Explore Boston’s witchcraft history, uncover chilling tales, and discover the dark past of colonial witch trials on this captivating tour.
Explore Boston’s witchcraft history, uncover chilling tales, and discover the dark past of colonial witch trials on this captivating tour.
- Massachusetts State House - It is our meeting spot but travelers will see the grandiose building. We will do our introduction there.
- Statue of Mary Dyer - We will discuss what happened to this woman who was executed for speaking for what she believed in.
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Anne Hutchinson Statue - We will discuss her role in the Antonimian controversy.
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- Massachusetts State House - It is our meeting spot but travelers will see the grandiose building. We will do our introduction there.
- Statue of Mary Dyer - We will discuss what happened to this woman who was executed for speaking for what she believed in.
- Anne Hutchinson Statue - We will discuss her role in the Antonimian controversy.
- Boston Common - We will make a stop at a historic spot on Boston Common and explain what happened there.
- Park Street - We will discuss the “accused witch” who lived in this location and her story from 1688.
- Granary Burying Ground - We will discuss the people buried in the cemetery who have connections to the witchcraft trials and what they did.
- King’s Chapel Burying Ground - We will discuss the people buried in the cemetery who have connections to witchcraft trials and what they did.
- Pemberton Square - We will discuss Reverend John Cotton from the 1630s and his role in the Antinomian Controversy, Roger Williams and, eventually Witchcraft. We will also
- Court Street - We will go to the site of the old jail where several people were imprisoned for witchcraft and died.
- Union Street - We will go to the location of the original Green Dragon Tavern and the new Green Dragon Tavern and discuss Chief Justice William Stoughton, who owned the original.
- The Paul Revere House - We will visit the Paul Revere house where Increase Mather had a home there that burned by fire. Mather and his son lived there and preached at a church nearby. They were critical in the withcraft trials in Boston and Salem.

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The first witch execution in Boston took place in 1648, with four more women executed for witchcraft over the following 40 years. Discover their stories and the reasons behind their accusations. Learn about Goody Glover, the last accused witch executed in Massachusetts before the Salem witchcraft hysteria erupted four years later, leading to 25 deaths….
The first witch execution in Boston took place in 1648, with four more women executed for witchcraft over the following 40 years. Discover their stories and the reasons behind their accusations. Learn about Goody Glover, the last accused witch executed in Massachusetts before the Salem witchcraft hysteria erupted four years later, leading to 25 deaths. This intriguing tour explores witchcraft in Boston and some Salem trials that extended to Boston, involving Reverends Increase and Cotton Mather, who were instrumental in many of these accusations. Discover the hanging site, the victims’ residences, the cemetery interments, the jail location, and more. This engaging tour illustrates the colonial belief in pacts with the devil and the harm witches could inflict on their neighbors.
- The length of this tour is about two miles so it could be difficult for those who are have issues walking long distances.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.