43 Hours in Salem, Mass

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43 Hours in Salem, Mass

Itinerary

4:00pm - Check in to The Salem Cellar
23 Barr St
23 Barr Street
4:00pm - Check in to The Salem Cellar
5:00pm - GREAT people watching! Take a stroll down Essex St, a historic cobblestone-and-brick street in the middle of downtown Salem that has been closed off to vehicle traffic.
Essex Street
Essex Street
5:00pm - GREAT people watching! Take a stroll down Essex St, a historic cobblestone-and-brick street in the middle of downtown Salem that has been closed off to vehicle traffic.
6:30pm - Pop into the Rooftop bar at the Salem Hotel for pre-dinner drinks and views of the city (weather permitting)
15 locals recommend
The Roof
209 Essex Street
15 locals recommend
6:30pm - Pop into the Rooftop bar at the Salem Hotel for pre-dinner drinks and views of the city (weather permitting)
7:00pm - It's dinner time! For the best pizza in town, treat yourself to Flying Saucer Pizza.
25 locals recommend
Flying Saucer Pizza Company
118 Washington St
25 locals recommend
7:00pm - It's dinner time! For the best pizza in town, treat yourself to Flying Saucer Pizza.
9:00pm - After dinner, walk next door to Gulu Gulu cafe for an after dinner drink or coffee and entertainment
67 locals recommend
Gulu-Gulu Cafe
247 Essex St
67 locals recommend
9:00pm - After dinner, walk next door to Gulu Gulu cafe for an after dinner drink or coffee and entertainment
8:30am - It's worth waking up early to beat the crowds at Ugly Mug diner.
37 locals recommend
Ugly Mug Diner
122 Washington St
37 locals recommend
8:30am - It's worth waking up early to beat the crowds at Ugly Mug diner.
10:00am - Grab a bike share bike, scooter, uber, or take a long walk up to Salem Willows park. This is an ocean-side park and old-timey arcade. Be sure to stop at the snack shop for the world-famous popcorn!
10 locals recommend
Salem Willows Park
165 Fort Avenue
10 locals recommend
10:00am - Grab a bike share bike, scooter, uber, or take a long walk up to Salem Willows park. This is an ocean-side park and old-timey arcade. Be sure to stop at the snack shop for the world-famous popcorn!
12:00pm - Stop by the Peabody Essex Museum for some of the best art collections in the region. Art not your thing? Then check out the Witch Museum, Pirate Museum, The House of Seven Gables, or Count Orlock's Nightmare Gallery!
207 locals recommend
Peabody Essex Museum
161 Essex St
207 locals recommend
12:00pm - Stop by the Peabody Essex Museum for some of the best art collections in the region. Art not your thing? Then check out the Witch Museum, Pirate Museum, The House of Seven Gables, or Count Orlock's Nightmare Gallery!
2:00pm - Stop in here for a tea leaf reading (Might be worth calling ahead - (978) 745-0065) or for specialty teas!
Artemisia Botanicals
3 Hawthorne Blvd
2:00pm - Stop in here for a tea leaf reading (Might be worth calling ahead - (978) 745-0065) or for specialty teas!
3:00pm - Visit the Witch Trial Memorial to read more about the history of the trials and the victims
30 locals recommend
Salem Witch Trials Memorial
24 Liberty St
30 locals recommend
3:00pm - Visit the Witch Trial Memorial to read more about the history of the trials and the victims
4:00pm - Visit one of the oldest and creepiest houses in Salem, that once belonged to one of the judges of the trials
52 locals recommend
The Witch House
310 Essex St
52 locals recommend
4:00pm - Visit one of the oldest and creepiest houses in Salem, that once belonged to one of the judges of the trials
5:00pm - Lunch was skipped so time for an early dinner! This place gets crowded and for good reason.
46 locals recommend
Howling Wolf Taqueria
76 Lafayette St
46 locals recommend
5:00pm - Lunch was skipped so time for an early dinner! This place gets crowded and for good reason.
8:00pm - The best historic walking tour of Salem is put on by the Satanic Temple. Their tours start at 8pm from Derby Square. See their FB page for details: http://facebook.com/SatanicSalemWalkingTours
Derby Square
Derby Square
8:00pm - The best historic walking tour of Salem is put on by the Satanic Temple. Their tours start at 8pm from Derby Square. See their FB page for details: http://facebook.com/SatanicSalemWalkingTours
10:00pm - After your walking tour, stop by The Lobster Shanty for a drink with the locals.
22 locals recommend
The Lobster Shanty
25 Front St
22 locals recommend
10:00pm - After your walking tour, stop by The Lobster Shanty for a drink with the locals.
10:30am - On your way out of town stop by Jaho's for the best coffee and a quick breakfast
29 locals recommend
Jaho Coffee Roaster & Wine Bar
197 Derby St
29 locals recommend
10:30am - On your way out of town stop by Jaho's for the best coffee and a quick breakfast