Salem
Salem offers travelers a unique blend of old-world charm and modern vibrancy. Salem’s waterfront district bustles with life, with fun shops, eclectic boutiques, and quaint cafes lining the streets. You can explore the mystical and the macabre, indulge in culinary delights, or simply enjoy a leisurely stroll along Derby Wharf, taking in the salty sea breeze.
Museums & Attractions
Peabody Essex Museum
161 Essex Street, Salem, MA 01970
The PEM celebrates outstanding artistic and cultural creativity by collecting, stewarding and interpreting objects of art and culture in ways that increase knowledge, enrich the spirit, engage the mind and stimulate the senses.
House of Seven Gables
115 Derby St, Salem, MA 01970
Visitors to the House of the Seven Gables will learn about four centuries of inclusive history at one of America’s most beloved historic homes and the setting for Nathaniel Hawthorne’s 1851 novel. This site also hosts Nathaniel Hawthorne’s birthplace, which makes the museum one of the most important Hawthorne sites in the world.
Salem Witch Museum
19 1/2 Washington Square North, Salem, MA 01970
The Salem Witch Museum examines one of the most enduring and emotional events in American History, the Salem witch trials of 1692.
Ropes Mansion
318 Essex St, Salem, MA 01970
The stately Ropes Mansion was home to four generations of the Ropes family and is recgonized as one of New England’s most significant and thoroughly documented historic houses.
Phillips House
34 Chestnut Street, Salem, Massachusetts
Built in 1821 using rooms from another estate, the Phillips House is the only historic home on scenic Chestnut Street open to the public.
Real Pirates Salem
Charlotte Forten Park, 285 Derby St #5, Salem, MA 01970
The Real Pirates Salem recounts the real-life stories of famed explorers and pirates.
New England Pirate Museum
274 Derby St, Salem, MA 01970
Experience the adventures of New England’s searobbers, and see artifacts from sunken ships and pirate treasure.
Salem Wax Museum
288 Derby St. Salem, MA 01970
The Salem Wax Museum offers life-size figures depicting scenes from local history, covering Salem’s two most famous archetypes – witches and sailors.
Experiential Tours
Mahi Cruises
24 Congress Street, Salem, MA 01970
Mahi Cruises offer a variety of daily harbor cruises and custom private events to suite everyone’s needs.
Witch City Walking Tours
32 Derby Square Salem, MA 01970
Come take a stroll with us through the streets of Salem. With almost 400 years behind us, “The Witch City” has lots of wicked stories to tell.
Trolley Tours
8 Central St, Salem, MA 01970
The Salem Trolley provides visitors with a narrated one-hour tour through beautiful and historic Salem.
Salem Ghost Walking Tours
Outside Salem Five Savings Bank at 210 Essex St, Salem, Massachusetts
Visit the most haunted places in Salem for stories of the lesser-known tragedies, murders, and sordid events that took place here in Witch City.
Essex Heritage Boat Tours
2 New Liberty Street, Salem, MA 01970
Come aboard Naumkeag for a harbor tour. visit the sites and hear the stories of the many shipwrecks of Salem Sound.
The Schooner Fame of Salem
Pickering Wharf Marina, 86 Wharf Street, Salem, MA 01970
Fame is a full-scale replica of the first American privateer schooner to get to sea during the War of 1812.
Schooner When & If
10 Blaney St, Salem, MA 01970
The When And If was commissioned by General George S. Patton himself to sail around the world “When the war is over, and If I live through it.”
Coast to Coast Paddle
190 Fort Ave, Salem, MA
A kayak or stand up paddle board lesson is a great way to jump start a lifetime of paddling.
Food & Drink
Bar & Grille
Regatta Pub
225 Derby Street, Salem, MA 01970
The Regatta Pub provides breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily and our extensive lunch and dinner menu provides diners with options from our extensive menu list of appetizers, soups and salads, sandwiches, Waterfront Hamburgers (you design), entree offerings, desserts and beverages.
Longboards
72 Wharf Street, Salem, MA 01970
Longboards is a lively, casual space perfect to call your own. Stop in and say hi. You’re sure to see Justin, Matt, an old friend, or one you haven’t met yet!
