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The Ghosts of Salem Walking Tour

Badge of ExcellenceSalem, USA

1 hour 30 minutes
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Salem is often considered the most haunted city in America, and you'll find out why on this ghost tour that covers the spookiest stories in town, from the infamous 1692 Witch Trials to more modern hauntings. Visit centuries-old landmarks with ties to dark deeds and paranormal activity, like the Burying Point Cemetery, the House of the Seven Gables, and the Witch House. You might be surprised what you see!

Hear Salem’s best ghost stories from an entertaining guide
Visit several sites with real connections to the Salem Witch Trials
Storytelling guide brings Salem’s long history to life
Learn about paranormal occurrences and get ghost-hunting tips

What's Included

All Fees and Taxes

Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Old Town Hall
32 Derby Square, Salem, MA 01970, USA
The Ghosts of Salem Tour starts at 32 Derby Square, in front of the Old Town Hall building If you need directions or get lost, you have a map in your Ticket Confirmation email. You can also call our office and we'll get you to the right place! *Stops/locations visited may vary.

Start time

08:00 PM

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

The Witch House at Salem

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Salem Old Town Hall

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

The House of the Seven Gables

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

The Burying Point

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed

Near public transportation
Most travelers can participate
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.
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 experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Reviews

4.5

187 reviews

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Salem Witch Tour

Edna_E, Nov 2023

Steven was very professional & knowledgeable. I would highly recommend The Ghosts of Salem Walking Tour.

Response from Host, Nov 2023

Thanks for your review! We are so glad to hear you had a great time on the tour. It was our pleasure to have you as our guest.

Ghost stories

Mandee_H, Nov 2023

It was a great experience. The guild we very good and easy to hear. We had a nice evening and enjoyed the tour.

Response from Host, Nov 2023

Thank you for your review and We are glad to hear you enjoyed the tour as a whole. We push our guides to perform the very BEST they can, in order to give you all as guests the exceptional experience you are wanting. Please come back for another tour with GCT!

8pm tour

Richard_G, Nov 2023

Small group, very enthusiastic and knowledgeable guide. About 1 1/2 hours. Easy walk. 1 November, less crowded

Response from Host, Nov 2023

Thanks for your review! We are so glad to hear you had a great time on the tour. It was our pleasure to have you as our guest.

Most disappointing experience

Sarah_B, Oct 2023

The whole experience was rather disappointing. The tour guide didn’t know what he was doing. He was used to groups of 40 and had to combine 2 groups which means we were nearly 80 people. While every other tour guide had a microphone and a nice costume to fit the vibe our tour guide had neither. Which means we couldn’t even hear him. The times we did hear him he was not telling us any ghost stories. He lacked basic information to the places he took us and couldn’t answer any questions regarding the places. Many of the people left after a few minutes and by the end of the tour there were maybe 20 people left. He took us to places that were not supposed to be on the tour because he said he likes them (but again could not tell us any real ghost stories). The only thing he kept telling us that people saw ghosts there in form of blue orbs and that he has them on his phone but didn’t show to us. Very disappointing experience and would not recommend at all.

Response from Host, Oct 2023

We are very sorry to hear about your less than ideal experience. The guide did not take proper direction and made the decision to take far more guests than allotted. This guide is no longer with the company.

Sucked.

Jill_C, Oct 2023

SKIP! They over booked. Split us into two groups. Our guide knew nothing-told us to google basically everything. It was nothing about ghosts etc. guy didn’t even have a mic so couldn’t hear anything over other tour guides loud mics. Waste of money.

Response from Host, Nov 2023

Thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to hear the tour did not meet expectations. If you'd like to try a different experience please reach out to our customer support team. We'd like a chance to make it right

Terrible service

Ankit_B, Oct 2023

The guide never showed up to the meetup location. We waited for 30 mins along with many others who had bought the tickets from this company

Response from Host, Nov 2023

We are very sorry to hear you were unable to locate your tour guide. The city is very busy at this time of year and is important to arrive before tour time for check in as we leave right on time with the guests who follow the instructions provided.

Poorly run tour

Deborah_P, Oct 2023

Tour group ended up being split into two groups but only one guide had a headset/mic. We ended up being forced to go with the guide who did not have one. Could not hear 90% of what was said. When we could hear the guide, he had extremely limited knowledge of the ghost stories or history of the buildings we saw. Very poorly run. Would not recommend.

Response from Host, Nov 2023

Thanks for your feedback. We are sorry the tour did not meet your expectations. If you'd like to try a different experience, please contact our customer support. We'd like to try and make it right

Speak up

Mercedes_L, Oct 2023

We have always enjoyed these walking tours immensely, but unfortunately this one was the worst one we have ever experienced. The guide, I did not get his name because I could not hear it, did not use a microphone and had a quiet voice (he said he forgot his microphone and that his voice was shredded), so he was impossible to hear. What we did hear had was the same story repeated multiple times and him bragging that he was a horror movie director. After 30 minutes we ditched the tour. Please tell your guides that they must use a microphone since the area of the tour is so loud and busy. A complete disaster! Kent and Mercy LeHoullier, Florida

Response from Host, Dec 2023

Thank you for the feedback. We do pride our guides on not only being professional but personable as well. If you feel you did not receive the experience you expected, please reach out to our customer experience team. We'd like to try to make it right.

