Salem's Haunted Barn started as a family destination designed to scare their relatives and friends with a haunted hayride and barn maze. After seven years of spooks, the family decided to extend the invitation to the general public. Now, costumed actors trained in the art of scare tactics sneak from behind corners to terrify all who enter. While thrill lovers complete the maze, kids and adults who don't want to be scared can tour the grounds in a horse-drawn hayride or climb a straw mouton and pet fluffy animals. The hayride and barn maze change from year to year, though that headless ghost is always available to bring home as a souvenir.