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Haunted Footsteps Ghost & Paranormal Salem Tour

Salem, USA

From $25.00

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up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)

1 hour 30 minutes
Offered in: English

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Overview

The mere mention of Salem conjures tales of witch trials and macabre mishaps. This haunted history tour, ideal for fans of superstition and the supernatural, takes you on a lantern-lit journey to sites of alleged haunting. Explore an atmospheric cemetery, visit buildings inhabited by restless souls, and listen to paranormal stories delivered by a master storyteller. A charged atmosphere is guaranteed on this tour.

Haunted history walking tour of Salem
Delve into Salem's macabre history and listen to terrifying tales from a master storyteller guide
Explore a cemetery, visit haunted buildings, and wander spooky streets by lantern light

What's Included

Local, professional and certified local guide
Visit several sites where paranormal activity has occurred
Hear stories of accidental death and murder.
Guide will dress in a costume
Analytics on any ghost photos you may get
We do not go in any buildings so admission is not included nor necessary
All ghost and paranormal stories are exclusive to Salem

Gratuities
Hotel Pick-Up and Drop-Off
There's no food or drink offered, but snacks, soda and water are available for sale.

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

8 Central St, Salem, MA 01970, USA
We are part of the pedestrian walkway downtown at the corner of Essex and Central Streets. We are next to Emporium 32 and across from the New England Dog Biscuit Company. Look for our purple sign.

End point

Salem, MA, USA
Returns to downtown area. Guide can direct you to where you want to go.

What To Expect

Arrive at the Salem Historical Tours office on 8 Central Street. Here, you’ll greet your costumed guide and follow the light of a lantern to some of Salem’s most haunted locations.

Listen to commentary dripping with dark humor and historical facts as you visit a spine-tingling cemetery and stand upon sites associated with the infamous Salem Witch Trials.

See, too, buildings inhabited by restless specters and learn about some of Salem’s dearly departed residents. Bid your guide farewell at a central Salem spot after your evening of exploration.

Salem Historical Tours & Haunted Footsteps Ghost Tour

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Ropes Mansion and Garden

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Old Burying Point Cemetery

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

John Ward House

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

The Witch House at Salem

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Rockafellas Restaurant

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation
Most travelers can participate
Children must be accompanied by an adult

Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Tour times vary by season. Available tour times reflected during checkout. Please plan to arrive 15-20 minutes prior to your tour. Check in at Salem Historical Tours Office at 8 Central Street, Salem, MA.
The City of Salem has rescinded its face mask and proof of vaccination order. You no longer have to show proof of vaccination or wear a face mask to enter our office and gift shop. It is subject to change in the future.
Traffic and parking in October can be very difficult. Give yourself extra time to get here and park no matter what your GPS is telling you. Check Salem.org for details on where to park.
Our public walking tours can pose challenges for participants with mobility and accessibility concerns. Tours are 90 minutes long and about one mile in length. Each participant must be able to complete the one-mile tour within 90 minutes, providing for frequent stops to view sites and for information from the tour guide. As Salem is a historical city, there are narrow and uneven sidewalks, bricks, cobblestones, and stairs. During events and festivals (and particularly October), with crowds and street vendors, the streets can become difficult to navigate.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 40 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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Highly recommended!!!

Antonio_G, Feb 2024

Allen was amazing!! After all of the years I’ve been going doing different tours, he was in the top 10! I would say that his knowledge of all of the homes was quite intriguing! I am very pleased with how this tour was conducted.

Response from Host, Feb 2024

Hello and Thank you for the amazing review! We're so pleased to hear you had a great time with us! Allan is on one of the best guides in town! Please be sure to come back and visit again soon!

Ellen was very...

Denise_P, Nov 2023

Ellen was very knowledgeable about all the history of the places we visited and she made it very entertaining!

Response from Host, Nov 2023

Hello and Thank you for the amazing review! We're so pleased to hear you had a great time with us! Ellen is on one of the best guides in town! Please be sure to come back and visit again soon!

Good tour

Teressa_Z, Nov 2023

Really good tour we enjoyed it very much. The walking was easy to do and we learned alot about the ghost of Salem.

Response from Host, Nov 2023

Hello and Thank you for the amazing review! We're so pleased to hear you had a great time with us! Please be sure to come back and visit again soon!

Poor

katie_g, Nov 2023

Did not enjoy this at all, the guide, however nice he was, you could not hear him through his voice or speakers

Response from Host, Nov 2023

We're sorry to hear you didn't enjoy the tour. If you had a hard time hearing the guide you can always ask the guide to speak up as well as move your group closer to the guide.

Fun

TaraM, Nov 2023

Amber was great providing spooky knowledge with witty humor ! We had a great time walking through Salem. Despite being a rainy night Amber was sure to keep us entertained with all our stops

Response from Host, Nov 2023

Hello Tara, Thank you for the amazing review! We're so pleased to hear you had a great time with us! Amber is on one of the best guides in town! Please be sure to come back and visit again soon!

Insightful

TheEverythingNerd, Nov 2023

The host was very friendly, he had to change the itinerary because of other tours but he made due. A fun and insightful, interesting tour. glad we went

Response from Host, Nov 2023

Hello and Thank you for the amazing review! We're so pleased to hear you had a great time with us! Please be sure to come back and visit again soon!

Glad we went

JamieM_M, Nov 2023

Our tour is was great. We all learned quite a bit. I highly recommend this tour. Even on Halloween it was busy

Response from Host, Nov 2023

Hello and Thank you for the amazing review! We're so pleased to hear you had a great time with us! Please be sure to come back and visit again soon!

