It's free and interesting. You can see how the iron works ran back in the day. Great guided tour…read more Definitely worth visiting.

Free national park. Quiet, clean, and so much knowledge here. I love how this was 1600s and then…read moresomeone restored it in the 1950s. Rangers are kind and patient.

Excellent site to visit! Beautiful views! We had a great docent lead tour. Our guide shared lots…read moreof details and did a great job trying to answer our group's many questions! Learning about the different architectural phases of this property was very interesting. The Secret Staircase is special! Gift Shop was a fun stop! Friendly staff. They have their own parking lot with ample and FREE parking while you visit. Now that's a plus. Everywhere else in Salem is paid parking, including the Peabody Essex Museum (park and hike!) Highly recommend visiting The House of Seven Gables if you are in the area.

What a great experience!…read more We had the tour to ourselves. The snow turned everyone away. The house is super interesting and our guide was great! If you are in the area, highly recommend a tour. Side note: we used our library card and received 50% off of admission.

I don't want to Salem short because this is a gorgeous building, so I'm gonna give 5 stars…read more This beautiful Old Town Hall in Salem has a bunch of costume people coming out of it around Halloween and it's really fun to watch. It's amazing even without that added bonus, but at that time of year it's great. It's a good place to get your picture taken and if you're a witch you should probably stay away from here because the witches were hung around here bro.

We came in to kill some time while we waited for our table to open up at a nearby restaurant…read more For three dollars, you get to see informational banners in a small room, lol. Nothing exciting, nothing fun.The best part of the museum is that you get access to use their downstairs bathroom throughout the day, if needed. Definitely not a place you want to come, unless you were in a situation like ours and just need to kill 10 minutes (if that).

Great place to spend the day. Salem witch trials section now has a permanent home at PEM…read more Parking Off street and metered lot available Staff So nice and cheerful despite the busy season ending Cafe Cafe is great for lunch or snacks Bathroom So clean and organized Coat check So great to have and free of charge. Wheelchairs, walkers and strollers available if needed.

Wow! What an experience!! This is such a cool place!! I was so impressed! The museum goes on like a…read moresort of maze that flows effortlessly into each section, all tying together. You'll hardly ever need to turn around the layout is pretty impressive. It's immaculately clean and there's a bathroom around every corner it seems. If you have other reservations in Salem and need to cut your museum visit short, no worries because they give you a tag that gives you all day access to come back. This is an absolute must see when visiting Salem! Give yourself 1.5 hours minimum.

Best place to nerd out about space! The exhibits are amazing. There are also a few video…read moreexperiences also that really add to it. The price is not bad for the experience. Definitely worth a visit for anyone interested in space. The event also wasn't crowded. The staff did a really great job and controlling the flow of people.

I was pleasantly surprised with this museum all about the history of Lynn, Massachusetts…read more It's 2 floors of exhibits. Somerville's Union Square claims the invention of Marshmallow Fluff but it's manufactured in Lynn. There are stairs and an elevator. A baby changing table is in the women's restroom. I got around fine with a 6 year old & 10 month old in a stroller. I grew up on the North Shore and my high school job was at a dry cleaners in Lynn. I loved this small museum and would recommend it. Today, the museum was free as part of a Lunar New Year Celebration. They had a bunch of free crafts and a storytime for the kids and my daughter loved it.

Nice little museum including two levels. The first floor is mostly like a little gift shop, the…read morefront desk, bathrooms, and where they hold events. You can purchased shirts, mugs, maps of Lynn, postcards, quills, and many other random things highlighting the City of Lynn.The second floors is where everything you want to see is located. The have a little room where the kids can enjoy themselves trying in silly shoes or playing the piano. There are many interesting things to observe, mostly all about the history of Lynn. They have a elevator to get to the second level. There is also a nice little seating area outside

The gift shop was pretty cool, didn't do the tour. The place had some cool decor. The staff was…read morefriendly and I sent a while checking out all the cool items on display and for sale.

