09/10/2026
This is officially the longest review WE’VE EVER SEEN!
“Could not recommend booking a tour through Witch City Walking Tours enough!! I did a solo trip to Salem at the end of August 2026 and booked 6 tours with this company and here are my thoughts on all of them and which ones I would recommend the most:
History & Hauntings of Salem (with tour guide Danielle): First off, Danielle is AWESOME! She is so theatrical in her presentation you could not help but stay engaged! This tour is a great high level overview of Salem and it's kid friendly, so if you only have time for only one tour I would recommend this.
Mysteries & Murders of Salem (with tour guide Danielle): There was some overlap with the History & Hauntings of Salem Tour I took, but this one gave you all the spooky and gory details. I LOVED this tour, and the fact that it was in the evening made it all the more spooky! Not really a kid friendly tour, so I found it to be even more interesting since nothing was glossed over.
Spirits, Sinners & Scandals Tour (with tour guide Violet): Violet gave you everything straight, which I really appreciated because if you are a skeptic she gave you some logical reasoning BUT also the plausibility of how it could be a more spooky reason. She had to deal with a loud, and rowdy group and she managed to speak loud enough for everyone to hear which was nice since there were A BUNCH of other tours going on as well. Definitely overlap between Mysteries & Murders of Salem and History & Hauntings of Salem as well.
Tides, Tales & Treasures! A Salem Waterfront Walking Tour Adventure (with tour guide Henry): Great value since you get a tour and go into the "Real Pirates Salem" Museum! Even though I was the only one who ended up booking the tour that day, Henry still made sure to give me a very thorough tour and answered all my questions. He was super friendly and welcoming, which I greatly appreciated as a solo traveler! Highly recommend if you are looking for a great overview on maritime history while in Salem (and there's lots of it!). Also recommend if you are traveling with kids since you get to go the museum as well, and that was great! There was essentially no information overlap with the other tours, so if you have time for only two tours I would also highly recommend this one!
Specters & Apparitions: a Ghost Hunting Tour (with tour guide Lisa): I was SO excited for this tour since I've never been on a ghost hunt before. Lisa was super knowledgeable and walked everyone through all of the equipment so we knew what we were doing. Each place we went to, she gave a quick background and told us what we could expect if we did contact any ghosts. She always checked in on everyone and asked if we needed help. This is the only tour I wish I had a partner for, it was just a bit hard to try to hold all of my equipment or use some at the same time-- but it was still so much fun!
Merchants and Mansions with Witch City Walking Tours (with tour guide Topher): As someone who really loves architecture, I loved this tour. Topher was a great guide who went over the different style houses and buildings and explained it all thoroughly. He clearly was so passionate about the history in Salem, that he gave you the inside scoop on every building!! I REALLY wish this tour went down Chestnut St, and was shocked to find out it didn't.
TLDR: All tours and guides were awesome, but if you only have time for two tours, I would recommend (1) History & Hauntings of Salem and (2) Tides, Tales & Treasures! A Salem Waterfront Walking Tour Adventure.”
