Tips for Visitors

During October, please leave plenty of time for heavy traffic, difficult parking and walking to the venue. Shows sell out, and later admission can often not be accommodated. Tickets will not be refunded for missed performances. Thank you for understanding and planning ahead.

Salem is a walking city with lots of brick and cobblestone. It’s charming, but “sensible shoes” are recommended.

In New England the weather can do anything. The outdoor arrest of Bridget Bishop happens regardless of heat, rain, or even snow showers.

History Alive, Inc. supports breast feeding mothers. We are happy to provide breastfeeding ticketholders with a private, comfortable place to nurse. Unfortunately the building does not have changing tables.

Things to Do
& See

Did you know that much of what’s great to do in Salem is free? You can visit the waterfront, check out a movie about Essex County at the Visitor’s Center, walk through an ancient cemetery, visit the Witch Trials memorials, meander down through a mansion lined street, and much more. All of these things are within walking distance of our venue, the Old Town Hall. We also have the highest concentration of restaurants in Salem right in our neighborhood, with so many styles of food and ethnic cuisines to choose from.

Walking Tours

History Alive, Inc. has licensed walking tour guides on our staff, including some who can give tours in Italian, French and Spanish. (Please reserve foreign language tours ahead.) In the summer season, walking tours are offered nearly every day from the Old Town Hall. We limit our tours to no more than 50 people. Our tours are historical in nature. They are not “ghost tours”. Please check with the box office for a daily schedule of available tours.