About this city
Also known as: The Witch City
Salem is a deeply historic, atmospheric coastal metropolis positioned on a protected harbor along the North Shore of Massachusetts, just 15 miles north of Boston. Founded meticulously in 1626 by Roger Conant, the city achieved chilling international infamy as the site of the tragic 1692 Salem Witch Trials, a dark chapter that fundamentally shaped the community's modern cultural identity. Salem expertly balances its maritime mercantile history as a major Gilded Age China Trade port with a thriving, neon-lit modern witchcraft culture and spectacular historic architecture.
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Suggested stay: 1–3 days
View dramatic historical re-enactments inside the spooky Salem Witch Museum, tour the authentic 1675 wood-framed classrooms at the Witch House, and walk past grand Federal-style mansions on Chestnut Street.
