The Halloween museum in Salem is one of those attractions that feels more exciting in theory than in reality. The 3D fluorescent rooms are pretty cool at first, and there are a few fun props tied to Hocus Pocus and classic The Walt Disney Company films that horror and Halloween fans may appreciate. That said, the museum itself is very small and doesn't offer much beyond the initial visual appeal. Even though tickets are relatively cheap, the experience feels rushed and underwhelming overall. Unless you're already walking by and looking for a quick stop during a Salem trip, this is probably one attraction that can be skipped. read more

​If you're looking for a break from the heavy history of the Witch Trials and just want to celebrate the "spooky" side of Salem, this is the place. It's vibrant, nostalgic, and has a bit of a "funhouse" energy with its 3D glasses and day-glo displays. It doesn't take itself too seriously, which is exactly why it's so charming. ​It is a smaller museum, but it's packed with fun. We spent about 30 minutes walking through the different vignettes, which cover everything from ancient Samhain traditions to 90s-era Halloween kitsch (the vintage Barbie collection was a personal highlight!). It's a self-guided flow, so you can move at your own pace without feeling rushed by a tour guide. ​ ​The price point is one of the best in town. While other attractions in Salem can easily run you $25-$30+, this was much more affordable and felt like a fair trade for the time spent. It's a great "add-on" activity if you have a gap between your larger tour bookings. ​ ​Don't skip the 3D glasses at the entrance! They really make the neon displays pop and turn the experience into something more immersive. Also, because it's a shorter walkthrough, it's a fantastic option for families with kids who might not have the patience for the longer, text-heavy history museums nearby. read more

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This was a cute museum full of lots of color. When you enter, you're given 3D glasses to use throughout the experience. My favorite part of the museum was the display of a miniature Michael Myers home. You also get a dose of nostalgia with Halloween toys from 1991 that were in McDonald's Happy Meals. They also had Halloween Barbie dolls on display. It's a cool place to take kids. After you're done in the museum, they have a small gift shop that has really cute souvenirs. read more

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This was a really cool little immersive experience that we stumbled on by mistake. The entrance fee was only $12 which is totally reasonable for something like this especially when they want you to spend money in the gift shop afterwards. I never understand those other attractions that charge 40 or 50 or even $60 for a ticket and then want you to go spend money in the gift shop no most of us are not able to do that We can't afford it we're regular people. So anyway the price of this at just $12 was dope. The experience was super groovy. I don't know how they got the effects to do what they do but I kept thinking that I was stepping off a step that wasn't there or into the air. I love the neon, glow lights and psychedelic vibe. I highly recommend this experience. read more

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Honestly, the entire experience was ruined the second we walked in. We visited on Thursday, Sept 26th, and the person working the front was extremely rude. I greeted them cheerfully, and they rolled their eyes while staying glued to their phone. When I asked for two tickets, they mocked me...I still have no idea what I did to deserve that. It immediately set the tone and made us uncomfortable. The museum itself had a couple of interesting props, but overall the atmosphere was awkward and unpleasant. Honestly, we should have just left when we saw how unwelcoming it was. read more

The most unsettling part of this very limited and very brief experience was the behemoth of a man dressed up as a woman who sold us our tickets, while, as my wife herself later pointed out, kept glaring at me over her head (I suspect this guy was the "rude woman" referred to in other reviews.) The attraction was completely empty the entire time we were there, and we took our time going through when we realized what a very brief and gimmicky tour it was, and yet he still saw fit to come swaggering back to check on us and "subtly" urge us to finish up our visit. read more

I thought this would be some cheesy/campy fun and it's not NOT that... but it really does look like a bunch of plastic junk that people rescued from Savers and Goodwill and then stuck behind glass cases. It feels like being at a DayGlo-sponsored yard sale during the month of October. What it does offer up is bright paint under blacklights, 3-D glasses, and colorful baubles to stare at for a few minutes. It's short, but sweet. The woman at the front counter was also a great salesperson and we stanned her energy (although we did not take the tour upsell). I do think unless you're trying to find an activity for young kids--or unless you really, really love an assortment of All Hallow's plastic landfill--that this museum is a pass. I think if it had an audio tour to contextualize the collection or a human in the space to enthusiastically talk to you about their McDonald's Happy Meal toy collection then maybe it would be worth the $10 entry? Otherwise this is a $5 experience at best. It honestly feels like the museum version of that Simpsons scene where Bart and Lisa ride the Screamatorium at the state fair. A solid 2.5 stars that I in no way feel generous enough to round up to 3. read more

