This beautifully preserved old house gives visitors a glimpse of history in fine detail. An adjacent conservatory, park, and art museum make it even more fun to visit.

The Bush house has been in Salem many years. It is always a good place to go when we have guests. Just to visit the home, and get a small taste of what life was like "back then:.

Nicely kept house by lots of dedicated volunteers. I would have loved to live here, but would have needed live in help to keep thai gran house clean.

This is a very beautiful place to see. It is a place to relax and reflect, surrounded by beauty.

This is a little visited treasure in Salem. This historic home is well preserved and maintained. The docents are knowledgeable and love this home and its stories. The greenhouse and the gardens are true treasures. Stupidly, you have to purchase tickets in the Art Center across the street and that is poorly signed. The people in the Art Center are... More

I was a tour guide and paid docent while in college ~ and still love this museum. Each room still feels "lived in", comfortable, like a home. The home and park were given to the City of Salem many decades ago... what treasures they are.

The Bush House is a stately mansion on many acres of beautiful gardens, in the possession of one distinguished Salem family for close to 100 years before becoming a city-owned museum. The modest admission fee provides one with a 45 minute tour of this large two story mansion, surrounded by acres of scrupulously tended gardens. Be sure to visit the... More

Okay, I've got to admit it-- I'm a tour guide at Bush House. But I'm a VOLUNTEER tour guide who gets no compensation for the job other than the satisfaction of hanging out in an amazing old house, watching visitors laugh, and hearing them comment on their way out that they enjoyed Bush House more than they thought they would.... More