Haunted Salem

Day 1

Sit back and enjoy the scenery as we head to Boston. Enroute we will stop for rest and lunch. Upon arrival in Boston we will meet our local guide and have dinner on own at Quincy Market. Afterwards we will board trolley for the Ghosts & Gravestones Tour to hear all about Boston's darker side! In a city nearly four hundred years old - troubled with war, murderers, strife, and the occasional bout of stray molasses, it is hardly any wonder that Boston remains one of the most haunted cities in America and stories of the glory days of Colonial Boston only scratch the surface of Boston's darker side. Venture to the site of the biggest grave-robbing scandal in New England's history...ask yourselves "Are you afraid to be buried alive?". Walk atop Boston's largest unmarked burying ground and hear tales of the tortures, punishments, and executions that took place there and see Boston's most haunted hotel - the Omni Parker House. After the trolley tour we will check-in to our lodging for the next two nights.

Day 2

Following breakfast we will meet our guide and travel to Salem for a day of touring. We will first have a guided tour of the House of the Seven Gables. In 1668 Captain John Turner built a house that has become one of the most famous structures in American history. This home inspired author Nathaniel Hawthorne to write his famous novel The House of Seven Gables. You will have free time in Salem to explore and have lunch on your own before our next activity, the Salem Witch Museum. Here we will witness the testimony of the hysterical girls, the suffering of the blameless victims, and the decisions of the fanatical judges who sent innocent people to their deaths. The presentation is based on actual trial documents. Next, we will visit Gallow Hills for an interactive, thrilling show about the history of the Salem Witch Trials. Using holograms, ghostly projections, 4D effects and incredible storytelling, Gallow Hills brings to life what the Puritans feared: Witches and Ghosts! We will end this exciting evening with dinner at a local restaurant before returning to our lodging.

Day 3

After breakfast we travel back to Salem with our local guide to the Real Pirates - Pirate and Witch Experience. Immerse yourself in the stories of Real Pirates! The experience features the true tale of 'Black Sam' Bellamy - the richest and one of the youngest pirate of all time, and Maria Hallett, the love of his life and so-called 'Witch of Wellfleet'. Learn about the sinking of the Whydah Pirate ship and see the world's only fully authenticated pirate treasure ever discovered. Next, we depart for Old Sturbridge Village for a self-guided visit and lunch on own. This living museum located in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, recreates life in rural New England during the 1790s through 1830s. It is the largest living museum in New England, covering more than 200 acres. With stops for dinner and rest enroute, our arrival back in Pennsburg will be later this evening.

Please note

Our intention is to run each tour as originally planned and published. However, if deemed necessary to do so, Perkiomen Tours reserves the right to make changes to tour components, schedules or itineraries without prior notification.

Tips for Perkiomen motorcoach drivers and tour escorts are not included in the price of this tour. We feel that these gratuities should be extended on an individual basis and dictated by the level of service provided.

Motorcoach seating is assigned at the time of reservation but cannot be guaranteed. Although we do our best to keep each traveler in the seat assigned at the time of reservation, there are times that it is necessary to move seat locations. Please be sure to verify your final seat number(s) with your driver at the time of boarding. Historically, daily seat rotation was practiced on most multi-day tours. We have suspended this practice for a period of time. Seat rotation will be explained by your driver or tour escort if reinstated.

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To fully participate in this tour may require extended amounts of walking. There may be steps, inclines, uneven surfaces or extended periods of standing. Participants with physical limitation should take this into consideration.

CB=Continental Breakfast, D=Dinner