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Visiting Salem, Mass.

The Salem Witch Museum investigates the events which made the city famous: The Witch Trials of 1692. With period artifacts and a study of the history, the museum tries to illuminate the mass hysteria that gripped the town and eventually caused the execution of more than a dozen people.

  • 19 1/2 Washington Square North (978)744-1692
  • Hours: Daily, 10-5; July-Aug., 10-7
  • Admission: $6.00, children $4.00
  • www.SalemWitchMuseum.com

  • (Boston.com staff / Adam Salsman)