Salem's Chills and Haunts Preview

The site of an infamous 19th century murder that may have inspired a classic board game.

Salem has a long military history, hear about a military UFO sighting.

In the 1800s sightings of a 100-foot sea monster turned the harbor into a terrifying leviathan hunt witnessed by the world’s most respected maritime experts.

This stop highlights the Salem Common as the festive epicenter of the annual Haunted Happenings celebration and a key filming location for the 2020 Netflix film Hubie Halloween.

Site of the 1692 crushing death of Giles Corey.

Former decrepit prison where infamous criminals stayed and died.

Site of the former medieval jail where the 1692 condemned were held.

Formerly Bridget Bishop's apple orchard, this restaurant has been known to have strange haunts.

At the Masonic Temple building, hear about the Judges Line a mapped paranormal ley line—an invisible "meridian" of concentrated trauma and authority—that physically connects Salem's 1692 execution site to the homes and courthouses of the judges who condemned them.

Site of an odd apparition that is inspiration for a spirited beverage.

The recent discovery of tunnels beneath a Salem storefront is believed by paranormal enthusiasts to have awakened the unsettling, ghostly activity reported in the magic shop above.

One of the most haunted houses in America that stems from a 1692 Sheriff.

Salem's Old Town Hall serves as a vital civic hub where the city's modern, earth-based Wiccan community gathers to host seasonal markets, celebrate their faith, and connect with the public.

Famed magician Harry Houdini once visted this former Police station and preformed a great escape.

Puritan-era graves of witch trial judges, accusers, townspeople and ghostly legends.

Memorial to the 1692 victims.

At the statue of legendary author Nathaniel Hawthorne, learn of his deep haunting by his ancestor's ruthless role in the 1692 Salem witch trials.

At Pickering Wharf hear the incredible true story of Thomas Pound, a 17th-century Royal Navy mapmaker turned pirate who terrorized New England, survived a bloody shootout and the gallows, and miraculously earned a full pardon to command his own ship once again.

At water's edge hear the chilling legend of the Noah's Dove, a 17th-century ghost ship that sailed against the wind before vanishing before horrified onlookers.