Guidebook for Salem

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Guidebook for Salem

Food Scene

“An authentic New England seafood restaurant. Classic Oyster Bar. Fresh Seafood Market, with beautifully restored function facilities. A reoccurring winner of Northshore Magazine’s “Best of the North Shore” for Best Seafood
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Turner’s Seafood at Lyceum Hall
43 Church St
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“An authentic New England seafood restaurant. Classic Oyster Bar. Fresh Seafood Market, with beautifully restored function facilities. A reoccurring winner of Northshore Magazine’s “Best of the North Shore” for Best Seafood
European-style cafe in the heart of downtown Salem! Breakfast, Panini sandwiches, crepes, gourmet wraps, appetizers, espresso, craft beer, wine, desserts, live music Wednesday-Sunday evenings
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Gulu-Gulu Cafe
247 Essex St
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European-style cafe in the heart of downtown Salem! Breakfast, Panini sandwiches, crepes, gourmet wraps, appetizers, espresso, craft beer, wine, desserts, live music Wednesday-Sunday evenings
Waterfront dining; Raw bar; outdoor parlor; inspired and innovative seasonal menus with seafood, steak, chicken, and vegetarian offerings; fireside lounge; open for lunch and dinner”
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Finz
86 Wharf St
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Waterfront dining; Raw bar; outdoor parlor; inspired and innovative seasonal menus with seafood, steak, chicken, and vegetarian offerings; fireside lounge; open for lunch and dinner”
Known for Dessert Shop, Breakfast & Brunch This patisserie allows one to experience the best of what the French have to offer; ranging from our chef’s handcrafted pastries, colorful macarons, to freshly baked baguettes, and assorted croissants
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Caramel French Patisserie
281 Essex St
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Known for Dessert Shop, Breakfast & Brunch This patisserie allows one to experience the best of what the French have to offer; ranging from our chef’s handcrafted pastries, colorful macarons, to freshly baked baguettes, and assorted croissants
Outstanding menu includes fresh seafood, steak, flatbreads, and burgers. Brodie’s Lobster Roll won 2014 Best of the North Shore Taster’s Choice Award. Outdoor patio, daily specials, live music
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Brodie's Seaport
215 Derby St
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Outstanding menu includes fresh seafood, steak, flatbreads, and burgers. Brodie’s Lobster Roll won 2014 Best of the North Shore Taster’s Choice Award. Outdoor patio, daily specials, live music
Known for Lunch, Dinner & Drinks! In the heart of historical Salem this casual chic restaurant is the perfect spot for a delicious meal. In the warmer months enjoy your appetizer and cool drink on our brick patio.”
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Rockafellas
231 Essex St
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Known for Lunch, Dinner & Drinks! In the heart of historical Salem this casual chic restaurant is the perfect spot for a delicious meal. In the warmer months enjoy your appetizer and cool drink on our brick patio.”
Red’s is Salem’s most popular restaurant. Serving award-winning breakfast and home-cooked meals for over 50 years. Daily lunch specials from $6.95”
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Red's Sandwich Shop
15 Central St
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Red’s is Salem’s most popular restaurant. Serving award-winning breakfast and home-cooked meals for over 50 years. Daily lunch specials from $6.95”
Waterfront dining on historic Pickering Wharf. Sea Level is Salem’s only restaurant that boasts an indoor/outdoor bar! Amazing views, the freshest seafood, gourmet pizza, and an amazing beer selection
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Sea Level Oyster Bar
94 Wharf St
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Waterfront dining on historic Pickering Wharf. Sea Level is Salem’s only restaurant that boasts an indoor/outdoor bar! Amazing views, the freshest seafood, gourmet pizza, and an amazing beer selection
Bambolina features handcrafted artisan pizza and creative Italian shared plates. Winner of best new restaurant 2016
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Bambolina
288 Derby St
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Bambolina features handcrafted artisan pizza and creative Italian shared plates. Winner of best new restaurant 2016
For breakfast or lunch. Closes at 3 pm
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Ugly Mug Diner
122 Washington St
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For breakfast or lunch. Closes at 3 pm
Amazing Indian Food!
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Passage To India
157 Washington St
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Amazing Indian Food!
Located in Downtown Salem, in the historic Salem News Building. Adriatic is a modern European restaurant featuring fresh fish, seasonal vegetables, homemade pastas, and bread. Outdoor seating is available
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Adriatic Restaurant
155 Washington St
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Located in Downtown Salem, in the historic Salem News Building. Adriatic is a modern European restaurant featuring fresh fish, seasonal vegetables, homemade pastas, and bread. Outdoor seating is available
Charming atmosphere and a true culinary experience. Giorgio and his staff prepare each dish to perfection. Enjoy a delicious Italian meal with a good glass of wine
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Bella Verona
107 Essex St
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Charming atmosphere and a true culinary experience. Giorgio and his staff prepare each dish to perfection. Enjoy a delicious Italian meal with a good glass of wine
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Firenze Trattoria
2 Lynde St
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Fresh & Authentic Mexican Food! Award Winning Food & Drink! Coolest Cantina Around
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Howling Wolf Taqueria
76 Lafayette St
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Fresh & Authentic Mexican Food! Award Winning Food & Drink! Coolest Cantina Around
Great flatbread pizzas and bowling
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Flatbread Company
45 Day St
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Great flatbread pizzas and bowling
“The local urban grocery store focused on quality, community, and sustainability. A thoughtful array of groceries, products, grab-n-go prepared meals, and fresh-made sandwiches”
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Milk & Honey Green Grocer
32 Church Street
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“The local urban grocery store focused on quality, community, and sustainability. A thoughtful array of groceries, products, grab-n-go prepared meals, and fresh-made sandwiches”
This historically unique location will houses a new restaurant concept from Matt O’Neil chef/owner of The Blue Ox in Lynn, MA- where 19th century traditions are elevated by 21st century resources.
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Ledger Restaurant
125 Washington St
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This historically unique location will houses a new restaurant concept from Matt O’Neil chef/owner of The Blue Ox in Lynn, MA- where 19th century traditions are elevated by 21st century resources.
Lunch, Dinner, & Drinks! Unrepressed cuisine, veg-friendly specialties, innovative sushi & sharing plates. Glowing glass bar, contemporary mixology. “Opus Underground” an intimate lounge with live music.
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Opus
87 Washington St
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Lunch, Dinner, & Drinks! Unrepressed cuisine, veg-friendly specialties, innovative sushi & sharing plates. Glowing glass bar, contemporary mixology. “Opus Underground” an intimate lounge with live music.
Vegans and vegetarians “cleanse away all their sins” at these cheap, “green” outlets specializing in “giving your digestive system a spa day” via “light and healthy” yet “delish” organic eats
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Life Alive Organic Cafe
765 Massachusetts Ave
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Vegans and vegetarians “cleanse away all their sins” at these cheap, “green” outlets specializing in “giving your digestive system a spa day” via “light and healthy” yet “delish” organic eats

