Salem Witch Jail

A plaque on Federal Street marks where Salem's 1692 jail held people accused of witchcraft. The Salem Night Ghost Tour says one of them, four-year-old Dorothy Good, still searches the ground for her mother.

Old postcard of the Old Witch Jail and its dungeon, which stood on this lot

10 Federal St, Salem, MA 01970

Part of Spookt's Guide to Haunted Salem

Visit

Visiting Salem Witch Jail

Official visitor info: Salem Jail in 1692, Site of — Salem Witch Museum
How to visit: Exterior only: the jail is long gone, and an office building and its plaque stand on the lot. Ghost tours stop here (see Tours That Stop Here).

Tours

Ghost Tours That Stop Here

Salem’s Best Ghost Tour

by The Salem Night Ghost Tour

80 minFrom $24★ 4.6 · 4,629 reviews

Walking

A walking ghost tour that ties Salem’s documented hauntings to Bridget Bishop’s homestead, Charter Street Cemetery, the site of the original witch gaol and the 1830 murder at the Gardner-Pingree House. see tour

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Salem Voodoo, Vampires, and Ghosts Guided Walking Tour

by Spellbound Tours

1.5 hrFrom $28★ 4.9 · 2,087 reviews

Walking

A walking tour led by a paranormal investigator and historian that mixes the 1692 witch trials with ghost lore, voodoo, vampire legends, and Hocus Pocus. see tour

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