works in film and TV, and one guide appeared in Hocus Pocus 2.
What to Know
- Tours run rain or shine, and tickets are nonrefundable.
- Dogs are welcome on tours, except in the cemetery.
- Tours stay outdoors and do not go inside any buildings.
- Walk-ins can join just before a tour starts if spots remain.
- Tours do not run every day in winter, but the company will try to arrange one if contacted in advance.
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