Went on a ghost tour with Sam and was blown away with all the history behind the foreboding feeling and the famous witch trials. The tour lasted about one hour and thirty minutes which included a few stops in front of some iconic landmarks and monuments such as the first membership Library, the Witch House, Ropes Mansion, Salem Inn, Old Town Hall and Chestnut Street. To say it was nostalgic visiting some staples I have marveled in the movie Hocus Pocus is an understatement. Seeing Max and Dani's house, Allison's house and the Old Town Hall up close brought me back to my 5 year old self. If you have not learned about the Witch Trials or don't care to, no problem! However, if you find that Salem, MA is on your bucket list of places to go to, I would maybe listen to a podcast or read up on the trials beforehand because it's a lot of history to take in. I couldn't leave Salem without buying my own witch hat of course. Some things I recommend on a tour: 1) Dress comfortably and warm (if in the fall) it is cold and windy at this time and you will be walking over cobblestone most of the time 2) Wear a festive hat! I wore my witch hat 3) Make sure you use the restroom before you go on the tour. They don't stop for restroom breaks and there are only portable potties available which I would avoid as much as you can because - ugh! read more

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i feel as though you are playing a cruel joke by asking this question, but if you aren't allow me to lay it out for you Our guide was a disheveled mess of epic proportions. She was distracted, odd, off and not engaged. she had friends join her that were an additional distraction. her stories were rushed, discombobulated and made us scratch our heads to why we stayed on the tour. At the end I did feel bad for hating it as much as we did so left her $7, which is far beyond what she deserved. on a plus she did inform us that on a past tour someone got hit by a car so she was sure to scream out at the group several times to stay safe. in case you don't know our guide was Carla. read more

Boos and Brews Review Disorganized logistics--left early. Needs better planning. While our tour guides, Bella and the other two leaders, were all very nice and well-meaning, the tour itself was unfortunately too poorly organized to justify the cost. We paid $30 per person ($60 total), but after the first pub stop, we decided this just wasn't how we wanted to spend our evening and chose to leave early. It honestly doesn't feel entirely fair to give it any stars because we couldn't finish it, but the experience up to that point was just too frustrating. After showing us the Pew House, they took us to Bit Bar and allotted 30 minutes for the stop. However, the venue was so crowded that it was impossible to actually get a drink within that time frame, which defeats the purpose of a pub crawl. More upfront details on what to expect would have been incredibly helpful. For the price, the company really should coordinate drink orders ahead of time or reserve a dedicated space for the group. Additionally, the guides had no audio equipment, and many people in the group couldn't hear the stories. A simple microphone or bullhorn would go a long way. We could have easily visited these spots on our own for free, so the company definitely needs to work on the organization and logistics. read more

we didn't think it was genuine at all. it was rushed and didn't seem natural when the guide was talking. my best friend and I came from Canada and booked it ahead!!! people were leaving the tour midway and even at the beginning. we were super disappointed as it was incredibly underwhelming. sorry :/ not recommended from our experience read more

A great tour! We chose the 1 hour tour because we didn't have a lot of time. A lot of great stuff was still covered. I appreciated the history and information about Salem that we wouldn't have known without doing the tour! read more

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There was no pub crawl. Our group showed up, no guide arrived and we didn't get a refund. I sent emails due to no phone number or other contact information provided on the activity and I never received a response. read more

Couldn't get into the bars. The girls were too soft-spoken, couldn't hear them. It was really not worth the Money.

Our tour guide was rude and acted like mickey mouse, was not in character and too quirky she disregarded the atmosphere and overall didnt seem to take it very seriously. Tour guide make a 67 joke. Not at all what i expected...definitely won't be back. read more

Our guide was pleasant but not very knowledgeable. She was unable to answer any of my questions about the houses or history. She only knew the prepared script. The "ghost" stories were akin to those we told as children around a campfire. Salem has a grim history during which many we were persecute, tortured and killed simply for being different. This should not be trivialized or turned into entertainment. We find ourselves still in a similar situation and sadly, have not learned much from history. i could have learned more from google and taken myself on a tour. Not worth the money. read more

I had to call to see where the tour was, they were late and I don't think they told us the right meeting spot, there was NO fountain!!! It was supposed to start at 1800 and no one there by 1815. Glad I didn't actually pay for it! You guys suck! read more

Would honestly give it 0 stars if possible. Tour guide Susan seemed rushed and not happy to be there. Also she was bashing men at every turn, not sure what that was all about. Learned absolutely nothing about Salem's rich lore other than the very basic stuff which anyone that walks into Salem learns on their own. We rented an emf and never received it nor would we had a chance to use it. Waste of money. You could do this "tour " by yourself and have more fun. Extremely disappointed. read more

