Private 2 Day Salem Walking Adventure

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Historic Salem
13 stops
1
Tour starting point. Outside are benches and a park with granite benches. Inside are National Park Service maritime displays and park rangers for info, a gift shop, water for purchase, free restrooms, and benches for sitting.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free
2
Turner's Seafood at Lyceum Hall -Salem
This historic building was once a prominent lecture space called Lyceum Hall. Today, it's the home of the well-regarded Turner's Seafood.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free
3
Salem Common
Salem Common is the oldest public park in Salem, dating back to 1803. It was a community space before that, and is known as the birthplace of the National Guard.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free
4
The Hawthorne Hotel was established in 1925 and is named after Nathaniel Hawthorne, Salem's most prominent author. The show Bewitched and the film Joy filmed here. The lobby is elegant, and there's a restaurant and gift shop.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free
5
This statue of author Nathaniel Hawthorne stands in a small pocket park in front of the Hawthorne Hotel. Nathaniel was born down the street and is one of Salem's most prominent figures.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free
6
Nathaniel Hawthorne's home was originally located near the Hawthorne Hotel, but it was relocated to the grounds of the House of the Seven Gables for preservation and is part of a historical complex. Entry into the home requires admission to the House of the Seven Gables.
5 minutes • Admission ticket not included
7
The House of the Seven Gables is one of the largest timber-framed colonial mansions in North America that still sits on its original foundation. It was built in 1668 for a sea merchant and ship owner named John Turner, and later ended up in the hands of relatives of Nathaniel Hawthorne's. There are a few additional buildings on the grounds, and a garden. You can just go in the gift shop free of charge or pay various options to tour inside the house, or just the grounds and garden.
Admission ticket not included
8
Ye Olde Pepper Candy Companie claims to be the oldest candy company in the United States. It's known for two local candy specialties: the gibralter and the black jack.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free
9
The Derby House was once the home of one of Salem's wealthiest sea merchants, Elias Derby. The home is now part of Salem Maritime National Historic Site. You can just look at the front of the house, or walk around the backyard garden.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free
10
The Custom House dates back to 1819, when Salem was a maritime powerhouse. Ship captains came to this building to pay duties on the goods they imported. Today, it's part of the Salem Maritime National Historic Site. You can just look at the outside of the building or spend a while exploring both floors inside.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
11
Derby Wharf was constructed in 1762 by sea merchant Elias Derby. It's 2,000 feet long and once held around 20 buildings. Today, there's the Pedrick Store House, the three-masted Friendship of Salem ship, and the Derby Wharf Lightstation at the very end. You can just take a look out on the water or spend time sitting by the water or walking to the lighthouse. The wharf is part of Salem Maritime National Historic Site.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
12
The light station is the only original structure remaining on the wharf. It's a small lighthouse, only 20 feet tall. It dates back to 1871 and has aided navigation in Salem Harbor ever since. To walk all the way to the lighthouse and back takes a minimum of 20 minutes roundtrip
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
13
This building holds a national park gift shop now, but it was once a warehouse for the wharf. You can just look at it from the outside, or enter and shop for souvenirs or park info
15 minutes • Admission ticket free
Day 2
Haunted Salem
12 stops
14
Tour starting point. Outside are benches and a park with granite benches. Inside are National Park Service maritime displays and park rangers for info, a gift shop, water for purchase, free restrooms, and benches for sitting.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free
15
Peabody Essex Museum
We're just stopping here briefly, but we highly suggest that if you're going to choose just one museum out of all of them to visit, you make it this one. It's the best one and the one with the most accuratate, true and powerful exhibit about the Salem Witch Trials.
5 minutes • Admission ticket not included
16
This is the spot where the First Meetinghouse of Salem once stood, where the preliminary witch trials were held. There is a plaque on the side of the building saying so. The current building now houses a restaurant on the ground floor.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free
17
Rockafellas Restaurant
This restaurant, in the Daniel Low building, is said to be haunted.
Admission ticket free
18
Bewitched Statue of Elizabeth Montgomery
An iconic landmark statue in the middle of downtown Salem.
7 minutes • Admission ticket free
19
Ropes Mansion and Garden
An old sea merchant mansion said to be haunted, and where the movie Hocus Pocus filmed scenes, aka "The Allison House" in the movie.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free
20
Hamilton Hall
A shining example of Federal Architecture and the crowning design of famous architect Samuel McIntire. Loaded with history, including the activist Remond Family, and it sits on the most beautiful street in America -- Chestnut Street.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free
21
The Witch House at Salem
The oldest home still standing associated with the Salem Witch Trials, former home of Judge Jonathan Corwin, and said to be haunted.
15 minutes • Admission ticket not included
22
The Merchant
Considered to be haunted, this hotel sits on the grounds of what was once the home of Sheriff George Corwin, said to have abused those accused of witchcraft.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free
23
Salem Old Town Hall
Said to be haunted, this community building in the heart of Derby Square in Salem was used to film scenes from the movie Hocus Pocus.
5 minutes • Admission ticket not included
24
The Burying Point
A cemetery dating back even before the Salem Witch Trials.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free
25
Salem Witch Trials Memorial
A square plot adjacent to Charter Street Cemetery, where there is one granite bench for each of the victims of the Salem Witch Trials.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Get Started Easily: • Book Your Tour: Receive a confirmation and easy instructions via email. • Download the App: Follow the simple steps in your email. • Redeem the Tour: Use the redeem code in your email to redeem the tour in the app. • Prepare Ahead: Download the tour using strong Wi-Fi.

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