The Witch House is an amazing ancient structure. Aside from it's historic architectural importance, it's insight into 17th century lifestyle, the Witch House provides fascinating insights into the witch trials themselves. There is a display that shows a recipe for a "witch-cake" that was printed in a book about fortune telling that was sold to the public in the early... more

While visiting Salem, I wanted to avoid the "hokey" witch museum tourist traps, so I went to the Corwin House since it is a valid and historically significant museum and I find this type of place interesting. However, I was disappointed that I wasted money here. We took the self guided tour ($2 less than the guided tour) because the... more

The Witch House, the Jonathan Corwin House was the first attraction I saw when I came to Salem. It looks magnificent when seeing it from the outside. You must enter at the rear through the gift shop. It cost us precisely $8.25 to get in. A lot of attractions in Salem are $8.00 a person so I didn't see why... more

Conveniently located across from The Salem Inn, this is one of the few attractions in Salem that actually allows you to take photographs and is the only historic building in Salem that has direct ties to the witch trials. There is no tour of the house, you actually get to wander and look around (tours tend to rush you through... more

The Witch House claims to be the only home with direct ties to the witch trials. It's also a cool look back into history and home life. The tour is really facinating with a guide giving you all kinds of information about the trials and how people operated a home back then. It's got enough to interest kids and adults... more

This 17th-century house was owned by Jonathan Corwin, who served as a judge in the famous witch trials. But the connection is incidental and not really important in order to appreciate the preservation of this First Period home. The guided tour is well worth the additional $2 fee. Our tourguide was fabulous. The furnishings are amazing and you really get... more

This house belonged to one of the judges that presided over the witch trials. He and his wife had 10 children - 10! I couldn't help thinking "If these walls could talk" Oh, the conversations regarding the witches they must have had under that old roof! The tour was more focused on how they lived back then rather than any... more

If you want to see a period house with period furnishings, this is a reasonable place to do it. For $8, you can walk through the 4 or so rooms and see the furnishings and read a few signs about things like why forks weren't common at the time, etc. If you are hoping to get information about the witch... more

Salem is full of pseudo historical attractions, but this is the real thing. Although the name "Witch house" makes it sound more hype than history, this is a genuine period house with excellent interpretation. I would see this instead of the House of Seven Gables; they do a much better job. more