My second time visiting Salem, but my first actually getting to explore witch village. I went on…read moreHalloween with my boyfriend and it was definitely a fun experience. Would purchase tickets earlier if possible to avoid the raise in prices (hence losing a star).

Good cheesy fun. Exactly how much fun likely depends on the composition of your group and the skill…read moreof your guide, er, captain. Our captain was quite knowledgeable and was able to respond with aplomb to both questions about history and requests for terrible puns. There are a few real artifacts, but mostly staged scenes paired with tongue-in-cheek narration. If you go in expecting to relax and laugh, or if you have young kids, it'll be great. If you go in expecting Very Serious History, you will be disappointed. (To be clear, the history isn't incorrect. It's just presented in sugar-coated morsels.)

I have come to this museum for a couple of years and it has always been a fun time. However, I do…read morethink they need to update the figures in here. The price is a little steep for what you're getting out of the tour, but you always do manage to get a very funny full of life tour guide. The tour is about 20 minutes long and if you've never done it before, I do recommend it, but don't expect to have a mind blowing experience.

We brought our 18 month old over the last weekend and had such a great time (for both adults and…read morekiddo)! There are so many different themed rooms for the kiddos to explore safely. We bought tickets online for the 9AM-12PM block and some of the more popular rooms did start to get busy but you could easily go to another room if it was crowded. I liked that there were "trashcans" for toys that needed to be cleaned to prevent the spreading of germs. Bathrooms had step stools and toilet seats for kids which was great to see. There was a little room for kids to have their snacks as well. Check out the events calendar online to see if there are any special visitors/groups. The day we went there were visitors that brought crabs/hermit crabs and a project to make robo crabs. I do wish they had a water fountain or water filling station.

I'm not from the area but we stopped here on our way from New Hampshire and my two year old…read moredaughter really enjoyed herself. They have several small rooms filled with toys and activities for kids. I would say this place is best for kids 3 to 6. I also wouldn't want to be here when it's packed because like I mentioned, it is small. We went at around 10:45 and spent an hour there because they close at 12 for lunch and then reopen at 1pm. One of the rooms was still under construction. My wife and I were very pleased with the bathroom having steps for kids to wash their hands at the sink, a small toilet seat for those who are potty training, and a changing table.

When in Salem, you have to do something bewitching so I came to this museum to learn about the…read moreSalem Witch Trials. It's housed in a historic church and is quite pretty outside. We got tickets through the GoCity card, and had to make our reservations for a time slot slot the day before. We arrived and checked in, got our sticker, and then waited at a second area to enter the museum when it was our turn. First part of the "tour" was a presentation of the history of the trials with creepy looking mannequins on display. I recommend you sit on the stools in the center of the room for best viewing as you have to rotate around left on your seat to see each display as they are presented. It's actually quite informative but the presentation of it was kind of cheesy to be honest. After that is over, you are taken to the back end of the museum where there are exhibits about how witches are presented in movies (ie the witches of Oz), and defining witch hunting then and now. There's a gift shop for all things witchy at the end.

​If you've seen photos of Salem, you've seen this building. The massive, gothic, red-brick church…read moreexterior is easily the most iconic photo op in the city. Inside, however, the vibe is a bit of a time capsule. It feels like a mix between a theater and a history classroom--very "vintage 1970s" but in a way that feels like a Salem rite of passage. ​ ​The museum is divided into two parts: ​The Main Show: You sit in a large, darkened room while life-sized dioramas light up around the perimeter to a narrated soundtrack. It tells the story of the 1692 trials with a lot of drama. It's definitely "campy" and a bit dated, but it's a solid, digestible overview of the history. ​The Guided Exhibit: After the show, a staff member leads you through a second area that explains the evolving image of "the witch" through time. This part felt much more modern and actually touched on some interesting social themes like scapegoating. ​Duration: Plan for about 1 hour total. ​Booking: This is the most important tip--book your tickets online in advance! Especially in the shoulder seasons or October, they sell out hours (or days) ahead. Don't expect to just walk up to the door and get in. ​Price: At around $19, it's a bit pricier than the smaller museums, but it's the "big one" that most people feel they have to check off their list.