A First Timers Guide of Salem Massachusetts In The Fall
Are you planning a trip to Salem, Massachusetts this fall? It’s incredibly beautiful during the Autumn months, and I’ve got your guide with the best places to go and things to do while you’re there. From shopping, restaurants, and spooky tours this post will go over everything you need to know about visiting Salem Massachusetts In The Fall.
Salem Massachusetts In The Fall
I was so excited to visit Salem! Fall is a perfect time to visit this historic town. We started the day walking to Tatte and having breakfast. Then we hopped on the subway to the train to Salem.
Salem is extremely popular in the fall, so think of this more as a country fair than a quiet witch-infested New England town. We decided to avoid the traffic and parking and take the train up to Salem. This was super easy and affordable. For around $20 per person, you can go from Central Boston to downtown Salem. Everyone knows why you are going there and is happy to help you make sure you get to the right stop. The train schedule is posted everywhere in the station. Once off the train, you are directed from the Salem Train Station to the Street Fair. They block off several streets in downtown Salem in October.
The streets are filled with tons of fans dressing in costumes and Halloween attire. The people watching is pure gold. Everywhere you look there is some ghoul or goblin having a good time. There are magicians and street performers. In the Salem Common, there is fair style food trucks serving local favorites like apple cider donuts. There are several witch museums and paid exhibits that you can tour throughout the day.
Salem Trolley Tour
We opted to take the local Salem Trolley Tour. This is the best way to see Salem! They do a great job pointing out the new and old landmarks and helping to provide the history and the context for why they are significant. Salem is much larger and has a lot more to it than the witch trials. We would have never known if we didn’t take this tour!
A few notable things we learned- The Parker Brothers and their board game factory is in Salem, the first millionaire in America created his wealth in Salem and several famous pirates called Salem home. We would highly recommend the Salem Trolley Tour!
Salem Ghost Tours
Speaking of tours, there is a constant stream of ghost and witch tours happening all over the city. There are so many that you can overhear the same story with varying degrees of detail just by walking around.
Since we thought of Salem as a sleepy little town and thought it would be fun to take a night tour. It wasn’t… lol. There are so many people and so many tours that the night tour wasn’t any more scary or spooky than the day tours it was harder to take pictures and see the details of the buildings and the witch trial victim memorials. We would recommend taking a tour during the day, then you can still have time to poke around in your favorite spots for a closer look at those historical sites.
We walked almost 20,000 steps in Salem, and it started to rain as the night set in. Our comfy waterproof shoes and rain jackets came in handy.
That’s it for our day trip to Salem Massachusetts In The Fall. I highly recommend visiting here and seeing this fascinating historical town during the fall months.
For more of my New England road trip itinerary, check out these posts:
A First timers Guide of Maine In The Fall
A First timers Guide of Boston in the Fall
Here are some other Travel blogs to check out:
The Best 3-Day Northern Oregon Coast Road Trip
A First Timer’s Guide to 3 Days in Charleston
10 things to know about Secrets Moxche in Playa Del Carmen
xx,
Lauren