The Derby
189 Washington Street, Salem, MA 01970
The Derby is a community orientated restaurant with a scratch kitchen with a twist on comfort food, and a focus on local craft beers and exemplary cocktails.
Mercy Tavern
148 Derby Street, Salem, MA 01970
Mercy Tavern is committed to delicious, locally sourced and sustainably produced food and drink, placing tremendous value in fun, friendship and community.
Flatbread Pizza Co.
311 Derby Street, Salem, MA 01970
Once a Goodyear tire repair shop, this downtown location has been transformed into a wood fired pizza, full bar, bowling and gathering place for locals and people visiting the Witch City.
Breakfast & Coffee Shops
Red’s
15 Central Street, Salem, MA
Red’s Sandwich Shop has been proudly serving Salem since 1945, offering amazing food in the heart of downtown Salem.
Lulu’s Bakery
285 Derby St Unit 1, Salem, MA 01970
An American bakery focusing on high quality baked goods, cakes, coffee, confections, pastries, sandwiches and salads for everyday smiles and occasions to celebrate.
A & J King
48 Central St, Salem, MA 01970
A & J King is a homey bakery offering daily housemade loaves, pastries, and tarts, as well as sandwiches and granola. They offer the best artisan breads and rustic pastry in Massachusetts.
The Wolf Next Door
142 Derby St, Salem, MA 01970
The Wolf Next Door aims to be your everyday place as you get fuel for your commute, grab a cup after work or swing by on your lunch break.
Jaho
197 Derby St, Salem, MA 01970
Jaho is a cozy coffee hangout and specialty coffee roaster, coffee shop and wine bar with more locations in Boston and Tokyo.
The Ugly Mug
122 Washington St, Salem, MA
The Ugly Mug Diner is the perfect spot when you’re looking for fresh, hot, breakfast or brunch served up with love.
Global Cuisine
Antique Table
26 Congress St, Salem, MA 01970
Antique Table Restaurants offer a culinary tour of Italian food and culture. Relax and let us take you abroad.
Bella Verona
107 Essex St, Salem, MA 01970
Bella Verona is an intimate trattoria serving Italian cuisine, wine and beer, plus homemade cannoli for dessert. It takes patrons back in time to authentic Italy.
Bambolina
288 Derby St, Salem, MA 01970
Bambolina is a rustic-cool spot serving wood-fired pies, small plates, wine and craft beer to hip crowds, while focusing on high quality ingredients, culinary technique, and personable service.
Paprika Grill
2 Liberty St, Salem, MA 01970
Peprika Grill is a Mediterranean restaurant with an array of wraps and platters featuring Middle Eastern and Mediterranean ingredients in a casual space.
Passage to India
157 Washington St, Salem, MA 01970
Laid-back, colorful eatery offering a broad menu of Indian food standards. It boasts an extensive menu and offers a full liquor bar.
Adriatic
155 Washington St #1, Salem, MA 01970
A warm interior and tasty cuisine inspired by regions surrounding the Adriatic Sea give this Mediterranean eatery something to boast about.
Ledger
125 Washington St, Salem, MA 01970
This historically unique location houses a progressive New England concept, where traditional 19th-century dishes, cocktails, and techniques are elevated with 21st-century resources.
Gulu Gulu
247 Essex St, Salem, MA 01970
Cozy, unpretentious coffeehouse offering an eclectic global menu of small bites, plus live music.
The Blue Fez
118 Washington St, Salem, MA 01970
Blue Fez offers Moroccan and Mediterranean cuisine, and is an understated, wood and whitewashed eatery serving traditional Moroccan dishes such as falafel and tagine.
Thai Place
7 Church St, Salem, MA 01970
A Thai restaurant that is located in an unassuming shopping mall and this casual spot serves up a familiar range of Thai dishes.
Koto
90 Washington St, Salem, MA 01970
Koto is a sushi restaurant with a casual bar and eatery offering specialty sushi rolls, Japanese/Chinese/Thai dishes, sake, and cocktails.
Settler
2 Lynde St, Salem, MA 01970
A diverse menu of elevated, housemade New American dishes is served in this rustic-chic venue. Chef’s food represents our community, building connection across farmers, fishers, cooks, and locals through food.
