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June 2024 by Ashleigh Litwin
Fun activity to do!
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June 2024 by Lauran Keownbeyer
This place is oversold and you are crammed in with about 40 other people. First; it doesn’t start until 10 mins after scheduled time, so you wait to go in. You go into an auditorium where they have a kind of cool presentation for 15 mins and then you get split into two groups for the second part. HALF OF THE GROUP HAS TO WAIT IN THE GIFTSHOP while the first half goes through. It is crammed in every room. They are just trying to churn as many people through as possible. Some interesting points but ridiculous that they are so focused on making money that they force you to wait in the gift shop so that they can make more money by putting as many people in a room as possible.
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June 2024 by Jean-Francois LeBlanc
Recently came here for a tour. Tour guide was very friendly. For 13$, it was worth it. They walk you around the museum explaining the history on the witches stories. Interesting for sure.
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May 2024 by Letty Greens
So informative. First time here. Highly recommended.
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November 2023 by Stephanie
Had a great time at the witch history museum! My friends and I didn't expect it to be more of an immersive experience with the presentation but I enjoyed it! The only thing is that they really pack a lot of visitors in and it's difficult to see all the way around when the presentation starts no matter where you sit. It was super informative and drew comparisons to present day. If you're in Salem, would definitely say to check it out!
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November 2023 by Sophie-Anne Gareau
Honestly poor quality. Very little story and not really taken seriously. US$15 each for 20 minutes and not much to see or learn.
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October 2023 by Kailie VC
So the gift shop was alright ( that's what you'll walk into first is the gift shop )
The presentation was nice the guided tour was entertaining, you could tell the displays were old bc it smelled super dusty tho lol but it defintely will educate you about the timeline of events that happened and the guides were super nice and fun! A great experience my only complaint was as a Native American woman, the first display I saw depicted a native tribe and like I felt like one of the statues was like the stereotypical "savage" Native American. I'm saying that here so hopefully you guys can be a little more like aware of that. It offended me and kinda like stuck with me. I went yesterday and like it just makes me upset to see that. There's a dancinf one and two other ones and one like looking all crazy about to hit a drum and the drum one was the one that got me. That's like a really awful way to depict natives. I hope you guys can take that down because for me that's what ruined the entire experience. I would've rated this one star had the staff not been so friendly, plus it's for sure a biased opinion as I'm sure not everyone cared about that bc not everyone is Native lol. Just my opinion.
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October 2023 by Annélise Nelson
The information and guide were great; the wax figures far more creepy than I anticipated. I was glad to go with a group
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October 2023 by Marcia B.
I love this place. It's a very informative tour but it also feels very late 60's in the department store basement and the mannequins. It's one of my favorites.
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September 2023 by Sylvain Dionne
Old and not renew exposition. Boring!
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September 2023 by Jennifer T.
Was really excited about this tour, but unfortunately the exhibits were extremely dated and poor quality. The tour is in a dimly lit basement and is in desperate need of an update. The tour guide tried very hard to be personable and funny, but she was young, spoke way too fast and seemed annoyed with our large group for not having questions. She also shared with the group that she had worked 6 days in a row because her coworker called out. Don't bother, it's a lot of money for such an outdated, uncomfortable 30 minutes.
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August 2023 by Brandon O'Very
So yeah, if you're looking for mediocre wax figures, factually questionable narration, and a rather corny Salem witch trial presentation, then this is probably for you. If I had to do it over again, I'd skip it myself.
Just my opinion, of course. If the content is interesting - and the Salem witch trials certainly are - it can stand on its own, without the corny theatrics or needing a good tour guide to sell it.
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July 2023 by John Mitchell
Awesome peak into history
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July 2023 by Elizabeth Johnson
Horribly outdated is an understatement. The tour starts with an extremely offensive caricature of native Americans, leaning heavily towards the "violent savage" stereotype. From there, it doesn't get much better, with dubious historical accuracy, a poor performance by the guide, additional casual racism, and a heavy reliance on making a gruesome spectacle out of a tragic event. This is not a museum but an unfortunate tourist trap - do not waste the time or money.
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July 2023 by D S
Skip this museum in Salem. The tour guide was nice and did a good job, but she can only do so much. This is basically a rip off of the much better Salem Witch Museum. Or, best of all, just skip this and do a walking tour. This would maybe be worth 5 dollars max.
