Museums In Salem MA
Salem, MA, boasts an impressive array of museums that offer visitors a deep dive into its rich historical and cultural heritage. The Salem Witch Museum provides an immersive look into the infamous witch trials of 1692, while the Peabody Essex Museum features an extensive collection of global art and artifacts, blending contemporary and historic exhibits. The House of the Seven Gables, a historic mansion turned museum, offers a glimpse into 17th-century life and inspired Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel. Other notable mentions include the Witch House, the only remaining structure with direct ties to the witch trials, and the Salem Maritime National Historic Site, which explores Salem’s seafaring history. Each museum provides a unique perspective on Salem’s multifaceted past and present.
The Salem Witch Museum
Explore the events of the 1692 Salem Witch Trials with two exhibits. The first exhibit consists of 13 life-size stage sets, figures, and narration that depict the Salem Witch hunt. The second exhibit explores the meaning behind the word Witch and the evolution of the image of a witch over time. Focusing on the European Witch Trials and the background leading to the Salem Witch Trials.
Peabody Essex Museum
PEM is one of the oldest continuously operating museums in the US, with more than 840 thousand works of historical and cultural art covering maritime, American, Asian, Oceanic, and African art.
Real Pirates Salem Museum
Discover pirate history in Salem, Massachusetts with a ticket to an interactive exhibition. Learn about the real-life stories of pirates as you explore the exhibit at your own pace. Listen to an audio guide as you see pirate treasure including coins and jewelry, retrieved from a shipwreck. Check out the discovery lab and immerse yourself in the history of pirates off the coast of Cape Cod.
New England Pirate Museum
Relive the adventures of Captain Kidd and Blackbeard, who roamed freely offshore robing merchant ships.
Witch Dungeon Museum
This museum offers live reenactments of the 1692 Salem Witch Trials.
Count Orlok's Nightmare Gallery
This Monster Museum offers 60 realistic and life-sized recreations of the horror genre’s most memorable characters.
Gallows Hill Museum/Theatre
Featuring holograms, ghostly projections,4D effects and live action, Gallows Hill is an exciting and immersive way to discover the terror of the Witch Trials, and the history of Salem’s Haunted Places!
Salem Witch Board Museum
The world’s only museum dedicated to the history and mystery of the Ouija Board.
Professor Spindlewink's World of Wizardry
Self guided, interactive fantasy magic museum.
Halloween Museum
The Salem Museum
The Salem Museum is the only museum dedicated to telling the whole story of Salem’s long and rich history.
International Monster Museum
Salem’s most complete monster museum! An amazing interactive exhibit of monsters, creatures, and spirits from around the globe.
Witch History Museum
The untold stories of
1692 told through an historically accurate live presentation followed by a guided tour downstairs where you will walk through the forest, meet Tituba in Rev. Parris’s kitchen, visit Old Salem Village and view 15 life size scenes depicting these stories
Black Cat Curiosity Shoppe & Museum
A combination of shop and free museum, displaying artifacts and curiosities from history, film and television, and Salem’s own intriguing past.