This museum was cute and had really cool neon colors. In addition, they provide you 3D glasses that you can walk around with and the words/lights jump out at you which is super cool. They said that when you take pictures with your phone, if you project the pictures on your tv and use the glasses, the 3D effect will still work which is cool. The museum also gave us 10% off to use at the store next store which was nice. I at first was worried that the museum would be a fun house/jump scare but was very thankful that it wasn't. It was super cool to see all the movie props/artifacts, such as from the Haunted Mansion, Hocus Pocus, Halloween, Halloween Town, Nightmare Before Christmas, etc! read more

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This was not the best museum in Salem that honor belongs to a museum down the road however it was my second favorite. This was such a cool spot to take pictures and videos and look at interesting things and even take a walk down memory lane with some of the memorabilia. The museum is absolutely worth the price and I would for sure go back again next time I am in Salem. read more

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This is a surprising fun little museum that is located in Salem. It cost $10 to enter. We went in there to get out of the rain and ended up having a great time! It's a self-guided tour through different artifacts. Even though it was small, it held a lot of treasures from Halloween movies, it was awesome to see some of the props from my favorite Halloween movies, including Halloween Town, Haunted Mansion, Ghostbusters and more. It is fun for the whole family. It's not a scary museum. I loved the neon colors throughout the museum or made it fun and exciting to see what you would find. Take your time through it to get your monies worth. If you don't read any of the information, you can walk through in like 5 to 10 minutes or spend 30 minutes reading everything. Pictures are encouraged. I had a blast. read more

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Is this the best museum I've ever been to? No. BUT if you are a witch or Halloween theme movie fan this is the place for you! They had a ton of cool props from movies which we thought were pretty cool. Some cute places for photos if you'd like but that's about it. Goes through really quickly. read more

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If you'd like to pay $10 to see a lot of neon paint and some McDonald's toys from the 80s-- which I did, personally-- this is your place. Bright and colorful and leans into the campy angle. It has no pretensions to being anything it is now. It's small, but it's cheery and can be a nice quick moment in your day. read more

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What a waste of money! $20 for myself and 12 year old for 5 minutes of unimpressive items. Don't waste your money. Person at front desk was friendly. 1star goes to them. read more

I looked at a lot of reviews here and people did not have a good time. I did. Maybe they are confused by "Halloween" museum? This was more of a "trick or treat" museum. Going out on Halloween night, the tv commercials of the time, the toys in a box of cereal or McDonalds Happy Meal. For only $10, competitively priced with all of the other museums in Salem, this was one of the more enjoyable ones. I like looking at things I had when I was a child, things I wish I had, and just fun Halloween things that aren't overall "scary". It was a different take than all of the other museums there and just a fun experience. read more

i can't believe i wasted my time in this garbage hole. expecting real halloween lore and tons of vintage items. no joke there may be 30 items total, maybe! not exactly a museum. heck, i could make a better museum with my own garage halloween box, 1k and an hour spent on eBay. they provide you with blurry glasses (in the form of a piece of paper) that pertain to nothing in particular. the place is painted in neon paint and entirely lit under black light. it might be fun if you were on a heroic dose of LSD. read more

I didn't expect the 3d glasses to enhance the experience so much - I don't even like 3d - but the neon highlights + glasses made even staring at the floor fun. The decor is super cool. The entire space is perhaps a bit small, but not if you are a Halloween nut and take in all the details. There are some really awesome relics in here, like Nightmare Before Christmas props. Just a great vibe. Kids loved (8 and 9) it and so did I. read more

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We enjoyed the walk through and the kids loved the decor! It was a nice change from the rest of the museums here, and although small, they had many little treasures throughout. I would overall recommend this. read more

Fun museum with nostalgic halloween items and cool glow effects. Small museum but we got right in on a Sunday.

