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Peabody Essex Museum
Misery Islands
The Witch House
Historic New England Phillips House
Witch Dungeon Museum
Breakheart Reservation
Count Orlok’s Nightmare Gallery
Fort Sewall
High Rock Tower Reservation
House of Seven Gables
Myths and Misconceptions Walking Tour
Old Burying Point Cemetery
Pickering Wharf
Pioneer Village
Ropes Mansion
Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
Salem Food Tours
Salem Kayak
Salem Maritime National Historic Site
Salem Trolley
Salem Witch Museum
Singing Beach
Punto Urban Art Museum
Salem, Massachusetts, is best known for a dark moment in history when the town was overtaken by hysteria surrounding suspicions that witchcraft was taking place there. The Salem witch trials are now known throughout the world and have made this small town a common household name. Many of Salem’s attractions focus on the time when the “trials” were taking place in 1692. However, visitors will also find parks such as Breakheart Reservation, recreational activities such as kayaking in the sound and enjoying nearby Singing Beach, and many examples of colonial architecture and beautiful historical homes to explore.
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