Ghost & Graveyard Tours in Boston
The New England town of Boston, Massachusetts is home to various haunting experiences. The historic area is representative of a lengthy legacy of witchcraft, the paranormal and murders. Many companies in the Boston area provide residents and travelers with insight into the past and present spooks of the area with ghost and graveyard tours.
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Ghosts and Gravestones
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Old Town Trolley Tours presents the Ghosts and Gravestones Frightseeing Tour. Hop aboard the trolley in the dark of night and discover the frights of Boston. The tour guide is a self-described, 17th-century gravedigger. The tour takes you to the burial sites of famous Americans such as John Hancock, Paul Revere and Samuel Adams. Discover the haunting streets once traveled by the infamous Boston Strangler, a heinous murderer of the 1960s. The tour runs annually from April to October.
Vampire and Ghost Hunt Tour
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The Spellbound Tours company offers the Vampire and Ghost Tour. Search the area for ghosts and ghouls with a professionally trained ghost investigator, Mollie Stewart. This tour takes you to such destinations as a haunted graveyard and an old jail. Mollie guarantees all the sights and sounds have been professionally investigated and proven to house unearthly spirits. The Vampire and Ghost Hunt Tour departs daily and lasts just over an hour.
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Salem Night Tour
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The Salem Night Tour is a nighttime walking tour through the streets of Salem, near Boston. The tour guides self-describe as paranormal investigators, boasting of training from within the Salem Ghost Tours company. The 90-minute tour treks through the city, visiting 15 historic sites complete with "accurate stories" narrated for each stop on the tour. The tour runs year round.
Salem Wax Museum
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The Salem Wax Museum provides plenty of ghoulish excitement for area residents and travelers. The museum offers an open gallery wax museum, Salem witch village tour, spell-casting lessons with a witch and a cemetery tour. The tour takes place at America's second oldest cemetery, known as either Old Salem Burying Point or Charter Street Burying Point. The tour lasts a total of 30 minutes. In addition to visiting grave sites, the tour discusses the traditional Puritan funeral.
Salem's Walking Ghost Tour
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Salem's 13 Ghosts company operates for one month only -- October -- each year. The spooks and sounds of the 30- to 45-minute walking tour introduce guests to the bewitching times of the 17th century. This interactive tour travels approximately four blocks through the streets of Salem, telling the story of the Salem Witch Trials. The tour describes the pain and suffering of the Puritans accused of witchcraft, whose souls are said to still haunt the area.
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