Salem Wax Museum

I think this deserve more than 2 stars however don’t get high hopes! for the price it’s not worth it but it’s interesting and I recommend it if you’re looking for a small something to see and to learn some few facts about some historical people

I like it here! Yes, it was small, but it was pretty cool. I liked all the wax figures. At the end, in the gift shop I made this really cool wax hands. The gift shop had tons of cool things. The people there were also really nice. I would come back.

Total waste of money. Tourist trap. 22 bucks for me and my sons to walk through a tiny loop with maybe 10 mediocre setups. Save your money I wish I did.

Salem Wax Museum is great! In fact, the album cover for the song «Spirit of Salem» was taken by the band Majungas in the outskirts of this location.
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Very cool. Small, but awesome to read about all the history. The historic graveyard out back was so touching. All of the wax scenes were depicting specific times during all of the witch trials/​things that were happening. It was cool to see. Definitely only need to go once, plus you’re allowed to take pictures, so no reason to go twice.
X’s and O’s!
J

It’s somewhat shocking that the City of Salem can’t come up with a better museum to memorialize the horrors of the Salem Witch Trials. Perhaps the Salem Witch Museum is better? I’m not so sure. For the money, this place is a total rip off. The admissions desk attendant stated it was two rooms, but for some reason I did not think she was referring to the first room that we were in as one of the two rooms. It took about 15 minutes to see everything in there, which is about 10 – 12 window dioramas of wax figures. They are well-​crafted and there are descriptions of what you’re looking at, but it feels like this should be donation-​based for what it is.
We purchased the $ 14 adult and $ 10 student tickets for the «hysteria pass,» thinking it was a deal, but it’s really not, as the Salem Witch Village is another 20 minute tour of nothingness. See review.

Gives local historical information about Salem in General. Presentation wasn’t impressive.

How is this place still open? Tourist trap like all the others. The cashier said 25 minutes to tour the «musuem.» It was more like 10 minutes. Not worth the money. It’s just a room.

The first wax museum I’ve ever attended and I am going to give it a thumbs down. Though being one with interest in the paranormal, I did post a photo or 2 that looked like activity. Hey, I believe in it :)
I sincerely dislike that such a beautiful and historical place has turned into such a tourist trap.

Waste if money. Tha place looked like it hadn’t been dusted in years. Tha staff was extremely rude. There were about 9 – 10 wax scenes that looked like they were put together just to open tha business. I won’t return. Save ur money guys

Anyone giving this more than 1 star is just embarrassed that they spent $ 8/​each on this worthless attraction and is trying to make themselves feel better. It sucked. One room. Maybe 10 wax scenes… only 3 had anything to do with the witch trials.
My kids were bored. My wife and I were aghast that we wasted our money.
Skip it!

Snore. Keep walking.

Lame, sorry I spent $ 8 pp to go. Way too small, poor upkeep and figures were missing body parts. Mainly hands, total tourist trap.

It’s like 2 rooms of maybe 30 wax statues. Another waste. Avoid the museums in Salem unless you go to the Peabody-​Essex.

um… Do not waste your $ on this. So not worth it! Maybe $ 1.00 would be (for a group). But the price was a bit high for what you got.

I was so excited to spend the day in Salem, although unbeknownst to me, I went during the «off season» so not everything was open. I had such a great time, that I hate to write this review but I must warn other history buffs/​Salem tourists.
Don’t waste your money. $ 8 is what it cost me to view this attraction– it wasnt worth 8 pennies. You will see better wax pieces at Walt Disney World, AND you don’t learn anything that you would not have already known about or learned that day a more educational, entertaining and well maintained attraction.
Don’t waste your time and money.

Yeah, it was pretty lame. It’s very small, and some of the wax figures were missing hands. But I dunno, I don’t really regret going. I kind of liked some of the wax scenes. There is a kids play area downstairs; «grave rubbings» are free; everything else costs extra. You can get a wax mold of your hands for $ 9, but the process is really slow and you have to wait a long time for it.
I guess my advice is: avoid it if you don’t like wax museums, or if you are trying to decide between this and another, more authentically historical attraction. Consider it if you have children or otherwise enjoy wax museums.

how do you spell BORING? W-​A-​X-​M-​U-​S-​E-​U-​M.
God this was boring.
I don’t know what I expected, but I actually almost peed myself laughing at the end when my husband and I just gave each other this look like, «WTH?»

If you are not from the surrounding area or have any knowledge of the witch trials Salem is a great place to spend the day. However, it is a tourist trap where people flock by the hundreds in the autumn season. Most of the highlights in the city focus on the same witch trial and try to retell it in several different ways. But when you know the basic story it get to be repetitive very quickly.
The Salem Wax Museum isn’t an actual museum but just a large room with 10 – 12 displays. If you have already visited any of the other museums in town you“ll get the feeling you have seen all this before.
If you take your time, carefully study each exhibit at the end you would have spent a total of 15 minutes here! Then to get to your exit you must, of course, pass through the gift shop which is bigger than the museum. Don’t worry if there is something you forgot to buy here one of Salem’s other store will have it.
My opinion take a pass on the SWM. Not worth your time or money. FAIL.

My family and I have a ritual. We visit the cool, old cemetery outside and then, hyperactively bring our cameras into the wax museum.
The wax statues definitely have a creepy quality about them. Their faces look bulbous and overly dramatic. In short, it’s a great place to snap photos of yourself while contorting your own face into the most horrific of expressions. wax statues in the background of said photos, naturally.
The museum is a one-​room attraction. If you’re looking to kill time, stop in. Once you leave the room filled with wax people, you descend down a flight of stairs to an activity area.
The activity area is good for kids. They supply black newsprint-​quality paper and black crayons. Kids can do a rubbing of old tombstones to bring home – a neat (free) little souvenir. There’s a generic build-​a-​bear station in the far corner, a wooden pirate cutout that’s great for photos, and a rendering of an old wooden jail cell. My niece and I climbed in there and shut the door. There are no lights in there – it’s creepy as hell!
There’s also a gift shop just beyond the activity area with the predictable Salem t-​shirts and assorted souvenirs.