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Sep 5, 2023 · Halloween Events in Salem. While Salem is home to a slew of spooktacular events, attractions, and festivities all year long, the Haunted Happenings festival, which takes place every October,...
Oct 6, 2022 · And if you’re wondering if Salem does anything for Halloween, the answer is most definitely: yes. The town’s October happenings, both kitschy and authentic, explore regional history and witch...
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- Get Off at Salem Station.
- Walk Over to The Witch House at Salem.
- Head Down Essex Street to Check Out Ropes Mansion.
- Turn Back Up Essex Street to See Salem’s Bewitched Sculpture.
- Take A Peek at The Joshua Ward House.
- Wander Through The Burying Point Cemetery and The Witch Trials Memorial.
- Visit Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Famous House of The Seven Gables.
- Grab A Bite at Rockafellas
- Explore Salem’s ‘Wicked Good books.’
- And Then Hop on Over to The Peabody Essex Museum!
Special ferry services run from Boston to Salem through October 31 from Boston’s Long Wharf. Any time of year, you can easily reach Salem by hopping on the MBTA and taking the Newburyport/Rockport Line to Salem station. Alternatively, if you’ve got a car it’s just a short 30-minute drive!
In a town with such a haunted history as Salem’s there’s no shortage of spots full of paranormal activity, so why not start the day by exploring one the most haunted destinations in the whole town? Home to Judge Jonathan Corwin, magistrate of the Witch Trials, the house is the only direct remaining link to the trials and has become known as The Wit...
Right after the First Church, you’ll soon run into a white, Colonial-style mansion. You may know it as Allison’s House from Hocus Pocusbut the Ropes mansion has a way more haunted history in real life. The mansion was once home to loyalist Judge Nathaniel Ropes and his family and let’s just say they didn’t meet quite the happy ending. Judge Ropes d...
Erected by TV Land in 2005, the statue of Bewitched’s Samantha Stevens is a total must-see when exploring Salem’s many witchy spots. The famous TV series filmed several episodes in Salem in the early 70s after the California studios were damaged by fire. Find it in Lappin Park.
Perhaps it’s a good thing this 19th-century Federal-style mansion at 148 Washington Street is off-limits to the general public. Currently, home to the Higginson Book Company and Carlson Realty, those who’ve entered it have reported many unsettling encounters! Built for the wealthy sea merchant Joshua Ward in 1784, this spooky house was also the res...
After admiring Joshua Ward’s home at a distance head down Front St until it turns into Charter St to check out the Old Burying Point Cemetery and the Witch Trials Memorial. Burying Point is actually one of the oldest burial grounds in the country. It’ssoold even the only Mayflower passenger with a marked grave is buried there! The storied graveyard...
If you continue down Derby St and take a right on Turner St. you’ll wind up at one of Salem’s most famous residences–The Turner-Ingersoll House better known as The House of the Seven Gables. Pushed to the international scene of haunted spots by local celebrity and author, Nathaniel Hawthorne, the Turner-Ingersoll House competes both in fame and hau...
At this point in your walking tour through Salem you might be getting a bit hungry (after all you have been walking for over 40 minutes!). So it might be a good idea to stop for a bite at Rockafellas. In keeping with the tour’s haunted theme, Rockafellas Restaurant is also known to be one of Salem’s most haunted restaurants. The restaurant opened i...
Bibliophiles will particularly enjoy this stop. Wicked Good Books is Salem’s flagship bookstore. Located above Salem’s underground tunnel system, the bookstore’s also a hotspot for haunted happenings–Evidence of human remains was even discovered in the tunnels in its basement. Find it at 215 Essex St.
Located on 161 Essex Street, the Peabody Essex is the oldest continually operated museum in the country. It features exceptional collections of art and culture from around the world including Asian art, Maritime art, Native American art, and more. Right now it’s currently hosting an exhibition on the Salem Witch Trials of 1692–talk about perfect ti...
- Salem Witch Museum. Do you believe in witchcraft? At the Salem Witch Museum, get insight into the complex and evolving perception of witches, “from midwives and healers to witch hunts and Wiccans.”
- House of the Seven Gables. The House of Seven Gables is New England’s oldest wooden mansion built in 1668 and made famous through the fiction of Nathaniel Hawthorne, author of The Scarlet Letter.
- Peabody Essex Museum. Home to a collection of one million artifacts and natural treasures dating back to 1799, when sea captains would bring home treasures from their travels overseas, the Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) offers Salem visitors a unique examination of world history.
- Halloween Cruises. View this post on Instagram. A post shared by Mahi Cruises (@mahicruises) on Oct 29, 2018 at 9:27am PDT. A cruise around the storied waters of Salem is a fun and different way to get in some prime leaf-peeping during peak season and take in the history of the area.
Sep 7, 2023 · From spooky shops and "Hocus Pocus," to popular food haunts and a horror film festival, here's your guide to the Witch City during Halloween season this October!
Oct 31, 2022 · Local News. Photos: Salem’s annual Halloween celebration is as spooky and surreal as ever. Witch City could wind up seeing 2 million visitors this year, each weirder and wackier than the next....
Oct 31, 2022 · The town, which has experienced record-breaking numbers of visitors this year, hosts many Halloween activities, including the Oct. 30 Good Witch Parade and the Oct. 31 Salem Witches’ Magic...
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