Drinks & Nightlife

Local Brewery with Outdoor Biergarten
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Far From The Tree Cider
108 Jackson St
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Local Brewery with Outdoor Biergarten
“American session beer production brewery, beer hall, and beer garden in Salem, MA”
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Notch Brewery & Tap Room
283R Derby St
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“American session beer production brewery, beer hall, and beer garden in Salem, MA”
Salem’s first and only distillery since before prohibition! With a modern twist on traditional recipes, our handcrafted spirits are Damn Righteous. Stop in for tours, tastings, and bottles to go
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Deacon Giles Distillery
75 Canal St
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Salem’s first and only distillery since before prohibition! With a modern twist on traditional recipes, our handcrafted spirits are Damn Righteous. Stop in for tours, tastings, and bottles to go

Sightseeing

This connects all of Salem’s main sites
Heritage Drive
Heritage Drive
This connects all of Salem’s main sites
Learn about true causes and events behind Salem’s witchcraft hysteria through our Salem Witch Hunt film (35 minutes) featuring re-enactors at actual 1692 locations and the Myths & Misconceptions Walking Tour.
Witch Hunt Podcast
190 Bridge St
Learn about true causes and events behind Salem’s witchcraft hysteria through our Salem Witch Hunt film (35 minutes) featuring re-enactors at actual 1692 locations and the Myths & Misconceptions Walking Tour.
The Derby House was the first home of Elias Hasket and Elizabeth Crowninshield Derby. It is a beautiful example of a merchant’s Georgian home and is furnished to reflect the Derbys’ 20 year-long residence in the house
Derby House
65 Derby Street
The Derby House was the first home of Elias Hasket and Elizabeth Crowninshield Derby. It is a beautiful example of a merchant’s Georgian home and is furnished to reflect the Derbys’ 20 year-long residence in the house
Built in 1819 to house the offices of the U.S. Customs Service, Salem collected millions of dollars of taxes on incoming cargo, providing vital financial support for the new United States government. The building was also the workplace of the famous author Nathaniel Hawthorne. The Public Stores and Scale House have exhibits showcasing global trade in Salem
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Salem Custom House
176 Derby St
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Built in 1819 to house the offices of the U.S. Customs Service, Salem collected millions of dollars of taxes on incoming cargo, providing vital financial support for the new United States government. The building was also the workplace of the famous author Nathaniel Hawthorne. The Public Stores and Scale House have exhibits showcasing global trade in Salem

