Salem Witch Museum

19 1/2 Washington Square North, Salem, MA 01970
 
 
 
 
 
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This museum across from Salem Common revisits the hysteria of 1692, when people in the town were falsely accused of being witches or "consorting with the devil," then were tried and hanged. 20 people were... More »
This museum across from Salem Common revisits the hysteria of 1692, when people in the town were falsely accused of being witches or "consorting with the devil," then were tried and hanged. 20 people were put to death during this notorious time. The museum offers a half-hour audio/visual presentation, along with extensive information about witch hunts and witchcraft, past and present. Open daily from 10a.
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Contact: +1 978 744 1692
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35 reviews for Salem Witch Museum
Waste of time and money
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 12/02/09
I expected to see a museum that told the story of the witch trials and honored those individuals. This museum was awful. It was $8 a person to listen to the story of the Salem Witch trials through mannequins which took maybe 10 minutes. Then there was a very brief, guided tour of the museum before they escorted us out the door, so we were there maybe 15 minutes total. This was a great disappointment as was all of Salem. The people of Salem were very rude everywhere we went. I loved all of New England but will never visit Salem again.
 
 
 
 
 
Poor management
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 10/26/08
I stood in line for 35 minutes just to get tickets only to find out that a small sign at the door read "Sold Out" for all shows for the next 5 hours ! Management needs to assign an employee to notify people at the end of the line.
 
 
 
 
 
Just Plain Terrible.
By Christy, 10/24/08
The business is not a museum and does not teach you anything more about the Salem Witch Trials than you knew before you walked in the door. I cannot believe the local authorities allow this scam to continue operating.
 
 
 
 
 
1 of 1 Yahoo! Users found this review helpful
NOT a museum
By michael19403, 10/16/08
To call this place a museum is a joke! The first room lights up stupid displays, one at a time, with bad voice-over acting playing the parts. Even the 5 years olds were bored. Then you go into a room where a guide goes over signs taped to the wall trying to tell you what a witch is.....and THAT'S IT FOLKS....you are then led into the gift shop - which is the largest room in the "museum." I expected much more.
 
 
 
 
 
1 of 1 Yahoo! Users found this review helpful
Witch hunts in history
By Sharon, 09/24/08
I enjoyed my visit until we came to the part about witch hunts throughout history, and our guide made a comment about the witch hunt being pursued today against Sarah Palin. This tourist attraction is not the place for her to preach her political views. Very inappropriate.
 
 
 
 
 
1 of 3 Yahoo! Users found this review helpful
Excellent
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 08/14/08
Would love to go back anytime. Great not just your typical museum.
 
 
 
 
 
Very dumb...don't bother
By Cyirra, 07/03/08
This is not a museum at all. You sit in the dark in this big room with a bunch of other people and listen to a recording of this guy basically tell you what is already commonly known about the witch trials and follow a spotlight that lights up maniquins that are dressed up in period dress. It is not worth your time!
 
 
 
 
 
2 of 4 Yahoo! Users found this review helpful
Lets go there again
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 12/19/07
The place was cool. i would like to go there again. i thought that it was so cool that i am doing a project on it.
 
 
 
 
 
SAVE YOUR MONEY
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 10/28/07
You begin your tour in a church like room where a "tour guide" comes out and quickly gives you the background story of Salem. You then walk down into a basement where mannequins (that looked like they were in a department store fire) are positioned to look like different settings from 1692. The tour is given in a hurry. While you are down there they begin another tour behind you so you end up having a difficult time hearing what your tour guide is saying. Save your money and buy a book about Salem.
 
 
 
 
 
4 of 4 Yahoo! Users found this review helpful
Ran Out of the Room Laughing
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 10/03/07
You know when you are in church and its a really bad time to laugh but you can't hold it in? That's what happened to us just after watching the manequin version of The Crucible. We were then shuffeled into a room with another manequin constructed of paper machet. After comparing Samantha from B'witched to Joan of Arc our tour guide pushed a button to make it look like the manequin was telling us about her herbal spells and our earth mother. At this point our mother burst out laughing and we had to run out frantically searching for the exit. We don't know if the rest of the tour was good as the first part but its been eight hours since we went and we are still lauging hysterically at the first show. What a waste of a interesting historical building!!!! DO NOT GO!
 
 
 
 
 
3 of 3 Yahoo! Users found this review helpful
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