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Salem - Things to Do


Flights: Cheap airfare to Salem (arriving in Boston, MA - Logan International Airport)

Things to Do: History and culture

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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 37 attractions in Salem

This tribute museum is dedicated to all those who have entertained us in the world of Horror! Actors, directors and special effects wizards of the past and present are all honored here with nearly fifty life-sized realistic recreations of the horror's genre's most memorable characters. Safe for all. During October, the monsters come to life making Count Orlok's Nightmare Gallery Salem's Scariest Haunted house but during the rest of the year, the monsters are quite calm and won't move at all. See you soon!!!

Attraction type: Museum
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #3 of 37 attractions in Salem

This 17th-century wooden mansion was the inspiration for the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

Attraction type: Historic home; Historic site; Other
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #4 of 37 attractions in Salem

The museum's collections include American art and architecture and outstanding Asian, Asian Export, Native American, African, Oceanic, Maritime, and Photography collections. In addition to its collections, the museum offers changing exhibitions and a hands-on education center. The museum campus features numerous parks, period gardens, and 24 historic properties, including Yin Yu Tang, the only example of Chinese vernacular architecture on display in the United States.

Attraction type: Museum; History museum; Art museum; Maritime museum; Other
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #5 of 37 attractions in Salem
Attraction type: Historic walking area; Tour
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #9 of 37 attractions in Salem

This small museum recounts the exploits of Captain Kidd and other 17th-century pirates.

Attraction type: History museum
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #11 of 37 attractions in Salem

After a trial reenactment, visitors tour the recreated dungeon where the condemned witches were sent.

Attraction type: History museum; Specialty museum
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #14 of 37 attractions in Salem

The cemetery is very interesting. The map is hard to read, but also intriguing. It is also within walking distance to other great Salem sights.

Attraction type: Cemetery
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #18 of 37 attractions in Salem

Located on the waterfront, this site focuses on Salem's proud seafaring history.

Attraction type: Historic site; Wharf/pier/boardwalk
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #19 of 37 attractions in Salem
Attraction type: Historic walking area; Marina; Neighborhood; Wharf/pier/boardwalk
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #20 of 37 attractions in Salem

 The Witch House / The Corwin House   The "Witch House," as it is called (it is also more accurately known as "The Corwin House"), is Salem's only building with direct ties to the Witchcraft Trials of

Attraction type: Historic home; Museum
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #21 of 37 attractions in Salem

Nathaniel Hawthorne worked here as surveyor to Salem's port.

Attraction type: Historic site; Museum
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #22 of 37 attractions in Salem

Established in 1930, this recreated fishing village was one of America's first living history museums.

Attraction type: Historic village; Tour
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #23 of 37 attractions in Salem
Attraction type: Mall
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #24 of 37 attractions in Salem

Museum offering candlelight tours during the fall season.

Attraction type: Maritime museum
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #25 of 37 attractions in Salem
Attraction type: Museum
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 3 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #27 of 37 attractions in Salem
Attraction type: Specialty museum
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 2.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #29 of 37 attractions in Salem

Visitors experience the panic of the Witch Trials of 1692 through this museum's dramatic use of sets and lighting.

Attraction type: History museum; Specialty museum
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 2.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #31 of 37 attractions in Salem

The Salem Witch Village is not a village. It's an indoor guided tour through a maze containing sets covering the history of witchcraft from it's paleolithic roots up until modern times. It starts by...

Attraction type: History museum; Specialty museum
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 2.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #32 of 37 attractions in Salem

Fun tour and neat haunted houses.

Attraction type: Wax museum
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This research library contains actual court documents from the 1692 Salem witch trials.

Attraction type: Library
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