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Salem had been on our must see list for ages. We finally made it there, on a very cold, very wet, miserable Monday morning. It was the only rain on our trip. We had some things we wanted to see, and they were closed on this day. We felt cursed but made the most of it. We wanted to see some of the historical areas but except for a memorial in the local cemetery there wasn't much. Anything related to the witch trials is long gone. What Salem did have was a bunch of tacky souvenir, occult, mysticism, and horror shops - it was fascinating in a bizarre way. There was also a large display of mastheads - the wooden figures of lovely women on the front of sailing ships - all over town. My wife checked out several shops, I stood outside people watching - it was amazing how many people were dressed as witches or in period costumes - even in the rain.
I took these photos in late September 2023.
Storefront poster
Salem had been on our must see list for ages. We finally made it there, on a very cold, very wet, miserable Monday morning. It was the only rain on our trip. We had some things we wanted to see, and they were closed on this day. We felt cursed but made the most of it. We wanted to see some of the historical areas but except for a memorial in the local cemetery there wasn't much. Anything related to the witch trials is long gone. What Salem did have was a bunch of tacky souvenir, occult, mysticism, and horror shops - it was fascinating in a bizarre way. There was also a large display of mastheads - the wooden figures of lovely women on the front of sailing ships - all over town. My wife checked out several shops, I stood outside people watching - it was amazing how many people were dressed as witches or in period costumes - even in the rain.
I took these photos in late September 2023.