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MA Ghost Tour Makes List Of Best In The Country

Those taking the tour learn about the tools used by early ghost hunters and hear stories of how the town inspired legendary horror stories.

Those taking the tour learn about the tools used by early ghost hunters and hear stories of how the town inspired legendary horror stories.
Those taking the tour learn about the tools used by early ghost hunters and hear stories of how the town inspired legendary horror stories. (Kathleen Culliton/Patch)

SALEM, MA — October is the month to celebrate all things spooky, and one of the best ways to do so is to take a "ghost tour." There are few better places to do so in the country than in Salem, according to USA Today's 10Best.

Black Cat Tours landed at No. 5 on the list of best ghost tours in the country. These tours dig into the history and mystery of places around the US from Chicago to Hawaii.

The tours on the list were nominated by an expert panel and chosen by readers as those that "deliver thrills and chills alongside fascinating insights into the past and the people who shaped it (and perhaps never left)."

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USA Today's 10Best had this to say about Black Cat Tours:

"Evening walking tours with Black Cat Tours take visitors back in time through the true history of Salem, Massachusetts. Visit some of the city’s most haunted sites, learn about the tools used by early ghost hunters, and hear stories of how the town inspired the horror stories of H.P. Lovecraft, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Edgar Allen Poe."

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Check out the full list of ghost tours by clicking here.


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