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Salem Wax Museum of Witches & Seafarers: Traveler Reviews

TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #27 of 29 attractions in Salem
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Attraction type: Wax museum
Address: 288 Derby St., Salem, MA 01970
Tel: 978 740 2929

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Reviews of Salem Wax Museum of Witches & Seafarers

( 6-8 of 8 )
“Skip It”

Salem Wax Museum of Witches & Seafarers

Jun 7, 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, save your money and skip this one, and skip the place across the street. I can't remember the name of it but they offer it as a 'two for one' ticket. This place is like the red-headed step-child of what Salem has to offer. You could be in and out of the place in 5 minutes because there's really not much to look at, the wax figures are kind of pathetic, old and worn out looking. I get the feeling the gift shop was opened first, then they added some "attractions" to get customers in the door. There are many more timeworthy, and more interesting sites to see in Salem.

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“Really like this musem”

Salem Wax Museum of Witches & Seafarers

Mar 23, 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 hand and hand I hope more of you go and see this museum.

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“Hardly Worth Your Money or Time”

Salem Wax Museum of Witches & Seafarers

Sep 8, 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 museum would pick up on the fact that one of the plaques describing the scenes had a glaring typo in it. But, apparently, instead, the owners have chosen to invest in a hokey, copycat teddybear "factory," and a station where you can dip your hand in what their brochure describes as "mystical wax!" Places like this make me sad to think that people believe people are dumb enough to waste their money on seeing this stuff, and even sadder to know that thousands of people prove them right each year.

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Salem Wax Museum of Witches & Seafarers: Management Resources

Salem Wax Museum of Witches & Seafarers Address

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