Salem is an amazing city ๐ and I have had the honor of calling Salem somewhat home. I've been in the Northeast for almost seven 7๏ธโฃ years now and I am still amazed and in awe of this particular city. October is the month ๐ท๏ธ for Salem, it lights up, the energy is different, the way that the people ๐ป are is different. Sure, I can complain about the traffic and how long it takes to get places but Salem is absolutely magical ๐ฎ in this month ๐ท๏ธ and I'm going ๐ to share with you why.
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1. Cry Innocent: the People ๐ป versus ๐ Bridget Bishop
Firstly, if you are looking for something to do this Halloween ๐ป and you want to see a play โถ๏ธ that is not only fun but interactive too? It starts in the town square, where they arrest ๐ฎ๐ฟ Bridget and then they drag her back ๐ to the Town Hall. It is so much fun, everyone is in character ๐ the entire time ๐ค and it is inexpensive too. This is a must-do if you head ๐ฆ๐ฝ to Salem this October or even on ๐ Halloween ๐ป specifically.
2. Haunting ๐ป Carnival
Salem is a small but mighty city ๐ and the carnival ๐ that happens on ๐ Halloween ๐ is so much fun! There are rides, there are people ๐ฅ walking ๐ฃ around in costumes, there is music ๐ท everywhere you turn ๐ฒ and there are vendors on ๐ every single 1๏ธโฃ street corner. This is the time ๐ that the city ๐ comes alive, as I told you before and the carnival ๐ก is so much fun for kids. Want a family-friendly piece of Salem? This is it!
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3. The Costumes
You have no ๐ idea, there are so many different costumes out there, Salem really brings it when it comes to the holiday. Everyone dresses up, from the shop ๐ช owners to the restaurant people ๐ธ all the way to the people ๐ธ that attend ๐ซ the events. The parade is amazing and I have to tell you, it's worth it to see the work ๐บ that people ๐ป put into the costumes on ๐ Halloween.
4. The Culture
I have to tell you, I've been to Salem when it isn't Halloween ๐ and when it is and the culture ๐ is so different on ๐ Halloween ๐ป or even the month ๐ท๏ธ of October. The shops ๐ฌ are all open, they shop ๐ช owners are so friendly, everyone will direct ๐ you wherever you want to go and the culture ๐ of the witches is so thick. The history here ๐ is incredible and I have to tell you, it's worth a visit.
5. The Food
I could talk โ๏ธ about the food ๐ก all day โ๏ธ in Salem. The restaurants are absolutely incredible, from the Lobster Shanty all the way to anything on ๐ Pickering Wharf. There are so many restaurants that you should try and you also should leave extra room for all of the fair food ๐ฃ that you'll want to stuff in your face.
6. Haunted Footsteps ๐ฃ Ghost ๐ป Tour
Want to really understand the history in Salem? Want to possibly see some ghosts? This is the tour that you'll have to go on. I went on ๐ one 1๏ธโฃ when I was just a year into living ๐ก in the Northeast and it was so much fun! We did not see any ghosts, but we did come back ๐ later that week and we took pictures ๐ท at the Old Burial Ground cemetery and โฆ we found some ghosts. These tours are fantastic for the history and to really learn ๐ about all of the spots that ghosts could be.
7. Salem Witch Museum
Finally, this is the one 1๏ธโฃ museum that I fell in love ๐ with. Salem is a tourists town, so keep that in mind but there is one 1๏ธโฃ thing that is touristy โฆ but still amazing. The Salem Witch Museum is a must-see when you come to Halloween ๐ and while you might wait in line, it's totally worth it in the end!
So, now that you've got the local's point โฌ๏ธ of view ๐ฌ on ๐ where to go and why to come to Salem, you're booking your ticket ๐ซ right ๐ now, right? Do it!
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