Parks & Nature

Offering private sailing charters for up to six guests aboard the classic Friendship sloop Wenonah”
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Sunset Sail Salem
10 Blaney St
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Offering private sailing charters for up to six guests aboard the classic Friendship sloop Wenonah”
This National Park preserves one of America’s most influential ports, Historic buildings, wharves, and the vessel Friendship; describe the traders and sailors who brought the riches of the Far East to America
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Salem Maritime National Historic Site
160 Derby St
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This National Park preserves one of America’s most influential ports, Historic buildings, wharves, and the vessel Friendship; describe the traders and sailors who brought the riches of the Far East to America
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Salem Willows Park
165 Fort Ave
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Arts & Culture

Guided by a practicing witch, discover the myths and the facts surrounding witches and their craft
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Salem Witch Museum
19 1/2 N Washington Square
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Guided by a practicing witch, discover the myths and the facts surrounding witches and their craft
Salem’s only building with direct ties to the witch trials, the 17th century home of Judge Jonathon Corwin”
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Häxhuset
310 Essex St
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Salem’s only building with direct ties to the witch trials, the 17th century home of Judge Jonathon Corwin”
Come tour Nathaniel Hawthorne birthplace!
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Huset med sju gavlar
115 Derby St
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Come tour Nathaniel Hawthorne birthplace!
Step into Salem Wax Museum and experience Frankenstein's Castle with the darkest dungeon and witness the horrors of Dr. Frankenstein”
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Salem Wax Museum of Witches & Seafarers
288 Derby St
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Step into Salem Wax Museum and experience Frankenstein's Castle with the darkest dungeon and witness the horrors of Dr. Frankenstein”
Cinematic Museum
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Count Orlok's Nightmare Gallery
217 Essex St
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Cinematic Museum
Experience all the historical stories surrounding Salem’s 1692 witch trials!
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Witch History Museum
197 Essex St
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Experience all the historical stories surrounding Salem’s 1692 witch trials!
Award-winning live reenactment of a 1692 witch trial, followed by a guided tour of the dungeon”
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Witch Dungeon Museum
16 Lynde St
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Award-winning live reenactment of a 1692 witch trial, followed by a guided tour of the dungeon”
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Salem Witch Museum
19 1/2 N Washington Square
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Current Exhibits: 1. Double Happiness: Celebration in Chinese Art 2. Georgia O’Keeffe: Art, Image, Style 3.It’s Alive, Classic Horror and Sci-Fi Art from the Kirk Hammett Collection- Kirk Hammett, best known as the famed guitarist of the rock band Metallica, is also an avid collector of classic horror and sci-fi movie posters. The exhibition features 90 works that trace Hammett’s collecting journey and examine how he draws inspiration from this material for his own gothic creativity.
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Peabody Essex Museum
161 Essex St
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Current Exhibits: 1. Double Happiness: Celebration in Chinese Art 2. Georgia O’Keeffe: Art, Image, Style 3.It’s Alive, Classic Horror and Sci-Fi Art from the Kirk Hammett Collection- Kirk Hammett, best known as the famed guitarist of the rock band Metallica, is also an avid collector of classic horror and sci-fi movie posters. The exhibition features 90 works that trace Hammett’s collecting journey and examine how he draws inspiration from this material for his own gothic creativity.