Scary customer service

Julia_F, Oct 2023

If I could give less than one star, I would. My friends and I had a horrific experience with this company. We showed up to our tour a few minutes before it started. Salem in October is insanely crowded and all ghost tours meet in the same spot. There was no signage or anything to help clear up the confusion. My friends and I went around and asked every tour guide there where our tour might be. We walked around the perimeter of the meeting point twice. Eventually, it got to the point that the tour obviously would have left. I tried contacting the tour operator and viator and did not receive anything in time. I politely requested a refund as this was clearly not on us, but on the poor organization of tours throughout Salem. We were denied a refund and basically told that it was our fault that we could not find the tour, even though we had made a large effort to do so. I’d highly recommend not doing business with this company. There are many other tours in Salem, I’d recommend looking in to other options.

Response from Host, Oct 2023

Thank you for your feedback. We do ask all guests to arrive a minimum of 15 minutes before tour time as we do check in and begin the tour exactly on time. We also always send detailed meeting location directions for every tour. It is extremely busy with many many tours in Salem this time of year indeed. Our team offered you compensatory tickets that can be used on nay of our tours across the country and never expire.

Meh

Josh_M, Oct 2023

It was hard to hear the tour guide. It also wasn't really spooky. He told us to look into a bunch of third-floor windows and see if we could see something he saw a few weeks ago. At one point, he saw a red light and literally said, "this is probably an exit sign, but it looks spooky!". He was a really nice guy, but the tour was definitely not worth the money I paid.

Response from Host, Oct 2023

Thanks for your feedback. We are sorry the tour did not meet your expectations. This time of year, there is a large volume of not only tours but other tourists and traffic as well. Our guides do their very best to keep everyone engaged and able to her. We are sorry that particular joke fell flat.

Not A Bore

Julie_E, Oct 2023

Our tour was canceled 3 hours before, and customer service was absolutely terrible and non-apologetic. As a tourist attraction, we can’t exactly try again next weekend. However, our tour guide, Lady Bore, who was clearly and understandably flustered by all the disgruntled people saved the night and figured it out for everyone. She was a great tour guide- informative and entertaining- and the tour itself was great.

Response from Host, Oct 2023

Thank you for your feedback. Indeed Lady Boar is a leader of our team and a gem of a guide. She always gives the most impeccable care to our guests and puts on an amazingly fun, funny and informative tour. WE are glad to hear your tour was excellent amongst the chaos of the season!

Rip off

karen, Oct 2023

Could not find the tour the directions said 32 Darby st to many tours there some peoples tours told them a specific meeting place this did not. Paid for nothing.

Response from Host, Oct 2023

Thank you for your feedback. We do offer detailed meeting instructions in all confirmation emails and communications. It is true that there are many tours and other tourists in the city this time of year, often leading to chaos that can be difficult to navigate.

The experience started...

Jessica_N, Oct 2023

The experience started out rough, when viator cancelled out tickets before. But Mrs. Bore saved the day.

Response from Host, Oct 2023

Thank you for your review. We are so glad that you enjoyed the tour with Lady Boar. It can be very chaotic in Salem this time of year and we are very proud that the guide was able to give you an excellent experience.

Zack is a good tour guide

Michelle_H, Oct 2023

Our tour guide Zack was very good. We liked his stores and the history he gave us on the tour. I liked finding out which places our haunted and the history on the different experiences that have happened at the places and why the place is haunted.

Response from Host, Oct 2023

Thanks for your review on the tour with Zach. He is very knowledgeable for sure, and loves sharing the history and hanted sites with our guests. Thanks for choolsing Ghost City Tours for your spooky walk.

Bad guide

Katie_T, Oct 2023

I was really looking forward to this tour, but after 30 minutes my friend and I walked away disappointed. The tour guide started out giving good information on the history the buildings then rambled on with frivolous information that had little to do with the tour and more on personal opinion which made it painful to continue with the tour. I'm sure that it would have been better with a different guide.

Response from Host, Oct 2023

Thanks for your feedback. We are sorry to her the tour did not meet your expectations. Rest assured that all of our guides are expertly trained. We do pride our guides on being professional as well as personable. If you would like to try a different experience, please reach out to our guest support team. We'd like a chance to make it right.

Great tour

katiearroyo09, Oct 2023

We made a quick stop in Salem on our trip, and were able to catch a couple tickets for this tour! We weren’t disappointed. Our tour guide was fun and personable. We enjoyed our time, and plan to revisit!

I really enjoyed the...

Holly_R, Sep 2023

I really enjoyed the history behind salem, witches and the ghosts. The guide was very knowledgeable. The images she had of the ghost where very creepy

Response from Host, Sep 2023

Any time that we can provide pictures during a tour to help make things more real and more creepy, is always a good thing. We are very glad this helped boost your experience!

It was awesome

Rachel_S, Sep 2023

The cemetery the explanations and he did great on the history...was very pleasant and was very patient

Do not purchase.

Keegan_S, Sep 2023

Absolutely terrible. We paid for a tour and did not receive even half of what was advertised. Would not recommend this.

Response from Host, Sep 2023

Thank you for your feedback. We are very sorry to hear the tour did not meet your expectations. If you would like to try a different experience, please reach out to our customer experience team. We'd like to try to make it right.

Thumbs way up

Phyllis_N, Sep 2023

Very knowledgeable and personable.would ask for her again. I find it disrespectful that this review is telling me to write more and giving me tips on what to say. For that I give it o stars

Response from Host, Sep 2023