The real "Witch House" was the home of Puritan Jonathan Corwin, a central figure in the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 Mackenzie Schmidt is the Home and Travel Editor for PEOPLE. She's worked at ...

Anyone who has ever taken a field trip to Salem will recognize the name tied to 252 Essex Street in Beverly, which is currently on the market for $600,000. Giles Corey, a farmer accused of ...

The name of this famed Salem attraction can be misleading – it was never home to any witches –nevertheless, it warrants a visit. Formerly the residence of infamous Judge Jonathan Corwin, the ...

Was a mysterious fungus the spark behind the Salem Witch Trials? Dive into the eerie history, dark grains, and theories that fueled one of history's most infamous cases of hysteria. Israel ...

The Peabody Essex Museum has announced a list of exhibitions and programs as a part of the city of Salem’s 2026 ...

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 ...

Salem, Massachusetts is best known for the Witch Trials of 1692. That history turned the small town into a Halloween destination, with more than 1 million people flocking there in the month of October ...

Editor’s note: This article was updated at 3:10 p.m. March 7 to correct the number of families that have lived at the house. A 350-year-old estate linked to the Salem witch trials and the ...

The last proceedings of the Salem Witch Trials in Massachusetts ended in 1693. But 331 years later, religious witch hunts remain a common — if not well-publicized — occurrence in countries ...

One of the reasons that the Salem witch craze has such a hold on our imagination is the detailed testimony available to us. There are several contemporary sources, including court records, of both ...

Salem, Massachusetts Salem, Massachusetts, a town etched in history, is best known for the infamous Salem witch trials of 1692. These trials, which led to the execution of 20 people accused of ...