Salem Trip Overview
Explore the earliest documented burial ground in Salem on this 1-hour walking tour. Follow your charismatic guide as they tell the fascinating history of Salem and reveal the symbolic meanings behind the engravings on the headstones. Gain incredible insight into the lives and deaths of Salem residents on this captivating tour. Ticket price includes a donation to the Charter Street Cemetery Fund. (This tour does NOT discuss the 1692 Witchcraft Trials).
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Duration: 1 hour
Starts: Salem, United States
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Salem, Massachusetts, United States
Explore the earliest documented burial ground in Salem on this 1-hour walking tour. Follow your charismatic guide as they tell the fascinating history of Salem and reveal the symbolic meanings behind the engravings on the headstones. Gain incredible insight into the lives and deaths of Salem residents on this captivating tour. Ticket price includes a donation to the Charter Street Cemetery Fund. (This tour does NOT discuss the 1692 Witchcraft Trials).
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Stop At: Haunted Footsteps & Salem Historical Tours, 8 Central Street, Salem, MA 01970-3703
Visit Salem’s oldest burying ground and unearth the secrets and stories of the infamous deceased. Even death has not silenced the stories of our long deceased neighbors. Examine uniquely crafted grave markers exhibiting timeless engravings by some of the region’s preeminent stone carvers.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Old Burying Point Cemetery, Charter Street, Salem, MA 01970
Explore Salem’s oldest cemetery. Listen as your guide narrates compelling and historically accurate stories about this infamous town. While walking through Salem’s earliest documented cemetery, look at the curious engravings on the headstones. Learn about the symbolism behind the urns, willows, flora, and effigy imagery left by the region’s most notable stone carvers. Continue your tour by hearing about the true tales of the lives and deaths of the cemetery’s well-known occupants, such as Richard More, a Mayflower pilgrim; John Hathorne, the judge who presided over the Witch Trials; and Simon Bradstreet, an early Governor.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Old Burying Point Cemetery, Charter Street, Salem, MA 01970
After the tour, we recommend that guests go into the Charter Street Cemetery Welcome Center for additional interpretations of the gravestones.
Duration: 20 minutes
