Salem in Massachusetts is the Witch City, forever linked to the infamous 1692 witch trials that shaped American history. The Peabody Essex Museum, Witch House, and the especially atmospheric October Halloween celebrations make it a year-round destination for history and the macabre.
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Top spots in Salem
Salem Witch Museum
Life-size stage sets, exhibits & tours exploring the 1692 Salem witch trials, plus witchcraft today.
The Witch House at Salem
Historic home offering guided & self-guided tours about 17th-century life & the Salem Witch Trials.
Salem Witch Trials Memorial
Somber memorial featuring a series of stacked & inscribed granite stones abutting a burial ground.
Salem Maritime National Historical Park
9-acre park exploring the age of sailing ships, with historic buildings, wharves & a tall ship.
Salem Witch Village and the Lost Library
Attraction offering exhibits about witches & witchcraft, souvenir shops & haunted house tours.
Salem Pioneer Village
Seasonal living-history museum of a recreated 17th-c. colonial village, with tours offered Jun–Sep.
Ropes Mansion and Garden
House museum in an 18th-century Georgian Colonial mansion with a garden in the back.
Real Pirates Salem
International Monster Museum
Tours for Touring Tourists