Prize: 2 tour tickets with Salem Historical Tours on any night (except Oct 2025) and your choice of tour during the 2025 season.
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Must be 18 years of age to enter and consent to the contest rules and eligibility requirements.
How many winners: We'll pick 1 lucky winner (2 tickets per winner)
Winner Notification: Winners will be notified via email the day the contest closes. Be sure to check your email for winner notification and reply within 48 hours to CLAIM your winning tickets. If you don't claim your tickets by the deadline, we will draw another winner at random.
Restrictions/Blackout dates: Winning tickets are good for any tour before 12/31/25 (except tours in October 2025 which are not eligible for redemption).
Redemption: If you win these tickets, you will be provided with a certificate to book your winning tickets directlly with Salem Historical Tours.
Deadline to enter: Submit your contest form(s) by Monday 6/16/25, 7am.
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Accompany Salem Historical Tours on Salem's Original 90-minute ghostly tour and experience why their highly acclaimed lantern-lit stroll has been a "Witch City" institution since 1997. Their engaging guides creatively convey Salem's authentic haunted history. Delve into Salem's macabre past as the knowledgable and charismatic guides regale you with true tales of documented paranormal activity, chilling cemeteries, and centuries-old murder.
April through August • Tours run daily at 8pm
September • Tours run daily at 6pm & 8pm
October • Tours run daily at 3pm, 6pm & 8pm. Additional tours are offered at 6pm, 7pm & 9pm on the last weekend of September and all October weekends!
November 4th - 30th • Tours run nightly at 6pm (except on Thanksgiving)
December 1st - January 5th • Tours nightly at 6pm (except on Christmas Day)
Late Feb - March • Tours run Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays at 6pm.
Salem 101: General History tells you about the nearly 400-year-old history of our city. This overview tour covers the 1692 Witchcraft Trials, Salem's role as the top seaport in the nation, involvement in the American Revolution, presidents and famous people who visited here, inventors, movies shot in the city and other amazing history.
The 1692 Witchcraft Walk strolls through former Salem Towne examining key players and locales linked to the infamous Witch Trials. Examine the demographics, theories, and personal stories comprising the dire events of 1692.
Salem Village Witch Hunt Walking Tour (Danvers, MA)
This tour takes place a short drive away from Salem in the town of Danvers, formerly Salem Village, where two young girls began acting out on a cold February day in 1692. It was diagnosed as witchcraft, starting the hysteria. You'll visit several significant historical sites including the remains of the parsonage.
HP Lovecraft and the Salem Connection Walking Tour
HP Lovecraft was a science fiction, fantasy and horror writer who was inspired by Salem and the witchcraft Trials. He specialized in the weird that captured the imagination of many of his fans. You’ll learn about the man, his books and what he referenced in his books.
Salem Witch Trials Ancestors & Descendants Tour
There were close to 1,000 people involved in the witchcraft hysteria so calculations estimate that there could be more than 50 million descendants from the event. This tour will bring you throughout the downtown area of old Salem Towne, discussing key people involved in the 1692 Witchcraft Trials. Then we'll tell you, their descendants.
Myths & Superstitions Tour
Why is 13 an unlucky number? Why is it bad luck for a black cat to cross your path? Why do we throw salt over our shoulder?
Learn about the origins of many myths and superstitions and their influence on modern society.
Master storyteller Bob Gautreau will lead this fascinating tour on select Friday the 13th dates during the year.
Salem Black History Tour
Among our nearly 400 years of history are the incredible contributions of Blacks and African-Americans in our city. They were enslaved in Salem as early as 1638 and received their freedom in the next century, making great strides in the community and major contributions.
Hocus Pocus Movies & More Tour
You will be surprised which movies were shot in Salem and they are not all about our notorious past. We’ll bring you around to the locations and name the TV show or movie as well as the actors and what they did. Then when you watch it again, you’ll recognize those locations.