{"id":77,"date":"2026-05-27T15:47:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T15:47:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essexheritage.org\/tours\/?page_id=77"},"modified":"2026-05-27T20:08:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T20:08:29","slug":"witch-trials-walking-tour","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/essexheritage.org\/tours\/witch-trials-walking-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Witch Trials Walking Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swt-hero\">\n<h2 class=\"swt-title\">Salem Heritage Trail: Salem Witch Trials<\/h2>\n<p class=\"swt-desc\">This self-guided walking tour is designed to help explain the true history behind the Salem Witch Trials. After more than three centuries of storytelling through countless books, movies, and television shows, the line between historical fact and dramatic fiction has become increasingly blurred. Since much of Salem has changed drastically since 1692, this tour uses the Heritage Trail as a guide \u2014 pointing out original locations, debunking persistent legends, and revealing the true history obscured over the centuries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- Price &amp; Buy --><\/p>\n<div class=\"swt-buy\">\n<h4><strong><span class=\"swt-price-amount\">$5<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span class=\"swt-price-label\">per guidebook*<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p class=\"swt-price-includes\"><strong>Fee also includes<\/strong> exclusive access to online content about the history and myths of the Salem Witch Trials.<\/p>\n<h4><strong><a class=\"swt-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/essexheritage.org\/product\/salem-heritage-trail-witch-trials-walking-tour\/\">Purchase Now<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- Notice --><\/p>\n<div class=\"swt-notice\"><strong>\u26a0 You must purchase online in advance \u2014 these are not available for purchase in person.<\/strong><\/div>\n<p><!-- Pickup --><\/p>\n<div class=\"swt-pickup\">\n<p class=\"swt-pickup-title\">Guidebook Pickup Location: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salem.org\/listing\/destination-salem\/\">Destination Salem Visitor Information Center\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"swt-pickup-title\">245 Derby Street, Salem, MA 01970(in the South Harbor Garage)<\/p>\n<p class=\"swt-pickup-title\"><span class=\"swt-hours\">\ud83d\udd58 Open daily 10 AM \u2013 4 PM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- Footnote --><\/p>\n<div class=\"swt-footnote\"><strong>*<\/strong> Each purchase includes one printed guidebook for your self-guided tour along the Salem Heritage Trail.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Salem Heritage Trail: Salem Witch Trials This self-guided walking tour is designed to help explain the true history behind the Salem Witch Trials. 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