We noticed that you're using an unsupported browser. The TripAdvisor website may not display properly.
We support the following browsers: Windows: Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox. Mac: Safari.
Free Newsletter

Interested in Salem?

We'll send you updates with the latest deals, reviews and articles for Salem each week.

  • Save Salem Wax Museum of Witches & Seafarers
  • E-mail this page

Salem Wax Museum of Witches & Seafarers


TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 2.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #32 of 37 attractions in Salem
Traveller Description: Fun tour and neat haunted houses. more »
Know about Salem Wax Museum of Witches & Seafarers? Share your expertise with other travellers. Add to this description now.
Attraction type: Wax museum
Address: 288 Derby St. Salem, MA 01970
Tel: 978 740 2929

Traveller Reviews

[ Date ] [ Rating ]
Save Review
1 of 5 stars
bk1dd0
7 Sep 2008

My husband and I were optomistic about this museum. We were so dissappionted. The museum was a bit dank and the fact that it was self guided didn't help it's appeal. The tour was 6 or 7 dollars each, which was twice what it was worth...we were so glad we didn't buy the combo tickets for the witch village too! more

Save Review
1 of 5 stars
mahopac, NY
22 Feb 2008

Totally unscrupulous! Never got a refund a group trip that was booked and cancelled according to their refund policy. A year later, they haven't returned any correspondence - letters, email and phone calls go ignored. Spend your money elsewhere! more

22 Feb 2008

I toured the "museum" in late October, so I expected to have fun and see the advertised "important historic exhibit" that the brouchure indicated, but I was sorely disappointed. The museum is dusty, smelly, lame, and wasnt worth the price of admission. I also have a HUGE problem with this museum's lack of honesty. I went to the "Information Booth"... more

7 Dec 2007
1/2 found this review helpful

This is by far the WORST museum in Salem. It is a tiny room with a display of maybe 10 bunches of waxwork displays....the displays are uninteresting and it is self-guided so there is no atmosphere... The only redeeming fixture was that the final waxwork looked like Lindsay Lohan which was a bonus! I know that you can buy a... more

26 Oct 2006
4/5 found this review helpful

I was looking for a fun, "haunted house" attraction in Salem, so my friend and I checked out the Salem Wax Museums newest attraction; Frankenstein's Laboratory. On their Web site they describe it as "Salem’s newest haunted attraction is inspired by the classic period of literary horror." I was expecting an elaborate attraction complete with Frankenstein and his friends, well... more

9 Dec 2005
3/5 found this review helpful

This is one pathetic museum. Just outside the gates of "THE" cemetery in Salem that you don't want to miss, it's location is prime to draw you in. We had to wait in line behind a couple of women from New Brunswick Canada that were getting some fantastic information from the gal who took their money. When we paid our... more

Skip It
7 Jun 2005
6/7 found this review helpful

I go to Salem every year and the first year I was really disapointed with this place. The second year I was lured by the advertisement, forgetting I had already been there and really didn't like it. I can see how someone who has never been there might be lured by the attractive writing in the advertisments. Please trust me,... more

23 Mar 2005
1/6 found this review helpful

I took my trip to the Witch wax museum in mid march. My husband and I both enjoyed our vist we followed it up with the Salem witch village inn the wax museum you learned about the witch trials and the Salem witch village inn you learned about witchs of today. It was very informitive. I think these museum goes... more

8 Sep 2003
13/16 found this review helpful

Most visitors can do without a visit to the Wax Museum of Witches and Seafarers. You would think after charging thousands of visitors a summer $5 each, the owners of the museum could afford to maintain their figures, which all could use a dusting, a few of which were actually BROKEN. You would also think that someone working at the... more

Travellers Who Viewed This Attraction Also Viewed
No photo provided
Location: Salem, MA
Price not available
Location: Salem, MA
Price not available
No photo provided
Price not available
Write Your Own Attraction Review
Been to Salem Wax Museum of Witches & Seafarers? Share your experiences!
Write a Review
Add Photos
Add Videos

Salem Wax Museum of Witches & Seafarers: Management Resources

TripAdvisor has free and easy resources to help you enhance your listing and promote your property.

  • Start Here - Visit Your Owner's Page
  • Add Photo
  • Add Video

Salem Wax Museum of Witches & Seafarers Address

288 Derby St., Salem, MA 01970
Tel: 978 740 2929