Our tour guide was great but unfortunately our scheduled time got moved from 10:30 to 11 and we then found out when we arrived that it would not be the full scheduled tour since the tours were not able to go bast 12. We paid for a 90 minute tour, the tour actually though began at 11pm and was ended at 11:45, disappointing because we were looking forward to the tour for our Halloween eve plans and only having have was unfortunate. read more

my group was really disappointed in this pub crawl. The advertisement says 4 bars and 8 stops and we only went to 2 bars. There was no agreement with the bars to have a bar tender for the pub crawl or a discount or even allow us into the bars. we had to wait in line to get in and then wait in line again for drinks like everyone else. The second bar we went to wasn't even spooky themed at all. Skip the bar crawl and the $40 price tag, and go to Rockefellers by yourself. read more

I was at the meeting place 10 minutes early and waited until 20 minutes after it was supposed to start. No one showed up. So I figured I missed it and went to one of the bars myself. They said they have NEVER heard of a bar tour and are NOT affiliated with any, and that THIS IS A SCAM. 225$ later... i will be trying to get my money back read more

I've been on several tours with this company, and unfortunately, this was by far the most boring one I've ever experienced. The tour guide delivered the stories as if she were simply reading from a textbook, with little to no passion or enthusiasm. We rented EMF scanners, but they were handed to us at the beginning of the tour with absolutely no explanation of how to use them. The tour guide was also 15 minutes late to the meeting spot and wasn't wearing the US Ghost Adventures shirt we were told to look for. To make matters worse, every story seemed to end the same way, with her saying, "If you look at the windows, you might see something." Overall, the tour was disappointing and lacked the excitement, engagement, and atmosphere I've come to expect from this company. read more

Huge group. Only the worst bars that can fit the herd. Most of the time was waiting for the herd to get drinks. Guide's enthusiasm could not make up for this company's money grubbing tour structure. read more

READ ALL THE FINE PRINT BEFORE BOOKING. THIS TOUR COULD BE DONE BY DOWNLOADING SALEM GHOST STORIES AND LISTENTING TO THEM WHILE GOING FROM BAR TO BAR WITH FRIENDS. Boos & Brews tour description needs to state very clearly that there are no special alcohol deals with any establishment. That there is a chance you will charge a 20% gratuity due to being with a large group, so you don't also tip extra. Most of the tour will be spent waiting in long lines with the general public to order drinks. while this is happening the tour guide will be trying to yell their ghost stories. Since the cost is so low, the tour groups are rather large, so even while walking to different locations, there is no way to hear what they are saying most of the time. For out tour, the guide was about 5 minutes late and the lantern they tell you to look for is very small and not bright. A 2nd tour guide showed up several minutes after the first and spent the first 10 minutes of our tour time working out logistics with between each other. Said we would stop at 3 bars and in the end we all went to two and then was left if front of the 3rd cause time had run out and we all had a decent walk to get back to where we started. It was almost 10pm, raining and we were not in the main section of Salem. read more

The tour person seems very unexperienced. she did not have a lantern which was important for us for the atmosphere. We did not visit the cemetery or the place where the accused witches were hanged and feel this is the most important places to see. very long distance between the different spots where she could be speaking and provide history of Salem. She tried to make jokes but it felt flat and it was ackward. My husband had lots of questions and no in dept answers from her. in all we were very disapointed by the experience and we were very much looking forward to it. We will not book again with this company. We spent a lot for this especially that we are canadians and the huge conversion rate. Tour on Oct 11/2026 read more

My friends and I really enjoyed our tour with Mikayla! She was the absolute best at storytelling and history. We learned so much and appreciated her enthusiasm on what was a bitter cold, rainy day! Thank you! read more

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I had a great time on my ghost tour with Sam. It was a little awkward as I was the only one on the tour. In a way, I'm thankful they still ran the tour, but on the other hand, I wouldn't have minded if they had re-scheduled. Being the only one on it made it a little awkward. That said, Sam was great and theatric and was a blast, you can tell he really likes what he does. I didn't seem to catch any ghosts in the pictures I took, but overall, I still enjoyed myself and had a better time on this tour than I did on another I took with a different company earlier in the year. read more

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We did the extended tour last night. Guide was very nice, meeting spot was easy to find. The group was way too large and it was very difficult to hear at times. It also ran long so plan for extra time. I only took one photo the whole time because I love hocus pocus and when I zoomed in on the lit window this morning this is what I saw ... read more

