Salem Massachusetts Attractions

Amusements

• Dracula's Castle
  90 Lafayette Street • Salem, MA 01970
  603-458-5848
  Dracula’s Castle is known as being the oldest and best haunted house experience that one can have... more...  map

• Witches Cottage at The Griffen Theatre
  7 Lynde Street • Salem, MA 01970
  978-825-0222
  Open mid-June through October, with extended hours in October. The Witches Cottage is a live,... more...

Historic Homes & Buildings

• Derby Wharf Light (circa 1871)
  Salem Harbor, Derby Street • Salem, MA 01970
  978-740-1660
  Although the lighthouse itself is not open to the public, one can tour the grounds year round and... more...  map

• Hamilton Hall
  9 Chestnut Street • Salem, MA 01970
  978-744-0805
  This beautiful and historic structure, which is a Registered National Historic Landmark, has played... more...  map

• House of the Seven Gables (circa 1668)
  115 Derby Street • Salem, MA 01970
  978-744-0991
  Also known as the Turner-Ingersoll House, the House of the Seven Gables is the oldest surviving... more...  map

• Stephen Phillips Memorial Trust House
  34 Chestnut Street • Salem, MA 01970
  978-744-0440
  Located on beautiful Chestnut Street in an historic area, this Federal style mansion offers one the... more...  map

• Witch House
  310 1/2 Essex Street • Salem, MA 01970
  978-744-8815
  This restored house was the home of Jonathan Corwin, one of the magistrates involved in the Salem... more...  map

Historic Sites & Monuments

• Salem Maritime National Historic Site
  174 Derby Street • Salem, MA 01970
  Derby Wharf
  978-740-1660
  This site was the first National Historic Site recognized by the National Park Service, and is... more...  map

Museums & Galleries

• American Model Marine Gallery
  12 Derby Square • Salem, MA 01970
  978-745-5777
  This museum is dedicated to showcasing the best in historical and contemporary ship models.  more...  map

• Friendship
  Salem Maritime Historic Site, Derby Street • Salem, MA 01970
  978-740-1650
  The Friendship is a faithful reconstruction of the first ship that bore the name, which was... more...  map

• Galerie Luna
  197 Derby Street • Salem, MA 01970
  978-741-1222
  Featuring changing exhibits that represent a wide range of artists and styles, this gallery also... more...  map

• Kensington-Stobart Gallery
  On the Common • Salem, MA 01970
  978-825-0022
  This gallery features heritage prints that highlight the maritime history and culture of the... more...  map

• New England Pirate Museum
  274 Derby Street • Salem, MA 01970
  978-741-2800
  The guided walking tours of the museum explore authentic pirate artifacts, and the history of such... more...  map

• North Shore Children's Museum, The
  209-R Essex Street • Salem, MA 01970
  978-741-1811
  Open year-round, this museum offers an environment in which children and their parents are... more...  map

• Peabody Essex Museum, The
  161 Essex Street • Salem, MA 01970
  East India Square
  978-745-9500
  One of the largest museums of its kind on the East Coast, the Peabody Essex Museum features... more...  map

• Pioneer Village, Salem in 1630
  Forest River Park • Salem, MA 01970
  978-744-0991
  This replica of a typical area Puritan village dating to 1630 serves as a living museum in which... more...  map

• Salem Wax Museum of Witches & Seafarers
  288 Derby Street • Salem, MA 01970
  Located in Salem’s Historic District
  978-740-2929
  Life-like wax figures made in London "depict Salem's vivid history from its founding in 1626... more...  map

• Salem Witch Museum
  19 ½ Washington Square North • Salem, MA 01970
  Located in Downtown Salem on Route 1A
  978-744-1692
  Salem's most visited museum explores the history of witchcraft and the witch trials that played an... more...  map

• Witch Dungeon Museum
  16 Lynde Street • Salem, MA 01970
  978-741-3570
  "You are guaranteed a unique educational experience with a chill or two" at the Witch Dungeon... more...  map

• Witch History Museum
  197-201 Essex Street • Salem, MA 01970
  978-741-7770
  The stories of 1692 are told through a historically accurate live presentation and tour, where you... more...  map

Parks, Gardens & Zoos

• Essex National Heritage Area
  Salem Maritime National Historic Site, Derby Wharf • Salem, MA 01970
  978-740-1650
  Three individual heritage tours have been designated through this area that give diverse windows... more...  map

• Salem Willows
  171-185 Fort Avenue • Salem, MA 01970
  978-745-0251
  This park offers beautiful tree shaded grounds that afford ocean views, piers, bandstands, beaches,... more...  map

Tours & Cruises

• Derby Square Tours
  86 Federal Street • Salem, MA 01970
  978-745-6314
  Derby Square Tours offers a variety of walking tours that range from daylight historical tours to... more...  map

• East India Cruise Company
  123 Bayview Avenue • Salem, MA 01970
  Pickering Wharf
  617-639-8228
  This touring company offers harbour tours, whale watching excursions and private charter service.  more...  map

• Hannah Glover
  Pickering Wharf • Salem, MA 01945
  781-639-0600
  With departures form Pickering Wharf, this company offers narrated tours of Salem and Marblehead... more...  map

• Haunted Footsteps Ghost Tour
  175 Essex Street • Salem, MA 01970
  978-745-0666
  This ghostly tour features “eerie lantern-lit strolls” with professional guides who offer... more...  map

• Hocus Pocus Tours
  Museum Place Mall
  781-248-2031
  Beyond the myth, the magic and the legend, lies a simply scary truth. Discover it, on this sunset... more...  map

• Mahi Mahi Cruises & Charters
  200 Fort Avenue • Salem, MA 01970
  Salem Willows Park Pier
  978-825-0001
  Departing daily from Salem Willows Park, just five minutes from downtown Salem and departing... more...

• Moby Duck Tours
  75 Essex Avenue • Salem, MA 01970
  Gloucester
  978-281-9565
  Headquartered in Gloucester, but also offering tours in Salem, this outfit uses Coast Guard... more...  map

• Salem Heritage Trail
  Washington Square • Salem, MA 01970
  This walking tour takes one through historic sections of Salem and leads to the Witch House on the... more...  map

• Salem Trolley
  8 Central Street • Salem, MA 01970
  978-744-5469
  Narrated trolley tours of historic Salem are offered by this tour company.  more...  map

• Spellbound Tours
  203 Washington Street • Salem, MA 01970
  978-745-0138
  Touting itself as offering “Salem’s only authentic paranormal and supernatural tours,” these tours... more...  map

• Sun Line Cruises
  123 Bay View Avenue • Salem, MA 01970
  978-741-1900
  Sun Line offers a variety of cruises, including group tours, party and special event tours, dinner... more...  map