Local officials are racing against the clock to intervene and save Ingersoll’s Ordinary before more than three centuries of ...

The sixth-largest museum in the state has weathered plenty of criticism. But it rakes in the cash every October. To those that would call the Salem Witch Museum a "tourist trap," its education ...

As I write this article on a sunny autumn afternoon, 1.2 million tourists are quickly invading my local city of Salem, Massachusetts. Many come for the haunted ...

The Salem Witch Museum is perfect for first-time visitors to Salem. Founded in 1972, this museum offers two types of presentations: One is an immersive narration of the 1692 Salem witch trials ...

Pulling up at Marblehead’s Harbor Light Hotel, my oldest friend and I wasted no time securing two counter seats at the Tavern tucked inside. A Christmas tree twinkled incongruously as we planned ...

Boston Globe//Getty Images A copy of the Malleus Maleficarum (The Hammer of Witches ) on view at the Salem Witch Trials exhibit at The Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA on Sept. 24, 2020.

The witchy folklore of this mysterious Massachusetts city draws thousands of visitors every October, but residents offer advice and lesser-known haunts. Spooky revelers take to the streets in ...

If you’ve visited Salem, Massachusetts, in the last decade or so, you’re probably well aware that the Disney movie Hocus Pocus was shot there. During spooky season, which now starts in the ...

"In 1692, people were really shocked by the accusation of Rebecca Nurse," said Rachel Christ-Doane, a director of education at the Salem Witch Museum in Massachusetts. "Her story is one of the ...

According to local historical researcher Marilynne K. Roach’s 2002 book, “The Salem Witch Trials: A Day-by-day Chronicle of a Community Under Siege,” some of the afflicted girls claimed that ...

Where better to get your thrills and chills than Witch City, a.k.a. Salem, Massachusetts? Check out our list of movies and shows that take place in and around Salem for the perfect Halloween vibes.