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STAY AWAY FROM THIS COMPANY. We had the worst tour experience you can imagine in Salem, MA. Here's just a sample: We received a text from our tour guide, Jon, at 5PM reminding us of our meet up spot and time - 210 Essex Street at 5:45pm for the 6pm tour. He said he'd be wearing a tan cap and black hoodie, which was not what the email confirmation said he'd be wearing (a marked US Ghost Adventures shirt and holding a lantern). When we arrived at the meetup spot at 5:45pm, Jon was there as described in his text, and smoking a cigarette. We were apprehensive to approach due to him not looking like a professional tour guide, until we saw him talking to another couple that was on the tour. When we approached him to check in for the tour and ask if he needed to see our tickets, he joked around saying that he trusted us and never asked to see ID, scan our tickets, or any indication that we were supposed to be on this tour. He did the same thing with another couple that approached him for the tour - never asked for their tickets or checked them in. From the beginning of the tour, nothing was as expected: - At the start of the tour he asked US what tour this was... he should probably have that information. He also asked us where we wanted to go and see - shouldn't he be telling us that? - Nothing about his stories described the historic nature of the time - His stories were confusing and long-winded, never hitting any historical facts - We barely walked anywhere in the town. At one point we were in a parking lot looking at a new construction building 300 feet away and at another point we were looking into people's windows at an apartment complex where the prison once stood. We were not shown any main attractions that were advertised on the website The tour was supposed to end at 7pm and by 7:15pm we were down near the subway station with no end in sight. The final straw was when he told us all to walk ahead to Howard Street so he could hang back and have a cigarette. My sister is pregnant and our entire family did not appreciate the lack of respect and professionalism and at that point decided to leave the tour. Traveling all the way from California, we had one day to spend in Salem. We planned our entire day around this tour and it completely wasted our time and was not what we expected at all. We left feeling like we were taken on a tour by a random local scam artist. Do not take the risk with this company when there are so many other reputable tour companies out there. Also, when I notified the company of this horrible experience all they did was give a 50% refund and offer to send us on another one of their horrible tours. Terrible customer service on top of a terrible tour. Disappointment all around. read more

Our guide was William who brought a fresh perspective on the tour. Our party of 6 had a very enjoyable evening walking historic Salem and lead by a engaging tour guide read more

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I am not going to add pictures here so I do not spoil anything about the tour, but I thought this was a fun and interactive way of exploring Salem and learning more about its haunted history. PRO TIP: If you're doing an evening tour, PLEASE bring thick sweaters, scarves, etc. I am from California and I was struggling throughout the entire trip because of the cold and windy breeze. This walking tour takes you to a variety of places and buildings that are also top tourist attractions of the town. You get to learn more about its history, fun facts, and a snippet of a ghost-haunting experience that occurred in each building. We also added the EMF meters for our trip, but somehow everyone also got it. The tour guide was passing it around without checking if the person paid for it or not. Maybe everyone in the group added it for their tour? I'm not sure what happened, but the EMF meter did not go off at all during the entire tour. The tour guide did mention in the beginning that not all tours will have ghosts detected. That would be so cool though! Nonetheless, our tour guide was phenomenal. He was very lively and vibrant with his stories. I really learned a lot about Salem, its haunted past, and the Salem Witch Trials. read more

The best and coolest tour guide. Kristen took her time explaining everything. Highly recommended!

This is the second tour that we have been on with this location. First one was great. This one however failed us on soo many levels. First thing was when our tour guide arrived, he stated that he didn't have time to look over what kind of tour it was be cause he was called in on his day off. The whole tour seemed rushed . He said our usual tour takes about 1 hour 30 minutes and we travel about 1.5-2 miles, but I'm not in the mood for that so we will do the 1 miles for 1 hour. We visited 4 locations and on our last location he told us that we had 9 minutes left of the tour and we could ask questions if not we were free to go, total time after starting late was 47minutes. We inquired if he was doing the extended tour which was an would have been an additional 4 locations and 30 minutes be ignored us ( by the way we paid of it ) but he did not forget to mention on multiple occasions that they make their living off of tips. Overall not happy and not impressed especially since we paid for 5 people and 5 extended tours when we only got1/3 of what we paid for . And it has been a week and customer service has not contacted me back read more

The noise of traffic and night life around us was difficult to block. And of course that's beyond your control. I just found the loud motorcycles and loud music from cars unfortunate with this sort of experience. Laina was a great story teller and quite knowledgeable and well spoken. She conducted crossing us on busy streets in a very careful and safe manner. She always asked if we had questions and encouraged participation. read more

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Our tour guide Liam was great! Very knowledgeable and made the tour super fun! My group had a great time!

