Salem is an amazing city 🌃 and I have had the honor of calling Salem somewhat home. I've been in the Northeast for almost seven 7️⃣ years now and I am still amazed and in awe of this particular city. October is the month 🈷️ for Salem, it lights up, the energy is different, the way that the people 🚻 are is different. Sure, I can complain about the traffic and how long it takes to get places but Salem is absolutely magical 🔮 in this month 🈷️ and I'm going 🆙 to share with you why.
Firstly, if you are looking for something to do this Halloween 👻 and you want to see a play ▶️ that is not only fun but interactive too? It starts in the town square, where they arrest 👮🏿 Bridget and then they drag her back 🔙 to the Town Hall. It is so much fun, everyone is in character 🈚 the entire time 🕤 and it is inexpensive too. This is a must-do if you head 👦🏽 to Salem this October or even on 🔘 Halloween 👻 specifically.
Salem is a small but mighty city 🌇 and the carnival 🎠 that happens on 🔛 Halloween 🎃 is so much fun! There are rides, there are people 👥 walking 👣 around in costumes, there is music 🎷 everywhere you turn 🎲 and there are vendors on 🔘 every single 1️⃣ street corner. This is the time 🕖 that the city 🌇 comes alive, as I told you before and the carnival 🎡 is so much fun for kids. Want a family-friendly piece of Salem? This is it!
You have no 🙅 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 🏪 owners to the restaurant people 🚸 all the way to the people 🚸 that attend 🎫 the events. The parade is amazing and I have to tell you, it's worth it to see the work 🈺 that people 🚻 put into the costumes on 🔛 Halloween.
I have to tell you, I've been to Salem when it isn't Halloween 🎃 and when it is and the culture 👘 is so different on 🔘 Halloween 👻 or even the month 🈷️ of October. The shops 🏬 are all open, they shop 🏪 owners are so friendly, everyone will direct 🔝 you wherever you want to go and the culture 👘 of the witches is so thick. The history here 🈁 is incredible and I have to tell you, it's worth a visit.
I could talk ☎️ about the food 🍡 all day ☀️ in Salem. The restaurants are absolutely incredible, from the Lobster Shanty all the way to anything on 🔛 Pickering Wharf. There are so many restaurants that you should try and you also should leave extra room for all of the fair food 🍣 that you'll want to stuff in your face.
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 🔛 one 1️⃣ when I was just a year into living 🏡 in the Northeast and it was so much fun! We did not see any ghosts, but we did come back 🔙 later that week and we took pictures 📷 at the Old Burial Ground cemetery and … we found some ghosts. These tours are fantastic for the history and to really learn 📕 about all of the spots that ghosts could be.
Finally, this is the one 1️⃣ museum that I fell in love 💙 with. Salem is a tourists town, so keep that in mind but there is one 1️⃣ thing that is touristy … but still amazing. The Salem Witch Museum is a must-see when you come to Halloween 🎃 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 ⬇️ of view 🔬 on 🔛 where to go and why to come to Salem, you're booking your ticket 🎫 right 👉 now, right? Do it!