Museums in Salem, MA
Salem's museums range from world class to wonderfully odd. The Peabody Essex Museum traces its roots to 1799, and a short walk away you will find witch trial museums, pirate museums, historic house museums, art galleries and more than one monster exhibit.
This page lists every museum and gallery we track in Salem, sorted by Google rating. Quality varies a lot among the witch attractions, so ratings and review counts are a useful gut check before you buy a ticket.
In October, book timed tickets ahead wherever they are offered, especially for weekends. The rest of the year you can usually just walk in.
25 places, sorted by Google rating
- Shoe Bones Art Gallery
- Real Pirates Salem Museum
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The Salem Cat Museum Museum - Gedney House Museum
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Salem Museum of Torture Museum - Salem Witch Board Museum Museum
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Yin Yu Tang House @Peabody Essex Museum Museum -
Salem Art Gallery Art Gallery - Phillips House Museum
- The Pickering House History Museum
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Punto Urban Art Museum Museum -
Nathaniel Hawthorne's Birthplace Museum -
Peabody Essex Museum Art museum - Artists' Row Art Galleries
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Count Orlok's Nightmare Gallery Monster Museum Museum -
International Monster Museum Museum - Custom House Museum
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The Witch House at Salem Museum - Witch Dungeon Museum Museum
- Salem Pioneer Village Museum
- New England Pirate Museum Museum
- Witch History Museum History Museum
- Halloween Museum of Salem Museum
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Salem Witch Museum Museum -
Salem Wax: A Halloween Experience & The Haunted Neighborhood Museum
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