We took in the tour of the New England Pirate Museum in Salem, MA., and I must say, though I am no fan of the pirate "lore", I did enjoy our little tour through the museum, mostly due to the wonderful dry wit of our tour guide. He was quick with the one-liners, and colorful with his delivery. For that... more

The pirate tour was very entertaining. The tour guide was very funny and knowledgeable dressed as a pirate. more

This should be rated as the top 10 attractions in the city! We visited here with my then 5 year old child during Halloween and we were very surprised. The inside is made up like a pirate village and a very large pirate ship. There are characters dressed up like pirates that tour you through. It is quite entertaining. Be... more

I was skeptical of this museum, but I thought it was well done. The guide, dressed up as a pirate, was great. I enjoyed it an my teenage kids did as well. more

I was more than a little dubious about a Pirate museum in Salem, but I was delightfully surprised. The information about a succession of colorful pirates was interesting enough to entertain my eight year old son as well as thorough enough to impress me. A lot of the credit does have to go to our tour guide Kevin who was... more

This is more of a walk-through attraction than a museum. A tour guide dressed as a pirate walks you through several dimly lit rooms with displays and talks about New England's pirates of the past. The ship you board is really an indoor piece of a ship, not a whole boat, and is more like another museum room. The tour... more

We took our children, son 8, who is extrememly into pirates, daughters 9 & 2. It was better than I expected it to be. The only problem was parking! My son was just fascinated with the place. Even my daughter enjoyed it. We would definately recommend taking a day trip here. The surrounding area is a great place to walk... more