witch dungeon museum

The show is a little dated with the mannequins but in a good way if that makes any sense. It has a small town charm and the men and women who work there are really friendly and the tour after the show is very thought provoking

the town is full of money traps. there are several museums and tours that all claim similar things. I picked this one and wasn't disappointed. at 8$, it was on the cheapest end of museums- most are 8 to 10ish per person. you can save money if you buy tickets to 2 or 3 other places in a package deal. it starts with a play in which they use actually parts of written transcripts from trials. you then go on an informative tour that takes no more than 10 to 15 minutes where they tell you a lot of historical facts and answer questions from visitors. they have a beam that came from I believe the courthouse that the trials were in. the tour is set to have the same dimensions and look as the actual dungeons would have had. there is a cute little souvenir shop at the end. it wasn't crowded at all in August. I'm sure in October it's a different story. the sweet lady allowed us to use the employee restroom.

This museum reenacts the Salem witch trials from the beginning of the false accusations to the terrible end. It is well narrated and quite gripping, providing a glimpse into a terrifying, historical event. A good education experience for children to " live" history. The tour afterwards is equally well done with a live narrator, however, it is too brief and I wish there were more artifacts to see, but it was definitely worth the visit over the Christmas Holidays.

The theatrical moment at the beginning of the visit was very deep and reproduced very well a witch trial. After that we continued the tour visiting the creepy dungeons underground :)

Not really a museum. The visit starts with a brief theatrical performance of one of the witch trials, followed by a walk through the dungeons. Some good Halloween fun accompanied by a bit of history!

but it was just okay, with a brief live performance of a trial and a very brief tour of a recreation of the dungeon that held people accused of witchery. The museum should not be in need of repair or updating while charging up to $8 a person.

Good information about that time in history, and great reenactment of a period in time that was so eerily out of control. The information on the housing for those accused, and to see the size and condition that the cells most likely were kept in was a reminder of how inhumane man could be to man/woman. Sadly that legacy continues in many parts of the world.

This museum was awesome and informative!! The reenactment was fantastic! The girls did such a great job and it was very convincing! The dungeon down in the basement was spooky. Seeing the type of torment people went through really made you shudder. Visit this place if you have the time!

We enjoyed the reenactment that they did and the history they told about the witch trials. The dungeons were fun and some of the others that were with us didn't care for the moving setups in the cells so there were a few screams as we progressed through. All in all it was a fun attraction.

I would rate this as enjoyable and not over priced.The tour starts with a reenactment of a witch trial that is better acted than you would expect.You then go into the basement where they have an OK reproduction of the dungeon where accused witches were kept. According to the narration, the original dungeon was found and measured back in the 1950's. Apparently the Social Security building on Federal Street was built over the dungeon site.Worth the price but not much more.

This museum is made up of mannequin dressed sets which are narrated by a young kid with enough interesting information to make it worth the $. I think the other witch museum was better!

We're Salem residents and attended this museum last about 6 years ago. We had a friend from out of state visit during October, so we took her through this museum because we remembered it was one of the better ones. Well, we were wrong! Times have changed apparently. Twice through the re-enactment the actress forgot her lines, chuckled to herself out of embarrassment and took a couple minutes to regroup. Twice! The information stated about Gallows Hill is inaccurate. Simple research - REAL research, not the internet - will show you Gallows Hill has not been confirmed and is only speculated upon regarding the location of it. Also, the original witch dungeon location is at the corner of St. Peter's and Federal Streets. The way our actress answered the question was that it was closer to "downtown, near where the Witch House stands". Really, guys? This type of inaccurate information is uncalled for, and it's so simple to put some facts together. On top of it all, the person taking the tickets at the door was extremely terse, snapping at people who were confused while they tried to cram 50 people into the tiny waiting area. At least you're not the only museum who forgot their lines this season!

The love performance was nice but the museum itself was very outdated. The displays weren't as good as I thought. It was the best of all the museums though.

This was part of a set of three attractions, none of which were any good. There was a long wait before the "show" which was just a bit of scripted dialogue, then we went down to the recreated dungeons and out. Not worth the price of admission.

This was a waste of our day, as it seemed as the whole thing was rushed to get a school group of girls out of it. This means that although the re-enactment was average the actual tour and information was hastily given without anyone taking it in. Overall the tour was ok but as Salem is not a place to be. This place is a must avoid.