Your Go-To Guide for Having Fun in the Salem Sun Soak in the sunshine, saunter the streets as you shop, savor seafood, and swim during a summer trip to Salem! While still not peak season, the city welcomes you to explore its hallowed history and delicious seafood in the sunshine! Why Visit Salem in The Spring or Summer Summer in …
Salem in the Winter: Attractions & Things to Do
A Guide on How to Have a Wicked Good Time in Salem, MA If you are considering booking a trip to Salem in the winter, don’t worry, you will still have a wicked good time! Visiting in the colder months is still a magical time to explore the winding cobblestone streets and uncover the mysticism that makes Salem oh-so bewitching. Why …
The Salem Inn Bed and Breakfast, Salem, MA, Celebrates the Bewitched Statue
Lappin Park is a lovely little green spot in the center of Salem, where the two main street, Essex and Washington, cross. And in the park there resides one of the most famous statues in all of Salem: Samantha, the nose-twitching witch (Elizabeth Montgomery) from the 1960s TV Land show, Bewitched. This beautiful 9-foot bronze statue was erected in …
The Salem Inn Bed and Breakfast, Salem, MA, Explores Real Pirates Salem
Opened in 2022, Real Pirates Salem, one of Salem’s top tourist destinations, teaches a fascinating tale of pirates, treasure, and lost love. Replica of the Whydah’s Bell The shipwreck of the Whydah was discovered by Barry Clifford in 1984 off of Cape Cod. Buried somewhere between 10 and 50 feet of sand, it took careful study of historic documents …
The Salem Inn Bed and Breakfast in Salem MA Invites You to Explore Winter Island
Winter Island, at 50 Winter Island Rd., is my favorite spot in Salem. It is a maritime park, and less than a ten-minute drive from the Inn. Or, if you’re feeling adventurous, you can take a Blue Bike (these bikes are for rent all over Salem. Soon to come—a blog post about this program that promotes riding bikes rather than …
The Salem Inn Bed and Breakfast Presents GHOSTS—Photos from Jill Pabich’s Exhibit in the Breakfast Room
Hocus Pocus House, Salem Derby Wharf, Salem I take pictures of ghosts. At least where ghosts may be if you look closely enough. I find beauty in wasted, forgotten, and devastated locations. When I take pictures I feel a palpable energy, and I wonder, what happened to these places, and how did they end like this? Who lived here? What …
Read All About It! The Salem Inn Bed and Breakfast in Salem, MA, Invites You to Visit Studio Thirteen Tattoo Studio!
Many of our visitors to the Inn have tattoos and many come to Salem to have work done by specific artists. At last count, there were about 13 studios in Salem. I decided that something so meaningful to so many people deserved a post. So I walked around the corner from the Inn to Studio Thirteen Tattoo and was invited …
Read All About It! The Salem Inn Bed and Breakfast in Salem, MA, Invites You to Explore the Witch House!
A stately black house adorned with three gables and windows sparkling with tiny diamond panes of glass sits on the corner of Essex and North Streets in Salem. Its architecture, as well as furnishings from the seventeenth century on display inside, give visitors a deeper understanding of colonial Americans’ heritage. There are yawning fireplaces, a spinning wheel, and a bed …
Read All About It! The Salem Inn Bed and Breakfast’s Juiciest Gossip: West vs. West!
Miniature Portraits of Captain Nathaniel West and Elizabeth Derby West Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Mass. Captain Nathaniel West (1758-1851), who built the Salem Inn’s West House in 1834, eloped with the daughter of Elias Hasket Derby, Elizabeth “Betsey” Derby, in 1783. Elias Derby owned or held shares in many privateering ships during the American Revolution, which made him …
Read All About It! The Salem Inn Bed and Breakfast in Salem, MA, Is Rising to New Heights!
Built in 1834, the West House of the Salem Inn Bed and Breakfast is a fine example of Federalist architecture. It consists of 3 townhouses, 5,7, and 9 Summer Street. As such, it has lots of staircases. Some are grand; others small and winding. We have wanted to meet our guests’ desire for an elevator to bring their luggage …
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