Sea Food
Finz
86 Wharf St, Salem, MA 01970
Innovative, sustainable, inspired menus, raw & sushi bars, carefully paired wine list all lead to an extraordinary dining experience. Our menu emphasizes creatively prepared fresh seasonal seafood.
Sea Level
94 Wharf St, Salem, MA 01970
Sea Level is a seafood restaurant that offers oysters, lobster rolls, specialty cocktails and more. It is a casual joint that includes water views.
Lobster Shanty
25 Front St, Salem, MA 01970
The Lobster Shanty is a local dive bar that secretly has class. Great food, great service all served in a very casual atmosphere with absolutely no pretense.
Turner’s
43 Church St, Salem, MA 01970
New England-style seafood and an oyster bar featured in a 19th century venue with historic charm.
Beach & Water
Derby Wharf Light
Salem Maritime National Historic Site, Salem, MA 01970
Derby Wharf Light Station is a historic lighthouse on Derby Wharf that is within the Salem Maritime National Historic Site. It is one of the four lighthouses used to navigate Salem Sound, being the only surviving structure.
Winter Island
50 Winter Island Road Salem, MA
Winter Island is one of Salem’s leading City operated recreational parks located on the waterfront of Salem Harbor. It includes RV and Tent camping and a public boat ramp, and is only a short walk from downtown.
Willows Park Beaches
165 Fort Ave, Salem, MA 01970
Enjoy Salem Willow’s beaches with a scenic, seaside public park with a video arcade. Sand’rocky beaches are perfect for swimming and paddling by the shore.
Breweries & More
Notch
283R Derby St, Salem, MA 01970
Notch is a popular craft beer brand pours pints in a hip warehouse and riverside garden with communal tables.
East Regiment
30 Church St #B1, Salem, MA 01970
Experience our hand built Brewery & Taproom while enjoying a wide selection of craft beer as you relax or participate in one of our many activities & events.
Deacon Giles Distillery
75 Canal St, Salem, MA 01970
It is Salem’s first distillery in more than 100 years and produces high quality, hand crafted spirits. It includes a Speakeasy Lab for an in-house bar and laboratory for crafting unique cocktails centered around our spirits.
Far From the Tree Cider Bar
108 Jackson St, Salem, MA 01970
An easygoing cider bar with a rustic vibe and outdoor tables, serving craft cider and light bites.
Fun & Games
Bowling at Flatbread Pizza Co.
311 Derby St, Salem, MA 01970
American Flatbread at Sacco’s Bowl Haven invites you to come on down and enjoy vintage Candlepin bowling along with our all-natural pizza.
Bit Bar
278 Derby St, Salem, MA 01970
Bit Bar offers old-school arcade games, craft beer & playful eats like donut burgers. It has a full bar in a historic and fun setting with local beer and spirits, great cocktails, and full food.
Willows Arcade
165 Fort Ave, Salem, MA 01970
An ocean front destination packed with games, food, and fun! We have attractions for all ages, whether you’re on a family day trip, a first date, or just looking for a blast from the past.
Forest River Pool & Playground
401 Bridge Street Salem MA
Enjoy the day by the pool and use our boathouse as well. Access trails and artistic water interactive features and a restored cove.
Pioneer Village
98 West Ave, Salem, MA 01970
Pioneer Village, is a living history museum recreating the city of Salem as it was in the 17th century. Opened in June 1930, it was the first museum of its kind in the United States
Transportation
Polaris Gem
225 Derby St., Salem, MA
Guests at Salem Waterfront Hotel & Suites in need of transportation to one of Pickering Wharf’s fine restaurants or shops are welcome to request a ride by a Polaris GEM vehicle, available seasonally. This method of transportation is complimentary for guests.
Blue rental bikes/scooters
93 Washington St., Salem, MA
The bike share system provides a healthy and sustainable way for residents, employees, and visitors to get around Salem without driving.
The Salem Ferry (Boston)
10 Blaney St., Salem, MA
Experience coastal New England on a scenic trip aboard a high-speed catamaran. Salem Ferry offers round-trip service between Salem and Boston.
MBTA/Commuter rail info
252 Bridge St, Salem, MA 01970
The Salem Depot is a short walk from downtown shopping and dining. Weekend passes are available for $10, and allow for unlimited trips on the Commuter Rail on Saturday and Sunday.
