Salem Walking Tour: Dark History & Ghosts

Explore Salem’s dark history on a 90-min evening tour. Discover pirates, murders, curses, and ghost stories. Join us and uncover secrets better than fiction.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Houdini Way - This is where the tour meets and the site of our first story. The building here is the historic site where Harry Houdini performed an escape act from the Salem Jail in 1906.
  • The Burying Point - Historic Location. Dating back to 1637, this is the oldest burying point in Salem. We will hear stories of the infamous dead, spiders,…
What's Included
  • 90-Minute Dark History & Murder Night-Time Stories of Salem Walking Tour
  • All tours are led by professional storytellers
  • All guides are licensed by the city of Salem
  • Stopping at the oldest cemetery in Salem, a Hocus Pocus filming location, and a haunted hotel
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

When you hear people talk about Salem, often times the first thing that comes to mind is Witches, and Halloween, and ghosts and spooky fun, but there’s so much more lurking in the shadows. Salem is nearly 400 years old and just like all of us, it has a dark side. An underbelly wrought with stories for the ages. Join us for our 90 min evening walking…

Location
1 Houdini Way
Houdini Way
Next to 15 Front St, across from the store Nocturne. (Look for the ginger in the hat) -use google maps for directions.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Angela_l
Sep 26, 2025
Haven’t received a refund - Unfortunately, the tour operator had to cancel our tour. Offering us a full refund which I accepted. I wanted to let you know they gave us ample notice and that they even gave a couple of alternative tours with other tour companies to rebook. I have been in touch with them as I have not seen my refund. They have responded quickly and professionally. They are stating that as I booked with Victor, I will need to wait on the refund from your company. I have just texted them so hopefully they will be in touch shortly. As I have booked and unfortunately had to cancel with you once before and received my refund in a timely manner, I’m sure this will be rectified shortly. Thank you for your anticipated assistance in this matter.
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396kellys
Sep 23, 2025
A night to remember - If you know you know. Had the opportunity to enjoy a nice stroll around Salem hearing many stories including, magic, murdered, spiders and more. Jeffery’s loud voice was easy to hear and made his story telling an A in my book.
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Jenniesl3849eg
Sep 12, 2025
What a fun night! - Awesome storyteller and I loved his style of storytelling too. My sister and I are joining the 2nd tour today so we can hear about the history as well as the scandalous side of Salem.
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Jessica_h
Sep 3, 2025
Our tour guide was very... - Our tour guide was very fun and informative. We really enjoyed hearing about other things than just the witch trials.
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Apriln31604
Sep 1, 2025
Definitely book this tour! - Wish I could give this tour 10 stars. We had an amazing time and Jeff was fantastic! I have been listening to his podcast for a few months in anticipation for this trip and we were all so impressed! His storytelling was top notch, we thoroughly enjoyed listening to him. Will not hesitate to book next time we're in town!
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Grandtour59732218278
Jul 2, 2025
Awesome guide, interesting, fun and funny in a small group setting - Jeffrey’s tour was a blast! He delivered a ton of information, from history to pop culture influences, in a delightfully cheeky manner. Murder, literature, and information about beds - all there. The walk itself is very accessible and covers a variety of historical places. We had a group member who required an electric wheelchair, and they were able to navigate the sidewalks and streets with ease. As an aside, I highly recommend listening to his podcast, Salem The Podcast, to enhance your experience further. I learned so much about Salem thanks to Jeffrey and his podcast partner, Sarah. If you want an evening of historical entertainment that is delivered in a fun way and an intimate group, Jeffrey is your guy.
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D5670hvjasone
May 15, 2025
Learn more about Salem! No witches. No ghosts. - Tired of oversaturated witch and ghost tours? THIS IS FOR YOU! Jeff will teach you about other dark and unique parts of Salem in a historical, contemporary, and fun way. He sprinkles in humor appropriately, without undermining the facts he so eloquently presents. It is refreshing!
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Eugenia_r
Nov 10, 2024
Best tour ever - Our tour guide was amazing. His vast knowledge of the area brought everything to life. Rich colorful stories and history. Petfect
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Julie_s
Jun 24, 2025
Very knowledgeable tour... - Very knowledgeable tour that brings history and storytelling together. He showed the passion for his love of performing while providing facts with pictures that verified the historic building's and their legends. Very informative and well thought out on the presentation.
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Heather_h
Sep 29, 2025
Unfortunately we missed... - Unfortunately we missed our experience. We came in to Salem from Connecticut for a birthday weekend. Arriving with ample time ahead of our tour, I ended up driving around for about 90 mins just looking for parking and ended up not being able to attend. I have been in Salem in September in the past and around the very same time and never had this much trouble. It is also disappointing because I paid a lot of the tickets and was out of the money because of very little parking and huge crowd everywhere. I understand it’s the time of year where people are coming in for the Salem experience but not being able modify tickets only 24 hours before start time is unfair. Sad I missed out on the experience.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).