As I write this article on a sunny autumn afternoon, 1.2 million tourists are quickly invading my local city of Salem, Massachusetts. Many come for the haunted ...

its unique history as the location of the Salem Witch Trials of 1692, and the city’s reputation as the largest celebration of ...

Pulling up at Marblehead’s Harbor Light Hotel, my oldest friend and I wasted no time securing two counter seats at the Tavern tucked inside. A Christmas tree twinkled incongruously as we planned ...

Today’s Salem is a strange place, at once alluring and off-putting. This former haunt of terrified, grudge-holding (and doomed) Puritans bursts with witch museums, statues, tours, workshops ...

Salem, famous for the 1692 Salem Witch Trials ... Their next stop: the nearby Salem Wax Museum. Frankenstein’s Castle, a ...

The witchy folklore of this mysterious Massachusetts city draws thousands of visitors every October, but residents offer ...

If you’ve visited Salem, Massachusetts, in the last decade ... Rachel Christ-Doane (Director of Education, Salem Witch Museum): In the ’90s, there was quite a large tourism industry emerging ...

Residents can rest easy — Salem’s “Witch City” reputation isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. A record number of people ...

While you can visit Salem outside of the Halloween season, its connection to Halloween is one of its biggest draws.

According to city officials, Salem welcomed 87,351 visitors on October 31 this year compared to 63,856 on October 31, 2023.

Powerful men often proclaim baseless accusations to be a ‘witch hunt.’ But American witch trials have always targeted a ...