Salem Tour: Dark History & Ghost Stories

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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Michael_a
Oct 29, 2025
Take this tour! - Great mix of humor & history. It felt like a conversation for the entire 90 minutes. Jefferey rocks!
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Genesis_a
Oct 19, 2025
Amazing Experience on the Salem Uncovered Tour! - As a longtime Salem: The Podcast listener, I was so excited to finally experience the Salem Uncovered Tour in person — and it absolutely exceeded my expectations! When I arrived, I was greeted by Tim, who happens to be Jeffrey’s brother. I mentioned that I was a little sad not to have Jeffrey as my guide since I’m such a fan of the podcast, and Tim kindly told me he’d do his best to make sure I met him. Tim was incredibly knowledgeable and engaging throughout the entire tour, sharing dark and fascinating stories about Salem’s history. As we were walking we actually ran into Jeffrey, and Tim made a point to turn us around so I could officially meet him and even ask a question! I was thrilled — and got a quick photo, too! I’m so grateful to both Tim and Jeffrey for going above and beyond to make this experience special. I went with two friends who aren’t podcast listeners (yet), and they loved the tour so much that they said it was their favorite part of our trip — and now they want to start listening to Salem: The Podcast! Overall, I can’t recommend this tour enough. Whether you’re a fan of the podcast or just interested in Salem’s darker history, this is a must-do experience!
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Katie_b
Oct 19, 2025
Very interesting tour,... - Very interesting tour, learned alot! Great walk around Salem fun to do with friends to know more about city!
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Doughtyt
Oct 13, 2025
Great way to see the city and learn about its rich history. - Knowledgeable guide with good sense of humor. Kept my teenage daughter engaged with storytelling and tying history to present day.
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Katherine_p
Oct 12, 2025
Awesome! - It was fantastic and learned lots about the history of salem and all of the spooky happenings and funky murders
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Theresa_w
Oct 11, 2025
Great tour fun and... - Great tour fun and informative. The guide was engaging and added a bit of humor to her presentation.
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Keena_m
Oct 9, 2025
Jeff is awesome. Got... - Jeff is awesome. Got lucky with a small group and it was like being with a friend instead of on a tour. Highly recommend.
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Maryrae_n
Oct 8, 2025
Well done, very... - Well done, very interesting and informative! Jeff was amazing! Learned new things about Salem, not all about witches
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S3605schannahw
Nov 23, 2025
Not very good - While I loved learning the true history of salem, I don't think it's right for a tour guide to act like you're a complete idiot for not realizing that the people accused of witchcraft were hung and not burned. The whole point of the tour was to learn the true history, so I didn't appreciate being made fun of for that. I can tell the tour guide hates his job. And kept mentioning to other passing guides how "its almost over" while I'm sure living in Salem through the holidays is tiring, this isn't how you want a tour guide to act.
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Tommy_h
Oct 15, 2025
Scam - No guide ever showed. Call about 10 mins after tour was to start abd was told there was a booking issue.Was charged and told I would be refunded but have not received yet. Will be filing a dispute with credit card.
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