THANK YOU ALL FOR A WONDERFUL 2022 SEASON, WE WILL REOPEN FOR TOURS IN APRIL 2023.
Welcome to Salem! Join our expert storytellers as we enthrall you with the true stories of The Witch City. With hundreds of 5 star reviews, Better Than Fiction is constantly hailed as one of the “most fun” “entertaining” and “amazing” tours in the city. Our tours are not only entertaining, but historically accurate; we understand that history is more than names, dates, and facts. We weave together the past and the present to provide a greater, more comprehensive understanding of historical events, providing entertainment and education through the art of storytelling and the spoken word. Make us part of your Salem story today!
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1692:
Salem and Witchcraft
The tryals have left a footprint on Salem and the world that still echos 331 years later. Join us on our 90 min walking tour as we visit historic locations and lay the groundwork to explore and unpack what happened in Salem in 1692. We shed light on how a community driven by fear and led by religious ideology and zealot extremism, executed 20 innocent people.
90 min Walking Tour. - $24
Runs Daily
Dark Stories
of Salem
When you hear Salem, you often think of Witches, and Halloween, of ghosts and spooky fun, but there's so much more lurking in the shadows. Salem has a dark side. Join us on our 90 min walking tour as we learn secrets of the oldest cemetery in Salem, brutal murders, strange legal battles, secret passages, curses, spiders, torture, and of course a ghost story or two.
90 min Walking Tour. - $24
Runs Nightly
Best Tour in Salem!
Jeff (tour guide and owner) was absolutely incredible! The tour focused on actual historical events of the area, not baseless ghost stories told with overdramatic flair. Jeff was interesting and knowledgeable, and it was clear he knows the area and the stories well. This isn't a tour for cheap scares - this is for anyone who wants the real history told by someone passionate about it. The stories are creepy enough on their own!
OCTOBER 2021
Great historical tour with deep insights into people and their histories!
We came to Salem for Halloween weekend and booked this tour as our first activity in the Town. Jeffrey was a great tour guide and his knowledge and command of the story and narrative of the witch trials, geography and context behind the series of the events that took place is impeccable. He expertly connected the dots between people and places offering a sobering narrative with lessons that still apply to this day. I 100% recommend this tour. You will not be disappointed!
OCTOBER 2021
Awesome daytime walking tour
Very entertaining tour! Jeff was a master in his presentation of the facts and folklore surrounding the Salem Witch trials. He was very accommodating in booking the tour as well, because we made a few changes to the numbers in our party and he was very understanding. The hour and 1/2 went fast because our attention was focused on the storytelling by Jeff! Highly recommend him. I would not hesitate to book a tour in the future with him!
OCTOBER 2021