Salem Witch Museum

Salem was once a small town famous for its witch hunt. A visit to the Salem Witch Museum will allow you to go back to 1962, plunge into that time and feel like a part of it.

At the end of the 17th century in the city of Salem, there was a trial of 5 girls who were obsessed, screaming and cramping. The city began a witch hunt, which served as the basis for the future opening of museums.

There are several museums in Salem: the world's largest Witch Museum, the Witch's Prison Museum and the Peabody Essex Museum.

The Witch Museum contains about 500 original documents about the trials of witches and horrific instruments of torture. All this will help to plunge into the history: scenery, full-length figures, symbols, paraphernalia, lighting. The museum provides an online guide to the museum, where you will be told about stereotypes, different opinions about the interpretation of witchcraft, as well as about the witches themselves and about hunting them.

There are also souvenir shops everywhere, where you can buy maps, accessories, souvenirs, clothes (of course, in a peculiar style, but it will be very useful for Halloween) and much more. In the bookstore you can also fully satisfy your curiosity.

The museum is open all year round: from 10am to 5pm daily, 10am to 7pm in July and August.