 Salem’s most popular visitor attraction, the Salem Witch Museum explains the events surrounding the infamous New England witch trails of 1692.
During the spring of 1692 the town of Salem was gripped with fear and one word would strike terror into the hearts of the town’s folk: Witch!
What began with a group of prepubescent girls’ attempt to gain attention resulted in full-scale hysteria throughout Salem and New England. The notorious witch trails that followed, saw 250 people imprisoned and 18 people executed, while Salem is forever remembered for this dark time in its history.
At the Salem Witch Museum an audio-visual presentation based on actual trail documents, lets you witness the testimony of the hysterical girls, the suffering of the blameless accused and the rough justice met out by fanatical witch-finders and judges.
This is followed by an exhibition exploring perceptions of witchcraft throughout the ages from pagan midwives, to the kind of stereotypical witch that spooked Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz. Strangely there is also an exhibit on the revived pagan practice of Wicca, which since 1985 has been a recognised religion in the U.S. Who said that American’s don’t do irony?
Location:
Washington Square North, Salem, Massachusetts.
Opening times:
Open year round: 10am-5pm
July – August: 10am-7pm
Closed: Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year.
Admission fees:
Adults: $7.50
Concessions: $6.50
Children: $5
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