Stop At: Salem Visitor's Center, 1001 Roanoke Blvd, Salem, VA 24153, USA
The Salem Visitor Center is the starting point for your tour of this charming New England town. From here, you'll embark on a journey that will peel back Salem's seemingly pleasant exterior to reveal a dark, violent past that still haunts the town to this day.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Salem Witch Trials Memorial, Liberty Street, Off Charter Street, Salem, Massachusetts 01970
Then proceed to the Samuel Pickman House, a creepy house with an even creepier history. A father allegedly chained his daughter in the basement for days without food or water... and some say she still exists to this day.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Old Burying Point Cemetery, Charter Street, Salem, Massachusetts 01970
Following that is the graveyard where the majority of the witch trial victims are buried. Ironically, this is also the final resting place of the chief investigator who was directly responsible for many deaths during those trials.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Salem Old Town Hall, 32 Derby Sq, Salem, Massachusetts 01970
The path leads you alongside the old Town Hall. But there's a little-known secret about this place: it's said to sit atop miles of secret underground tunnels!
Duration: 15 minutes
Pass By: Joshua Ward House, 148 Washington St, Salem, MA 01970, USA
Following that, you'll see what remains of Sheriff George Corwin's home, where he signed the arrest and execution warrants for those accused of witchcraft.
Stop At: Saint Peter's Episcopal Church, 24 Saint Peter St, Salem, Massachusetts 01970
Following that, you'll arrive at St Peter's Episcopal Church, which sits on land confiscated by the town after the owners fled town after being accused of witchcraft.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Howard Street Cemetery, Salem, MA 01970, USA
The next cemetery is the Howard Street Cemetery, where Giles Corey is buried. Another victim of the trials, Corey, was immortalized in Arthur Miller's play The Crucible.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Roger Conant Statue, 2 Brown St, Salem, Massachusetts 01970
Then you'll see an impressive statue of Roger Conant, Salem's founder and first governor, as well as the Witch Museum, which is packed with information about the witch trials and the surrounding mass hysteria.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Gedney House, 21 High St, Salem, Massachusetts 01970
One optional stop is at the Gedney House, which is an excellent example of colonial architecture.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Broad Street Cemetery, Broad St., Salem, Massachusetts 01970
Another detour leads to the Broad Street Cemetery, where Sheriff Corwin died after a mysterious heart attack.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Hamilton Hall, 9 Chestnut St, Enter through door on Cambridge Street, Salem, Massachusetts 01970
Then there's Hamilton Hall, which has hosted notable figures such as Alexander Hamilton, FDR, and the Marquis de Lafayette.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Ropes Mansion and Garden, 318 Essex St, East India Square, Salem, Massachusetts 01970
The Ropes Mansion, the former home of a wealthy Salem resident who became the center of a bitter distrust during a smallpox epidemic, is the next optional stop.
Duration: 10 minutes
Pass By: Witch House, 310 1/2 Essex St, Salem, Massachusetts 01970
Following that is the so-called Witch House. It was once home to Judge Jonathan Corwin, who presided over some of the witch trials, and is one of the few buildings from that era that still stands.
Pass By: Nathanial Hawthorne Statue, 20 Hawthorne Blvd, Salem, Massachusetts 01970
Fans of literature will not want to miss the Nathaniel Hawthorne statue, which honors one of America's greatest authors.
Stop At: Mercy Tavern, 148 Derby St, Salem, MA 01970, USA
The Mercy Tavern, the next stop on the optional route, has a seriously shady history, including a slew of kidnappings!
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Nathaniel Hawthorne Birthplace, 27 Hardy St, Salem, Massachusetts 01970
You can also visit Nathaniel Hawthorne's birthplace, which has been preserved in its original state.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: The House of the Seven Gables, 115 Derby St, Salem, Massachusetts 01970
The House of the Seven Gables, a drab structure that inspired Nathaniel Hawthorne's supernatural Gothic novel of the same name, is the final optional stop.
Duration: 10 minutes