How to Visit the Salem Witch Museum

In 1692 nearly 20 people were killed for being "witches," while hundreds of others perished across New England during a witch-hunt craze. Puritans, a devout Christian religious group that settles much of the Massachusetts Bay colony, were beset by a rash of young girls claiming that evil spirits inhabited themselves, placed there by townspeople whom they accused of witchcraft. Museums such as the Salem Witch Museum re-enact the stories of the Salem Witch Trials. Learn how to visit the Salem Witch Museum to get an education on these historical events.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Salem Witch Museum website
• a sweater or sweatshirt

1. Go to the website for the Salem Witch Museum and determine whether it is the museum you wish to visit. There are many other museums in devoted to the Salem witch trials.

2. Check your local Massachusetts library for free passes to the Salem Witch Museum. Some libraries, such as Palmer and Dunstable in Massachusetts, offer the passes to library card holders.

3. Print directions to the Salem Witch Museum from their website or using a map program online.

4. Bring a sweater or sweatshirt when you go to the Salem Witch Museum. The room where the re-enactment takes place can be cool.

5. Park in the main parking garage in the center of town, where Church Street and Brown Street meet.

6. Walk to the National park Visitor Center (across from the parking garage). Find information on other important sites aside from the Salem Witch Museum.

7. Follow the painted red line on the sidewalk outside the National Park Visitor Center to the town common. On the left you will see the Salem Witch Museum.

8. Go into the Salem Witch Museum, pay admission ($8.00 for adults, $5.50 for kids 5-14), and wait for the presentation.

Tips & Warnings

• Plan for a nice lunch or dinner in town, which has many restaurants, coffee shops, and ice cream stores. There are great thrift shops and witch-related stores as well near the Salem Witch Museum.
• Do not park in the 1-hour meters downtown. the police are very quick to ticket, and tickets are $15.

Resources

• Salem Witch Museum

[tclough]

on 8/11/2009 I will be visiting Salem next month. These tips will come in very handy. Thank you.

[jamiekucharski]

on 6/21/2009 Sounds like a cool trip to Salem is in order. I have never been there - though I do live near the Bell Witch cave in TN. Anything like this, intrigues me. Great info!