Salem Self-Guided Mystery Game

Trace Salem’s layered history one clue at a time on a self-guided mystery game played entirely on your phone. Choose a short family-friendly loop, follow Nathaniel Hawthorne through the town he could not leave, or take the Deep Dive into the streets and waterfront stories of 1692.

Each game leads you through public spaces, past statues, tablets, and memorials that reveal the city’s maritime wealth and its infamous witch trials. Solve puzzles as a group and explore at your own pace. Two games begin at the bandstand in Salem Common; the intermediate game starts near Essex Street and Washington Square West, outside the Hawthorne Hotel. The Deep Dive finishes about a mile west of downtown. No guide, reservation, or museum admission is needed, and one purchase gives your whole group access to the game’s clues and story.

Bring a smartphone and mobile data, open the link in your voucher, and set out to see Salem with fresh eyes. Choose your Salem mystery game and start exploring.