Salem Witch Museum

Location: Washington Square, Salem

Time: Daily 10am - 5pm

Age appropriateness: 10 years of age and up

Cost: Varies

The Salem Witch Museum takes visitors back to the year 1692, when superstition ran rampant in New England and hundreds of young girls were accused of being witches, were incarcerated, tried, and ultimately hanged for a crime of which they were innocent.
 

The museum offers an informative and exciting history lesson to take visitors back to that era, using life-size figures, dramatic lighting, and narration, giving all a close look at the Salem Witch Trials of the summer of 1692.

The Salem Witch Museum’s new exhibit, “Witches: Evolving Perception” is especially interesting and profiles the public’s changing ideas as to what constitutes a witch and witchcraft. Kids will love the onsite museum store where they can purchase all sorts of museum memorabilia and other fun witch-related items.

Some small children may find the presentation to be too intense but kids of mid-elementary age and up shouldn’t have a problem. The museum is approximately a 30-minute drive from Boston in average traffic.