Bad experience

Sara_G, Oct 2023

First time doing a tour and actually going to Salem in general which is why we wanted to do the tour and we was unable to enjoy and listen to what the guy said because first his voice was kind of low and it was hard to keep up with him because he was always in a rush. He would run to the next stop and wouldn’t even wait for everyone to get to the spot to start talking he would just keep doing he’s think like someone was waiting for him or he would just be on his own. It came to a point that we couldn’t keep going and we lost him because of how fast he was going specially when we had a pregnant women and a disabled person. We saw how others did there tours and they where way better than the one we had. He had a purple shirt, always closing his eyes every time he talked and always in a rush since I don’t even remember his name and maybe he didn’t even say it or I didn’t even heard it since again he was always in a rush. We was 15 in total since it was my birthday weekend and at the end half of his group end up losing him. The place is so beautiful and so much fun but the tour could of been way better. I really wish I could at least get half of my money back which we spend over $340 for just the tour but at least my kids said they had fun

Response from Host, Nov 2023

We're sorry to hear you didn't have a great experience with us. Halloween can be very noisy and out of our control. Our guides use amplifiers and try to be as loud as they can. The Haunted Footsteps Ghost Tour is the most respected, recommended and supernatural tour in Salem.

A must-do in Salem!

Roxanne_P, Oct 2023

Our guide was super funny and very knowledgeable as she guided us around the city and pointed out haunted locations and famous houses! We had a great time and it was a lovely way to spend a part of our evening!

Response from Host, Nov 2023

Hello and Thank you for the amazing review! We're so pleased to hear you had a great time with us! Please be sure to come back and visit again soon!

Walking Ghost tour.

Jamie_M, Oct 2023

Guide was ok. Not a lot of new info and after 30 mins we left the group. Didnt appear we would get to see a lot of stuff with historical value.

Response from Host, Nov 2023

Th Haunted Footsteps Ghost and Paranormal Tour is not a history tour. We got to sites that have had stories of accidental death, murder and paranormal activity. Some of the locations are historic sites, but some are not. If you wanted history, you needed to take our Salem 101: General History Tour. If you want witch history, then you needed to take our 1692 Witchcraft Walk.

Bored

Shelley_W, Oct 2023

Very dry and boring, we dipped out of the tour and did our own tour. The guide seemed like he didn't even want to be there

Response from Host, Nov 2023

We're sorry to hear you didn't enjoy the tour.This tour is one of the best in the city and constantly gets rave reviews. All our ghost stories are backed by history so that we can better explain what happened.

It was nice to hear some...

Mackenzie_W, Oct 2023

It was nice to hear some of the history of Salem and see some prominent buildings. Though our tour guide was knowledgeable about Salem, he was derailed quite often, making the stories hard to follow.

Response from Host, Nov 2023

We keep our tour groups to 35-40 people while other companies go 50 or more. This makes it easier to get to the locations and gives ample time for people to catch the group before the guide starts talking. All of our guides use microphones so they are very loud. The crowds start coming to Salem in mid September. A weekend in October can be witness to 100,000 people a day and you need to prepare for that.

Great knowledge of Salem

Bridget_J, Oct 2023

We enjoyed our tour with Ellen. She was great at informing us of the history of many of the haunted houses/places in Salem.

Response from Host, Nov 2023

Hello and Thank you for the amazing review! We're so pleased to hear you had a great time with us! Ellen is on one of the best guides in town! Please be sure to come back and visit again soon!

Our guide didn't wait for...

Penny_W, Oct 2023

Our guide didn't wait for everyone. We couldn't hear most of what he said and we lost him in the middle of our tour

Response from Host, Nov 2023

Excellent

dave_o, Oct 2023

Didn’t make the tour!Traffic issues,received unexpected refund,Thankyou,all good,will book again ,had great experience in Salem

Response from Host, Nov 2023

Hello and Thank you for the amazing review! We're so pleased to hear you had a great time with us! Please be sure to come back and visit again soon!

Too crowded to enjoy

Bill_C, Oct 2023

Guide was nice and informative. It was just too crowded. Could not hear him. Way to many prople to enjoy! We left early not enjoyable.

Response from Host, Nov 2023

SO BORING

Kassandra_S, Oct 2023

Our tour guide stopped at 2 spots and talked for 15 minutes about his own personal ghost encounters… after that we couldn’t take it anymore and we left early. The tour was scheduled to be 1.5 hours and our first stop was a bank parking lot… take that as you will.

Response from Host, Nov 2023

All our guides weave a few personal stories into the tours. Had you stayed for the rest of the tour you may have seen more than just the bank parking lot which is next to one oldest cemeteries in the counry.

Worst tour ever

Angelica_G, Oct 2023

Worst tour I have ever taken. Her mic went dead after stop #2 and most of the tour was her dry jokes not much information

Response from Host, Nov 2023

We're sorry to hear the guides mic malfunctioned during the tour. We do our best to remind our guides to check equipment before going out on tours.

Superb

Rachael_S, Oct 2023

Very informative tour and guide. Ellen was fantastic and knew a lot of great facts about Salem and hauntings.

Response from Host, Nov 2023

Hello and Thank you for the amazing review! We're so pleased to hear you had a great time with us! Please be sure to come back and visit again soon!

Great experience

Jennifer_M, Oct 2023

Very informative and interesting. Had a great time! The guide was very knowledgeable and friendly. Learned so much more info than expected. Would definitely recommend.

Response from Host, Nov 2023

Hello and Thank you for the amazing review! We're so pleased to hear you had a great time with us! Please be sure to come back and visit again soon!

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