Black Cat Tours

Black Cat Tours Offering historic walking tours of beautiful Salem Mass. Voted 10 Best Ghost Tours in the US!

Salem Black Cat Tours is a full service tour company offering tours that focus on the true history of our magnificent city, and the legendary hauntings of the past and present! We offer public and private tours, as well as accommodating large school groups. Our guides are professional actors and historians with decades of experience sharing extraordinary tales of the past.

08/11/2025

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR GUESTS BOOKING TOURS ON EXTERNAL SITES:

We recently had a family come into our shop who had purchased tickets through the site "FeverUp" which is a Viator affiliate. They had purchased tickets for a time that we do NOT offer, and it was only after coming in for the time they thought their tour was, and looking at the tickets that they saw fine print with our correct time listed on their confirmation.

Due to the monopoly TripAdvisor/Viator has on bookings online, we agreed to sell tickets through their service. We integrate with them so they know what tickets we have available.

These external sites we have no control over, and after speaking to both Fever and Viator, they have no ability to easily fix this issue. This happened two days ago, we called the company and Viator immediately after this family left and we refunded their tickets, and they STILL have not fixed the issue despite us giving them every piece of information they needed from us.

We are pleading with guests, not just with us, but wherever you go to book an experience, please do it directly with the business' own site, or at the very least verify that the company offers the product or time you have looked at. If you book directly, you are likely saving money, and the whole ticket purchase supports the independent business, not a massive corporation that takes a huge cut of the sale.

Any time you have questions, it is always best to contact the company directly!

Please share, if this could go viral it would help so many service people in the tourism industry!

Land and Sea Tours return just in time for The Salem Maritime Festival! In partnership with Essex Heritage, weekends at ...
08/09/2025

Land and Sea Tours return just in time for The Salem Maritime Festival! In partnership with Essex Heritage, weekends at 3pm, explore the neighborhoods where the mariners of Salem made their homes and hear their stories. Then board The Naumkeag, a special landing craft that allows you the most unique perspectives of sites like Fort Pickering and The House of Seven Gables, as we cruise Salem Harbor with some of her legends and lore!

These tours are weather permitting, and will run through the rest of the summer! Tickets available online or at Black Cat Curiosity Shoppe

Happy International Cat Day! We have five beautiful little ones that own and operate all things Black Cat. Two sets of T...
08/08/2025

Happy International Cat Day! We have five beautiful little ones that own and operate all things Black Cat. Two sets of Twins, and our Pumpkin girl. Since it is a nearly impossible task to get them all in one shot, we thought it might be fun to do a profile on each of them!

This is Fuyuki! One half of the Snowflake Twins, he is most likely the youngest. They will be one year old this October! Fuyuki is a trouble maker, doing his very best to get into any and all mischief imaginable. He has goals of being a "Big Cat" like his older siblings Hikaru and Kaoru, and is everyone's best friend. He plays hard, naps hard, purrs hard, and is his Mommy's best helper, especially when doing dishes (all our cats love playing in and with water!)

He is a magical little boy, and we love him very much!

Our first year as a sponsor for one of our favorite local events! We took some of our Black Cat Curiosity Shoppe crew ou...
08/07/2025

Our first year as a sponsor for one of our favorite local events! We took some of our Black Cat Curiosity Shoppe crew out for a fantastic night of music, camaraderie, and of course, so much ice cream! There were a lot of local favorites represented, and a new one for us, Cherry Farm Creamery from Danvers, which had some special spooky themed flavors for the night, but honestly we enjoyed all of the offerings and the cheer and patience everyone displayed even with lines that spanned the entire length of the Common! Thank you again to Salem Main Streets, the Volunteers, Salem Common Neighborhood Association, and the other sponsors for such a fantastic event that brings our community together! 🩷🍨🍦

We want to take today to wish a happy birthday and share the page of one of our dear friends, the amazing Wen behind Cry...
07/29/2025

We want to take today to wish a happy birthday and share the page of one of our dear friends, the amazing Wen behind Cryptozoology Facts! We appreciate their thoughtful and insightful commentary and dedication to the fascinating world of Cryptozoology! Happiest of birthdays to you! Give them a follow, we promise you'll love it!

It is always fascinating to see the minutiae of the times on a random date without much local historical impact. We feel...
07/25/2025

It is always fascinating to see the minutiae of the times on a random date without much local historical impact. We feel quite sad for the young daughter of Mr. Cogger whose death came from something as simple as a cup of tea.

The concerns about the gas lantern at the corner of Federal at Bridge not being plumb with the post is intriguing, particularly since Federal and Bridge do not currently intersect as parallel streets, but it's nice to know that this issue was all the fault they could find with it!

I know, we all love Halloween, but it's already been a VERY busy summer here, and as the clock ticks down, there's a not...
07/24/2025

I know, we all love Halloween, but it's already been a VERY busy summer here, and as the clock ticks down, there's a not insignificant amount of nervousness that comes with the oncoming throngs. Please remember, be kind to us gentle Muppets just trying to get through unscathed.

Tip your service folks, including your tour guides; walking/trolley/house docent. Don't leave trash, take it with you if you can't find a bin. Understand that lines exist and they'll go fast, just try to take those times to make new friends. And just BE NICE and the locals will be nice back! If you have other suggestions on how to make the experience better for all involved, please share!

The better you treat Salem, the easier it is for us to convince the City that our visitors are a boon, not a bane!

We look forward to meeting you all this summer and Haunted Happenings season!

Happy 100th anniversary, Hawthorne Hotel! We took a lot of photos today at your celebration, but this is our favorite. H...
07/24/2025

Happy 100th anniversary, Hawthorne Hotel! We took a lot of photos today at your celebration, but this is our favorite. Here's to 1000 more! 😸

Hikaru would like to inform you that he has vanquished his usurper from Black Cat Curiosity Shoppe. He is mighty.
07/23/2025

Hikaru would like to inform you that he has vanquished his usurper from Black Cat Curiosity Shoppe. He is mighty.

If you’ve ever wandered the streets of Salem—whether as a thoughtful visitor or an introspective local—was there a place...
07/21/2025

If you’ve ever wandered the streets of Salem—whether as a thoughtful visitor or an introspective local—was there a place that made time feel thin? Where you could feel the weight of history? A corner, a building, a path, where the past doesn’t just linger but breathes and whispers around you? Of all our historic sites, which one speaks to you most deeply, carrying the echoes of sorrow, joy, resilience, and all the stories still held in its walls or in the very air?

Today we honor the memory of five victims of the witchcraft trials of Salem, Massachusetts, hanged on this day in 1692: ...
07/19/2025

Today we honor the memory of five victims of the witchcraft trials of Salem, Massachusetts, hanged on this day in 1692: Rebecca Nurse (Towne), Susannah Martin (North), Sarah Wildes (Averill), Elizabeth Howe (Jackson), and Sarah Good (Solart). Though this date is in contention due to the changing of the old style calendar, this date is recognized on their stones at The Witch Trials Memorial next to The Old Burying Point Cemetery. Please take the time to pay your respects today if you are in the area.

Today is Black Cat Founder's Day! In honor of the birth of our illustrious Founder, Rameses, Black Cat will be donating ...
07/14/2025

Today is Black Cat Founder's Day! In honor of the birth of our illustrious Founder, Rameses, Black Cat will be donating 20% of all sales for tours and from Black Cat Curiosity Shoppe to local charity, Black Cat Rescue. Take a moment to give your feline friends some extra love and care today in his memory. 🤍

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