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Pickering House, 18 Broad Street, . The oldest continuously lived-in house (by the same family) in Salem �
Salem Visitor Center, 2 New Liberty Street, ☎ +1 978 740-1650. Daily 9AM-5PM. Film on the history of Essex county. Rest rooms. Free walking maps, and other historical information. A good place to start. �
Salem Maritime National Historic Site, 193 Derby Street, ☎ +1 978 740-1660, . Daily 9AM-5PM. Salem's maritime and Commercial history should also be sure to take in the operated by the National Park Service, which features tours of the historic custom house (1819), two colonial residences (dating to 1672 and 1761), and a full-scale replica of the 1805 ship the "Friendship." �
Peabody/Essex Museum, East India Square, ☎ +1 978 745-9500 (toll free: +1 866 745-1876), . Has some of the world's largest collections of maritime art, as well as the world's largest collection of Asian export art, and other art forms such as 18th and 19th century Chinese oil paintings. �
House of the Seven Gables, 115 Derby Street, ☎ +1 978 744-0991 ( , fax: +1 978 741-4350), . One of the oldest surviving 17th century wooden mansions in New England. Made famous by the Nathaniel Hawthorne story. �
Salem Witch Museum, Washington Square North, ☎ +1 978 744-1692, . Daily 10AM-5PM (Until 7PM July, August). The museum includes a narrative on the history of the trials in 1692 and also an exhibit on witchcraft through the ages. $6.50, under 14 $4.50. �
Witch Dungeon Museum, 16 Lynde Street, ☎ +1 978 741-3570 ( ), . 10AM-5PM with extended hours in October. Has witch trial reenactments. Can get $5 off tickets when you buy with New England Pirate Museum and Witch History Museum. Adults $8, Children 4-13yr $6, Seniors $7. �
New England Pirate Museum, 274 Derby Street, ☎ +1-978-741-2800 ( ), . 10AM-5PM with extended hours in October. The museum includes a walking tour that consists an artifacts room, a recreation of life down by the docks where the pirates did their recruiting, and reenactments and representations of such famous pirates as Sam Bellamy, Captain Kidd, and Blackbeard. Can get $5 off tickets when you buy with Witch Dungeon Museum and Witch History Museum. Adults $8, Children 4-13yr $6, Seniors $7. �
Witch History Museum, 197-201 Essex Street (on the Pedestrian Mall and Heritage Trail), ☎ +1-978-741-7770 ( ), . 10AM-5PM with extended hours in October. History of the witch trial in the entire area around and near Salem. Can get $5 off tickets when you buy with New England Pirate Museum and Witch Dungeon Museum. Adults $8, Children 4-13yr $6, Seniors $7. �
Architecture. Salem, one of the largest towns in the British American colonies, was the sixth largest city in the United States in 1790 and the richest per capita due mostly to its early involvement in post-Revolution international maritime commerce, especially with India and the Far East. Due to this rich history, and Salem's subsequent decline from its post-Revolutionary pre-eminence, the city is a treasure trove of post-medieval, Georgian, Federal, Greek-Revival, and Victorian architecture (the French Second Empire Style in Particular). Those planning a trip to Salem to see architecture should consider consulting Architecture in Salem by Tolles and Tolles.
Jacqui Newman, ☎ +1 781 235-7877, . Noon-9PM. $30/15min reading. �
Salem Willows Amusement Park, 167 Fort Avenue (off of route 114), ☎ 978-745-0251, . 11AM-Hours subject to change due to weather. Salem Willows park is fun for the whole family. Located on the water, you will be surrounded be restaurants, arcades, yacht clubs, and a dock that runs daily cruises for your enjoyment. �
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