Salem Museum of Torture

About

Museum of torture

Why go

• For those of you who like the darker side of history
• Definitely a heavy dose of history, but totally fascinating
• Very educational

Must try

• Authentic torture objects and punishment methods
• Instruments of interrogation, like red hot pincers
• The iron chair covered in spikes
• The heretic's fork
• The rack engineered to dislocate limbs

Pro tips

• Buy tickets ahead of time and expect a wait
• Take pics but with no flash

Good to know

• Little little kids probably not the best to take in

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Rating

4.8 / 5 (382 reviews)

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