Shopping

Best selection of souvenir t-shirts, select hoods and sweatshirts in Salem. Select Salem & Boston t-shirts only $5. Infant-adult 4x
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Witch Pix
172 Essex St
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Best selection of souvenir t-shirts, select hoods and sweatshirts in Salem. Select Salem & Boston t-shirts only $5. Infant-adult 4x
Visit the new Waite & Peirce store to shop our curated selection of authentic and exotic goods and to learn more about the Salem Maritime National Historic Site
Waite & Peirce
193 Derby St
Visit the new Waite & Peirce store to shop our curated selection of authentic and exotic goods and to learn more about the Salem Maritime National Historic Site
Literary-themed gift shop with eclectic and antique books, humor; unique souvenirs, novelties, custom teas, fragrant soaps, t-shirts, exclusive jewelry; writing implements, Austen, Poe, Sherlock, Steampunk, Corsets & Victorian-inspired accessories
The Marble Faun Books & Gifts
102 Wharf St
Literary-themed gift shop with eclectic and antique books, humor; unique souvenirs, novelties, custom teas, fragrant soaps, t-shirts, exclusive jewelry; writing implements, Austen, Poe, Sherlock, Steampunk, Corsets & Victorian-inspired accessories
Come for hand-selected and cut-to-order artisanal cheeses and charcuterie, craft brews and exceptional wines, and a wide selection of specialty groceries for cooking and snacking
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The Cheese Shop of Salem
45 Lafayette St
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Come for hand-selected and cut-to-order artisanal cheeses and charcuterie, craft brews and exceptional wines, and a wide selection of specialty groceries for cooking and snacking
European-inspired boutique featuring fine wines, craft beer, kitchen gadgets, gourmet food, and gifts!
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Pamplemousse
185 Essex St
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European-inspired boutique featuring fine wines, craft beer, kitchen gadgets, gourmet food, and gifts!
Big brands you know (such as Vineyard vines, Lilly Pulitzer, KJP) & local ones you’re going to love! This seaside shop specializes in women’s clothing, jewelry & accessories, all with a beachy vibe
Ocean Chic Boutique
96 Wharf St
Big brands you know (such as Vineyard vines, Lilly Pulitzer, KJP) & local ones you’re going to love! This seaside shop specializes in women’s clothing, jewelry & accessories, all with a beachy vibe
A safe, welcoming, spiritual lifestyle store dedicated to the Holy Art of Magick & the Craft of the Wise. “Spells and gifts that keep on giving
White Light Pentacles
2 Margin Street
A safe, welcoming, spiritual lifestyle store dedicated to the Holy Art of Magick & the Craft of the Wise. “Spells and gifts that keep on giving
Wondrous and whimsical. Unusual and unique. Wacky and weird. Laugh out loud or just smile all the while. GREAT GIFTS!
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Maria's Sweet Somethings
26 Front St
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Wondrous and whimsical. Unusual and unique. Wacky and weird. Laugh out loud or just smile all the while. GREAT GIFTS!
J. Mode is a chic contemporary ladies clothing boutique on Salem’s Historic Front St. Collections include Nicole Miller, Tracy Reese, Vince, Three Dots, Velvet, DL Premium Denim, Joe’s Jeans, Big Buddha, and many more
J Mode
17 Front St
J. Mode is a chic contemporary ladies clothing boutique on Salem’s Historic Front St. Collections include Nicole Miller, Tracy Reese, Vince, Three Dots, Velvet, DL Premium Denim, Joe’s Jeans, Big Buddha, and many more
Artists’ Row, originally built as marketplace, has been transformed into artisan/maker/gallery spaces
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Artists' Row
24 New Derby St
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Artists’ Row, originally built as marketplace, has been transformed into artisan/maker/gallery spaces
Find your mojo at Salem’s oldest Witch shop featuring books, spells, herbs, candles, incense, and more. Stop by for a psychic reading and magical circle with Lorelei and her gifted psychics
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Crow Haven Corner
125 Essex St
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Find your mojo at Salem’s oldest Witch shop featuring books, spells, herbs, candles, incense, and more. Stop by for a psychic reading and magical circle with Lorelei and her gifted psychics
An old-world boutique for men & women. Featuring a variety of handmade jewelry and accessories, quality leather goods, romantic clothing, art and home decor, beard and mustache care, vintage curiosities and full hat shop
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Emporium 32
6 Central St
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An old-world boutique for men & women. Featuring a variety of handmade jewelry and accessories, quality leather goods, romantic clothing, art and home decor, beard and mustache care, vintage curiosities and full hat shop
A modern witch boutique filled with handmade wares by local and independent artists and makers. Candles, spell kits, home decor, and specialty souvenirs make HausWitch a different kind of witch store
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HausWitch Home + Healing
144 Washington St
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A modern witch boutique filled with handmade wares by local and independent artists and makers. Candles, spell kits, home decor, and specialty souvenirs make HausWitch a different kind of witch store
Warlocks Christian Day and Brian Cain present a Salem Witchcraft shop for those who still believe in magic! Featuring candles, incense, charms, potions, jewelry, cauldrons, broomsticks, books, Voodoo dolls, and psychic readings with Salem Witches!
Hex: Old World Witchery
246 Essex St
Warlocks Christian Day and Brian Cain present a Salem Witchcraft shop for those who still believe in magic! Featuring candles, incense, charms, potions, jewelry, cauldrons, broomsticks, books, Voodoo dolls, and psychic readings with Salem Witches!
A harbor side shopping-village, filled with history and landmarks alike. This is the perfect place to explore what Salem has to offer: from local shops to waterfront dining on the Salem harbor to the Salem Maritime Site and the Friendship trading ship
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Pickering Wharf Marina
23 Congress St
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A harbor side shopping-village, filled with history and landmarks alike. This is the perfect place to explore what Salem has to offer: from local shops to waterfront dining on the Salem harbor to the Salem Maritime Site and the Friendship trading ship

Entertainment & Activities

A premium witch-costume photo studio. Be the star of your own photo shoot and capture the allure of being a witch
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Witch Pix
172 Essex St
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A premium witch-costume photo studio. Be the star of your own photo shoot and capture the allure of being a witch
An intimate performance space featuring The Tarot Experiment. Also art exhibits, workshops, and gifts. Tarot and Spell Casting Sessions are available
The Witchery
86 Wharf St
An intimate performance space featuring The Tarot Experiment. Also art exhibits, workshops, and gifts. Tarot and Spell Casting Sessions are available