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This private tour takes guest from the city of Portland, Maine to Salem, Massachusetts with a stop in Kennebunkport along the way. The main highlight is a personalized tour of Salem with all the main attractions and then some, including exterior views of several of The Hocus Pocus film locations.
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Duration: 8 to 10 hours
Starts: Portland, United States
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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This private tour takes guest from the city of Portland, Maine to Salem, Massachusetts with a stop in Kennebunkport along the way. The main highlight is a personalized tour of Salem with all the main attractions and then some, including exterior views of several of The Hocus Pocus film locations.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Kennebunkport, Kennebunkport, Kennebunks, Maine
See Ocean Drive, Queen Anne’s Church, The historic village, and pass The Bush Compound.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Salem Witch Museum, 19 1/2 Washington Sq, Salem, MA 01970-4096
Salem Witch Museum revisits the hysteria of 1692, when people in the town were falsely accused of being witches or ‘consorting with the devil.’ Twenty people were put to death during this notorious time. The museum explores that time period with a presentation that includes narration and life-sized figurines. Visitors will also learn about peoples changing views on witch hunts and witchcraft over time. The museum store has some interesting souvenirs to pick up. Check website for more
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Phillips House, 34 Chestnut St Goiyhuk, Salem, MA 01970-3129
Salem was a significantly wealthy city, and this can be seen in the beautiful architecture of many of the old homes and public buildings. Stephen Phillips Memorial Trust House and many others in Chestnut St, Salem, will show the obvious wealth of this town. It is easy to wander around and look at it.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: The House of the Seven Gables, 115 Derby St, Salem, MA 01970-5640
The House of Seven Gables is one of the oldest surviving 17th-century wooden mansions in New England. The famous book, House of Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne, was based on this house. The house where the author was born has also been moved to the same site.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Witch House, 310 1/2 Essex St, Salem, MA 01970-3257
This is the only surviving house in Salem that was a part of the Witchcraft Trials of 1692. It belonged to Judge Corwin, one of the magistrates in the witch trials. Witch House has been preserved in its original appearance. There are guided tours to see the house and learn more about what happened.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Salem Witch Trials Memorial, Charter St., Salem, MA 01970
Located just off Charter Street, on Liberty Street, is Salem’s simple yet dramatic memorial to the 20 victims of the witch trials of 1692. Four foot high granite walls surround three sides, with granite benches representing each victim cantilevered inward from the wall. Etched on each bench is a name, means of execution, and execution date. One can read, on the stone threshold of the memorial, words of the accused taken directly from court transcripts.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Bewitched Statue of Elizabeth Montgomery, Essex and Washington Street, Salem, MA 01970
See the famous statue of Televisions most famous witch.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Salem Witch Village, 282 Rear Derby Street, Salem, MA
Experience Haunted Houses, additional museums, and mediums.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Old Burying Point Cemetery, Charter Street, Salem, MA 01970
Salem’s spookiest cemetery.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Salem Village, 517 S Broadway Rt. 28, Salem, NH 03079-4311
In 1623 a group of colonists attempted to set up a fishing establishment at Cape Ann, on the North Shore of Massachusetts. Though the project failed, a few men led by Roger Conant, refused to give up and in 1626 settled in Naumkeag, which was later renamed Salem in 1629. The Massachusetts Bay Colony was issued a charter by the monarch of England in 1629 giving them the rights of autonomy and self-rule. The colonists were intent upon establishing a commonwealth where the Puritan Church could exist without the interference of the Church of England. Ministers began arriving in 1629 and the settlers began to organize a church. Around 1630, settlers converted an existing Naumkeag Indian trail into the Old Ipswich Road, creating a connection to the main cities of Salem and Boston. Only available on weekends.
Duration: 1 hour