Great experience we had. We think we caught a ghost in picture atttached. Lower right corner zoomed in there is a face....you decide. read more

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We took this tour our first evening in Salem and very much enjoyed it. I unfortunately forgot our tour guide's name, but he was awesome. The tour was a good balance between historical and ghost stories. I highly recommend it! read more

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Sam is an awesome storyteller and had a lot of fun or more like sort of scared from learning that scary stories from around Salem. Would do another tour if we're in Salem again. read more

Sam did a fantastic job of being entertaining and informative. Couldn't have had a better guide! Our group really enjoyed hearing the spooky history of the sites in Salem during our trip. We would definitely do it again! read more

Really great tour!! Evian was our tour guide and he was engaging and had great stories to share. We learned a lot of Salem, the witch trials, and other historical places with ghost stories/sightings. Highly recommend this tour! read more

Geoffrey is the best! My friends and I had a great time. He is great at answering questions and having fun with the group. Would definitely recommend to a friend. He is also great at taking pictures for you. read more

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My boyfriend and myself went on this tour not sure of what to expect. Kristen did and absolutely amazing job with exploring and explaining the history of Salem. I would absolutely recommend booking this trip especially with her!! read more

We went on the tour back in the Summer of 2022, so hopefully things have changed since then. I'll start out by saying that the tour itself was nice and we did enjoy it! The tour guide did seem pretty knowledgeable about stories, events, history, and landmarks. I would even go as far as to say we probably would go on this tour again. However, we were extremely disappointed with the business' lack of organization. One of the main selling points for us, the reason we chose this tour as opposed to the number of others was because of the add on options. We paid extra to rent some "ghost hunting" equipment, we paid extra to go to 4 additional locations, and we paid extra for some mini ghost plush souvenirs. The reasons we say the business had lack of organization follows: 1- The tour guide was late, like close to thirty minutes late. Then she had to check us all in. 2- A lot of the Ghost hunting equipment was broken, missing pieces, and we were told to let her know if it wasn't working right. (How are we to know if it's working or not working accordingly? Shouldn't that be something you test before a tour starts?) 3- She did not have the correct amount of Ghost plushies for everyone who purchased them (online in advance) so she randomly chose who to give the ones she did have on hand. I will say we got a few of the ones we ordered (We had multiple people in our party) and we did get a refund for the ones we didn't receive. However, again to us that was highly disappointing. That all took place the first ten or so minutes of the tour (after the thirty minute delay). So to say the least, we started out on a bad foot. The tour was great and it made up for it. I just hope that since then the business has gotten better about being more organized and on top of things. read more

We had a blast on the pub crawl. Our guide was personable and informative. She told great stories making them spooky but fact filled. We had so much fun, we all ended up exchanging facebook accounts with each other. Highlight of our time in Salem! read more

This was the first thing we did in Salem and we could not have asked for a better introduction. Sam (our tour guide) was incredible; fun, friendly, and a master storyteller. Perusing through such a historic city at night is special in its own right, but Sam made it even better with his high level of enthusiasm and excitement for the subject matter. We had the benefit of a master storyteller in a beautifully haunted city, this tour is worth every penny. Thanks for the memories. read more

We have lived in the area our whole lives. My husband and I also lived in Salem for years and this was the first time we've done any ghost tours in Salem. We thought for fun we'd be tourists in our own backyard. Our tour guide, Simone was lovely and invited the guests to ask questions. She did a great job sharing history and haunts of Salem with a lot of facts woven in related to the witch trials. The tour lasted an hour and the route looped around to a variety of Salem landmarks. It was a beautiful night for a walk around Salem and fun for the whole family. This was not a cheesy, theatrical tour, even Salem natives might learn a few new, fun spooky facts about the city we know and love. read more

The intro was great - our guide mentioned the fires in the town, the under ground catacombs, and that the town's history was so much more than the witch trials. And then proceeded to tell stories about ghost experiences that could have been filler story (an event planner encountered the original owner of the building, a hotel guest had a ghost run through him), not the main stories. I didn't learn anything new, or hear anything about what made Salem special, spooky, witchy or ghost-y. I understand that tours like this are all about the tour guide, but this guide didn't seem to understand that we wanted a spooky story, not a long story. Super disappointed. read more