Witches are a big deal in Salem's modern culture. The city's association with witchcraft has been capitalized on from films like 1993's "Hocus Pocus" to the annual Halloween festivities that draw in ...

The infamous witch trials may have put this Boston suburb on the map, but they’ve also overshadowed much of its magic. Here’s ...

Magic is afoot at the New-York Historical Society, where a new exhibition revisits a dark chapter in U.S. history: the Salem Witch Trials.Between early 1692 and mid-1693, more than 200 people were ...

Autumn is the perfect time to delve into the fun, fantasy and fright associated with Halloween, with perhaps no place better for it than Salem — famous for the Salem Witch Trials — making it a ...

The Salem Witch Museum is perfect for first-time visitors to Salem. Founded in 1972, this museum offers two types of presentations: One is an immersive narration of the 1692 Salem witch trials ...

Witch trials were not unique to Salem. Europe had undergone a witch-hunting craze from the 15th to the 18th centuries, prosecuting an estimated 100,000 people—mostly women—for accusations of ...

The Salem Witch Trials Memorial is lined with the pleas of the victims. Photo by Charlie Weber. It was during the exceedingly hot summer of 1692 when Puritan judges in Salem, an English settlement ...

When four young girls from Salem Village began having mysterious fits in 1692, they accused Bishop of sending her spirit to ...

Explore Hale Farm, where an eyewitness wrote a 1702 book about the Salem Witch Trials and programs will take place this October. The historic property will host special events this October. Skip ...