Salem Q&A

There’s actually a lot of good museums in Salem, and they all have their own feel to them. If it’s your first time, you gotta start with the Salem Witch Museum. It’s the one everyone goes to. They do this big storytelling act with lighting and old figures that walk you through what happened during…

There is actually a bunch of places where you can learn about the Salem Witch Trials, and they’re all pretty close together, so you can walk to most of them. The most popular one is the Salem Witch Museum. It’s kind of old school but still worth checking out. If you go during October I…

Yeah, there definitely is. You don’t have to spend a ton of money to have a good time in Salem. We’ve gone plenty of times where we didn’t really plan to spend much, and still had a great trip. Just walking around the town is half the fun. There’s so much to see, the old…

There are honestly so many. Salem’s one of those towns where every corner looks like a photo waiting to happen. My camera roll is full every time I go. No joke between my wife and I, last visit we took over 3,000 photos. The big one everyone takes pictures at is Ropes Mansion, especially in…

Super walkable. Like honestly, you don’t even need a car once you’re there. Every time we go, we just park once and walk everywhere the whole trip. The town’s not that big, and everything you want to see is pretty close together. You can walk from the Witch Museum to the Witch House to Essex…

Yeah, it actually is! We’ve been there a few times when it wasn’t October, and honestly, I kinda love it just as much, just in a different way. It’s quieter, less crowded, and you actually get to take your time exploring without waiting in lines or bumping into people every two seconds. During the off…

We’ve done this trip a bunch of times now, and honestly, it’s super easy no matter how you go. If you’re driving, it’s only about a 40 minute ride from Boston, but that totally depends on traffic. Around Halloween, it can take way longer, especially once you hit downtown Salem. Parking can be a nightmare…

We’ve been going to Salem almost every year since October 2020, and honestly, I’d say you really only need about two nights and three days to see it all. For us, we usually get there early on October 30th around 7am and leave late on November 1st. That seems to be the perfect amount of…

If it’s your first time going to Salem, I highly suggest staying right in town instead of trying to drive in and out every day. It just makes everything easier, especially in October when parking is basically impossible. We personally stayed at The Salem Inn, which is right across from the Ropes Mansion, one of…

Honestly, the best time to visit Salem is in October. There’s no question about it. Yeah, it’s crowded, really crowded, and you have to plan things out months ahead of time  if you want a good place to stay. But that’s also when Salem is at its absolute best. The whole town comes alive for…