Gather all your favorite witches for a TOTALLY private walking tour around Witch City! 2-2.5 hours/ Starting at $300 per group, based on number of participants. Fill out the private party request form to reserve a date!
Witches and the Invisible World
What is witchcraft? What is the magic? And how do we authentically reshape our connection to the Unseen?
Through the twists and turns of history - both tragic and transformative - the small seaside city of Salem, Massachusetts has stood alone as Witch City for the world. It’s not just the holder of The Witch, but of every witch trial that has ever happened, every monster we’ve been taught to fear, and every long-forbidden way of connecting with the spirit realm - all out in the open for anyone to see, if you know how to look. This walking tour is for the deeply curious at heart, seekers looking to challenge mainstream narratives around magic and witchcraft. Together, we'll explore the power of The Witch, as well as our own personal connection to the Invisible World.
Includes:
- Your own local guide, Melissa Nierman, with years of experience sharing tours as a DIY scholar of occult history, queer witch, and professional clairvoyant/ Tarot practitioner
- A small, private group with the space for questions and exploration
- A chance to journey deep into the beautiful, historic McIntire District with its Federal-style mansions, manicured gardens, and Salem’s 17th and 18th century burial grounds
- Visits to popular tourist sites viewed through a unique lens - like a statue of Hollywood’s first witch darling, the iconic Witch House, and a sacred Hocus Pocus pilgrimage site
- Lesser-known sites like a Victorian-Era Spiritualist Church where mediums still connect with the dead, a 1700s Quaker Cemetery, and an opinionated 400-year-old tree
- Discussion of protective folk traditions used by the Puritans, like Apotropaic Magic
- The Salem Witch Trials explored through an intersectional lens
- The Spiritualist Movement’s connection to Women’s Rights and Abolition
- Exploration of ghosts and forms of spirit communication, like trance mediumship
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Location: We meet and end outside the HausWitch store (144 Washington Street in the heart of downtown Salem).
Pricing: Starting at $300 and up per group, based on number of participants
Timing: Tours run between 2 to 2.5 hours depending on the pace of the group. Start times are flexible, but mornings are recommended
Booking: Fill out the private party request form to request a date!
Testimonials:
“It was so lovely to connect with a Salem local who has such a passion for the hidden parts of history! Melissa is so knowledgeable and her perspective is so insightful and inspiring. This tour was our favorite part of our whole trip to Salem <3”
“Amazing! Just what I was looking for - it was like getting a "behind the scenes" tour of Salem. Down to earth, thoughtful, and progressive. I've already recommended to my friends.”
“This was an incredible experience. I was struck by Melissa's degree of thoughtfulness and the skill with which she delivered this meaningful yet fun tour. This is such a breath of fresh air in a sea of witch-related tours and other offerings that make witchcraft a spectacle in Salem without pausing to interrogate how any of this came to be, its oppressive dimensions, and the ways in which people have derived genuine power from occult practices. I look forward to taking another tour soon!”
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