The witch trials were just the beginning. Walk Salem's 13 documented ghost-tour stops. Self-guided, 5 free.
Salem is home to 13 documented ghost-tour stops spanning 288 years of history. This self-guided ghost tour covers 13 stops across the city, from Old Burying Point Cemetery (1637) to Hawthorne Hotel. 5 stops are free — no guide, no schedule. Walk at your own pace after dark.
The headstones lean like crooked teeth, some dating to 1637—older than the witch trials themselves. Judge John Hathorne is buried here, the hanging ju...
The Hawthorne Hotel opened in 1925 on the former site of Franklin Hall, where sea captains once gathered. Room 612 is the most active: guests report w...
This elegant Federal mansion stands on the foundations of Sheriff George Corwin's home. Corwin was the man who did the dirty work during the witch tri...
Judge Nathaniel Ropes bought this Georgian mansion in 1768. He was appointed to the Superior Court in 1772, but his loyalist sympathies made him a tar...
The Custom House has stood at Salem's waterfront since 1819, watching ships arrive from China, India, and the Caribbean. But before the grand building...
Captain John Turner built this mansion in 1668 using profits from the slave trade. Three generations of Turners lived here before the family fortune c...
This saltbox house has stood since 1651, making it America's oldest continuously inhabited home—ten generations of Pickerings have lived here. But the...
Founded in 1810, the Athenaeum is one of America's oldest membership libraries. Nathaniel Hawthorne researched witch trial documents here in the 1840s...
Before this became a bookstore, it was Salem's seat of government from 1816 to 1837. But the haunting predates even that. This site once held a tavern...
Built in 1782 by Salem's merchant elite, the Assembly House hosted lavish balls where ship captains and their wives danced to forget the horror of the...
The Salem ghost tour includes 13 documented stops covering 288 years of documented history.
The first 5 stops are completely free — no account required. To unlock all 13 stops, a History Nearby premium subscription is $4.99/month or $49.99/year.
No. This is a self-guided tour you can start anytime. Each stop includes the address, a map pin, and the story tied to that location. Follow the suggested stop order or move at your own pace.
Plan for approximately 2.5 hours. This accounts for walking between stops and reading each haunting story. You can also split it across multiple evenings.
The most visited stop on our Salem tour is Old Burying Point Cemetery at 51 Charter Street, dating back to 1637.
5 stops free in Salem. No guide, no schedule — walk at your own pace after dark.
Last updated February 22, 2026. Researched by the History Nearby editorial team.