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What to See & Do in Salem, Mass.

Sure, there's witch stuff to see in Salem. But the city's historical sights and world-class museum are more worth your time.

 

 

Salem Common
Salem's historic central park is a landmark, starting-point, and green and shady break from cityscape. More...

Salem Maritime National Historical Site
Salem produced America's first millionaires, merchants who earned fabulous wealth by sending speedy clipper ships around the world in search of high-value goods for import and export. Want to see where and how it happened? More...

House of the Seven Gables
The 17th-century Salem house that served as the setting for Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel House of the Seven Gables is the centerpiece of a historic site with five houses and period gardens on Salem harbor near Salem Maritime National Historic Site. More...

Peabody Essex Museum
A group of Salem sea captains formed the East India Marine Society in 1799 and housed the "natural and artificial curiosities" brought back from their worldwide travels in a museum that now ranks among the finest—and largest—in the USA. More...

Salem Monuments
The famous grim-looking statue of Roger Conant (alias "The Puritan") stands by Salem Common in front of the Salem Witch Museum, not far from the Hawthorne Hotel. More...

Witch Stuff
Despite that there were never any witches in Salem, there are several Disneyesque amusements based on the witch trials of 1692, including the Salem Witch Museum, Witch House and Witch Dungeon. More...

Salem Willows Park
About 1.5 miles (2.4 km) northeast of Salem Common, Salem Willows Park is a fine place for a picnic, a swim, and a break from the weight of history and art in Salem.

Salem Trolley
A trolley-like bus makes hourly tours of the town every day from April through December between 10 am and 4 pm. Tours leave from Riley Plaza. You can buy tickets on board the trolley.


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"Friendship," Salem MA

Above, the Friendship, a three-masted, square-rigged Salem merchantman, with the red brick Custom House behind, both part of Salem Maritime National Historic Site.
Below, the beach at Salem Willows Park.

 

Beach at Salem Willows Park, Salem MA