The museum is very cramped. You constantly had to say excuse me and shift around people. And the lighting on a lot of the exhibits was so bad you couldn't read anything. The neon walk was the only really interesting part. I would not waste time going here if you have a small time frame in the city. read more

This was a fun museum. We got lucky and were the only ones in here so we got to take a lot of photos and see everything without fighting people in the way. I liked that they had a lot of retro Halloween items. It was decorated very nicely. It made you feel nostalgic. I liked that the museum had a whole neon glow to it also. I recommend this museum. read more

Found this cute spot while in Salem checking out witchy things. I'm a huge Halloween fan so this was fun and very affordable. It's small can be done in 10-15 mins but definitely worth going to. My daughter is 13 and had a blast and they sell Halloween toys candies and some old school Halloween stuff. read more

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Didn't visit the actual museum just the store. The museum area seamed pretty small and not sure of the cost but I feel like you could get more of your monies worth in one of the nearby historical museums. Not the highlight of a trip but something cute to checkout if you're in town. The selections were limited but cute. They played Nightmare before christmas music and had Peanuts, Nightmare before christmas, horror films memorabilia. read more

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For some people some of the Halloween artifacts may be interesting but I just didn't find it worth the money. For $10 you walk through it in less than five minutes. read more

Had an absolute blast. Love the colors. Everything just pops and made me feel like I was in a spooky neon dream.

Probably cute if you have little kids but only mildly entertaining for adults, not $10 worth of entertaining. I really wanted it to be fun at least but the woman at the front desk was so rude and the 5 minutes we spent inside the "museum" was not worth that interaction lol, there are so many other places more worthwhile in Salem. I mean, there are careless typos in the display signs, not even the people who put this thing together cared enough about it to proofread. The 3D glow in the dark gimmick is cute, though read more

Underwhelming but weirdly amazing at the same time??? If you have $10 and 30 minutes to kill would really reccomend if you love halloween. It's less of a museum and more of an experience with some relics scattered between? But again still a cool experience read more

Overall it is nice museum with some interesting facts. A bit expensive for the tour (took us about 15min for 10$ each...) read more

Very cute Halloween museum, it's pretty smaller than I thought. The museum is glow in the dark with 3D glasses that they provided glasses to use. Nice cute shop, friendly staff. It's on Essex st near all the stores and restaurants. I think once is enough for this visit. read more

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This place is basically a 5 minutes walk through of someones cheap halloween finds. Not worth $10/person. Complete waste money-this is also not a museum in any way. read more

Tourist silliness but so nostalgic for the Halloween's of my youth. Staff is super friendly and there are some cool props from very popular Halloween movies. Only $10 for adults to wander through for 20 minutes. Easy located on Essex street in the heart of all the shops in the pedestrian friendly part of town. read more

Had some cool vintage artifacts but nothing great, things like mcdonald's toys and old decorations. Very quick in and out less than 5 minutes and nothing that stood out to us, also seemed very cheap and quick put together kind of carelessly. read more

$10 a person, including kids? You have got to be kidding.. 3D glasses not sanitized between customers.

This place was really cheesy and totally NOT what we were expecting when we went in. Do not waste your money on this. There are much better things to spend your time doing in Salem. read more

Donning 3D glasses, you go through a brightly colored maze with eclectic historial Halloween artifacts. Trippy! The only improvement I would suggest is updating the displays. The Barbie cabinet is too small and The Nightmare Before Xmas figure (kind of a big deal) just blends into the background. read more

I guess people expect a fireworks show and free ice cream judging by some of these posts. It's only $10, it's very clean and new, 3D effect is nice, some of the exhibits are cool. Worth the $. read more

I actually really loved this and thought it was well worth the $10 admission fee. It was really cool seeing all the older decorations and taking a little trip down memory lane. The girl working at the register today was awesome as well, I wish I'd gotten her name. She was very informative and let us know about some other cool shops and some of the tours as well, she was very friendly! read more

This has to be the biggest rip off in Salem Mass $10 per person for 3D paint a few movie props and pez dispensers . We told a couple going in when they returned the said they should have listened to us read more

Went with my family in early October 2020. I understand that everyone is paranoid over Covid-I'm a front line health care worker. The girl who we bought tickets from was so rude to my 6 year old. We all wore masks, but with my 6 year olds facial structure her mask tends to slip below her nose and we constantly have to remind her to fix it. Again, I understand the Covid situation, but this girl addressed my six year old very rudely-twice-and then mentioned to us she didn't want to have to call the cops on us. Listen, you're going to call the cops on us because a 6 year old's mask slipped down past her nose? Two sides to every story my a**. Uncalled for. It's not like we didn't address her to fix it. We come to Salem every year, this was my 10th year, and my second time to this museum. We didn't appreciate it. I don't know if we are going back to this place year. I didn't wanted to make an issue in front of the kids and upset them as they were already upset because of the locals yelling out of their car windows for us "tourists to go home", "we don't want you in our city!" So I left it alone, but I should have let her have it and show her little city tough attitude would stand against a NY attitude. Rude slob she was read more