1 Fall Day in Salem

Last Fall our family took an amazing trip to Boston, Salem and up the coast of Maine. Today, I'm sharing our one-day itinerary for Salem. This is the perfect day trip from Boston.

Salem Daytrip Highlights:

Salem Witch Museum

The Witch House

Salem Witch Trials Memorial

Ropes Mansion

Max and Dani's house -

Satanic Museum

Bewitched Statue

Salem Witch Museum - An immersive museum with audio/visual presentations that show the events during the Salem witch trials as well as guided tours. This is a great place to start and get the full history of the Salem Witch Trials. I enoyed the museum part of this as well with the artificats and information panels.

Website - The Salem Witch Museum

Location - 19 1/2 N Washington Square, Salem, MA

Price - $16-19 ** tickets can be purchased the day before at 10 pm

The Witch House - Also know as Judge Corwin's house, built in 1675. He was the judge that preceded over many of the Salem witch trials. This is the only building still standing that has connections to the witch trials in Salem.

Website - Witch House Salem - Corwin House

Location - 310 1/2 Essex Street, Salem, MA

Price - Guided and self-guided tours available, $4.25 to $10.25. Free to walk by and take photos outside

Salem Witch Trials Memorial - A place to reflect on the victims of the Salem Witch Trials, this is a small dirt path that runs long side some benches carved with names to remember the people of the Salem Witch Trials.

Location - 24 Liberty St, Salem, MA, USA (next to Old Burying Point Cemetery which has a cost to enter)

Price- Free

Ropes Mansion - Located just a short walk from the heart of Salem is the Ropes Mansion. It was featured in the 1993 Hocus Pocus movie as Alison's house.

Website - www.pem.org

Location - 318 Essex Street, Salem, MA

Price - children (free), student ($15), senior ($23), adult ($25). Free to walk by and take photos outside.

Max and Dani's House - While there aren't any guided tours of this home, it's fun to stop by and snap some pictures from this iconic house used as Max and Dani's House from the 1993 movie Hocus Pocus. Be mindful because this is now a personal family home. This one is the furthest from the town center.

Location - 4 Ocean Ave, Salem, MA

Price - Free to walk by and take photos outside.

The Satanic Temple - If you about empathy, reason, and advocacy than you may be interested in stopping by the Satanic Temple in Salem. Their mission - "The Mission Of The Satanic Temple Is To Encourage Benevolence And Empathy, Reject Tyrannical Authority, Advocate Practical Common Sense, Oppose Injustice, And Undertake Noble Pursuits." The temple has a large Baphomet statue, throne room, and is an art gallery.

Website - The Satanic Temple - Official Website

Location - 64 Bridge Street, Salem, MA

Price - Adults $15, children 13 and under are free.

Bewitched Statue - This large bronze statue of Samantha the witch in the 1960's sitcom Bewitched is sitting in the Lappin Park. It's a popular spot for photos so expect crowds. A fun pop culture reference to witches.

Address - Lappin Park, Washington & Essex Streets, Salem, MA

Price - free to walk by and take pictures

Helpful Tips - Parking in Salem can be a challenge, especially in October. We had luck parking in the South Harbor Garage and walked up to the Essex St Pedestrian walking mall. This downtown parking map is helpful and so is the Salem Trolley Map for locations.

For more Fall trips check out our posts about Halloweentown and 4 day Oregon Trip with Kids.