It doesn't look like much from the street other than you do recognize the famous outline. I'm…read morefiguring out the parking is a little strange but once you get there you are immersed in the feeling of having experienced it. What an incredible old house. And the museum people are doing a great job of keeping it up. Certainly well worth your time.

From the owner: The historic home of the Balch family, among Beverly's earliest settlers. Open for tours…read moreseasonally, it is a remarkable artifact of early European colonization.

Ambiance- 5 stars I…read morevisited the Ropes Mansion while I was in Salem last month and loved every minute I spent walking around. I got all the feels I experienced as a little girl watching Hocus Pocus and can't believe they filmed part of the movie outside of the Ropes Mansion. I didn't do the actual tour but I highly recommend you book tickets for it to support the Peabody Essex Museum.

Beautiful house and garden area. Wish i had tickets for a tour. However, when taking pics and a…read moretour group comes, please keep i mind they will come in through the front and block your photos. They should come in through the garden in my option. Still great to come to and see.

Spooky, cute, and so worth the damn walk! Just kidding... mostly! ‍ It was such a beautiful sight,…read morewith a skeleton perched at the top, gazing out over the sea. Talk about witchy vibes! I didn't make it to the big lighthouse a couple of blocks away, but this little spooky gem definitely satisfied my lighthouse obsession.

Let light be your guide to safe travels and coming home!…read more Here in the Salem Harbor stands a light house only about twenty feet high. The light house is not open to the public from the outside. Guests to the water front can walk around the light house. Pose for a picture. Pick up seashells. In a great year, 1977; the national park service actually acquired this property. The light house is at the end of the derby wharf. It allows ships to come home and into the harbor safely . Wave your hands high as we soak up the water and all that salty air. As I watch individuals play along the water front it's hard not to smile and laugh. The twins make fun noises of joy. It's a sort of dance with life that makes me feel alive. Life is this beautiful gift, all the circumstances that has transformed us to this moment were worthy of wonder and joy. Close your eyes, imagine that salty air . The smells of the sea, your breath in rhythms of happy as your heart beats. The waves crash against the shore . If only the smiles were mine. I live in the moment with the children. For it is their happiness that is mine. If life seized right now, I would be happy that we shared this happiness.

I haven't had much experience with historical societies, but touring this house and seeing the…read moremuseum was really great! The staff are very friendly and helpful. They helped my husband and I discover some wonderful things about our current home. They have an excellent room dedicated to Beverly's part in the Revolutionary War.

BHS has 3 houses from three periods of New England history. Seeing all 3 provides a great…read moreoverview of the 1st period English settlers, the rich maritime merchant class of the 18th century and the carefree summer lifestyle of a Boston brahmin family. Each house is loaded with period artifacts relevant to Beverly and to top it off there is a huge accessible collection of documents, records and personal items for researchers and genealogists. A must stop for anyone interest in North Shore or early American history.

The Salem Witch Trials Memorial is just beautiful, but also incredibly heavy and moving. It's a…read morewonderful tribute to those who were wrongfully accused and executed. As you make your through the memorial, you'll see that people leave flowers, coins and other small trinkets just atop the stones with the engravings of each persons name & date of execution. Just steps away next to the memorial is a very old small house that is free enter. The home belonged to Samuel Pickman and serves as the welcome center for the burial grounds. It dates back to 1664 making it one of the oldest surviving houses. The simplicity and thoughtfulness of the tribute make it even more meaningful. It's a place that deserves to be visited to reflect on the history & tragedy that took place.

What: beautiful, thoughtful memorial dedicated to the 20 innocent people that were executed during…read morethe 1692 witchcraft hysteria. Each bench has the name, date of execution and how they were executed on the bench. It really makes you feel so sad to walk past and read each one and know they were unfairly prosecuted. There is a lot of kitschy witch stuff around Salem, but this is a truly beautiful memorial.

I am about 10 years too young to have watched Bewitched when it was released, but oh my did I watch…read morethe reruns. We took a tour of Salem and this was a popular stop. The tour guide said the town was not initially receptive to the show being based/filmed in Salem because they thought it was disrespectful to the tragedy of the witch trials. It turns out Bewitched helped revitalize Salem and locals became much more accepting. Elizabeth Montgomery visited the town and our tour guide said the little girls in Salem were all trying to wiggle their nose like her. The statue is easy to find and a very cute addition to the downtown area.

Very popular and nice statue in the heart of Salem. So many people line up to take photos here with…read moreother people dressed up near this statue. Def worth a visit and photo.

Beautiful memorial and well attended to. Peaceful and respected and great piece of history.read more

While in Salem Massachusetts we found the Witchcraft Victims Monument in Danvers MA. There is no…read moresignage directing you towards the village when it was over played Noël Teel & I visited while Tony helped the baby! Tony Vanoy Lisa Diane Boyce-Vanoy Dale Lisa Vanoy

I've been a resident of Salem for a few years now and was embarrassed to tell our tour guide I had…read morenever been out to Danvers to see the original Salem Town/ Salem Farm historical sights related to the witch trials before. Our guide was knowledgeable, engaging and answered every question we had. I learned many of interesting facts on our 45 min tour of the property. The replica of the Old Meeting House used to film "Three Sovereigns for Sarah" really places you back in time and gives you an idea of where the innocent victims were humiliated and denounced in front of their family, neighbors, and friends. This is definitely a stop everyone should see in addition to visiting Salem to learn more about the Salem Witch Trials and the hard life the villagers had over 300 years ago. I highly recommend walking the trail to the Rebecca Nurse Memorial and graveyard adjacent to property and across the farm land.

Super cool historical experience. If you are a history buff and you are interested in what little…read moreremains of the Salem witch trials, then this is a must see. This is one of the only places still standing with a direct connection to the Salem witch trial. The grounds also hold the only known burial site of one of the victims of the trials. The docents were well informed and were kind enough to stand around answering our "history dork" questions.

One of my very favorite museums, the PEM is so much more than just art; it is rich with history,…read moreculture, and storytelling. Salem was once a center of global trade and wealth; ship captains brought rare treasures and curiosities back from their voyages to the East India Marine Society, a precursor to the PEM. The modern PEM maintains this tradition of curiosity. Instead of just hanging famous paintings on a wall, the museum curates its galleries as capsules of interconnected history and events. The curators do an excellent job of creating cohesive exhibits that seamlessly follow the narrative of a specific time, place, or concept. This approach gives the individual pieces so much more meaning and context. On top of this, they consistently rotate galleries with special exhibits, so there is always something new to explore. Some of the big highlights: The Salem Witch Trials exhibit features authentic objects and firsthand accounts from the tragedy. Meanwhile, Salem Stories highlights the city's broader historical significance. Anila Quayyum Agha's amazing giant cubic hanging lantern projects an intricate light pattern across an entire room. Explore the newly redone East India Marine Hall, which displays some of the earliest objects collected by Salem sea captains. Finally, don't miss the Yin Yu Tang house - an entire, 200-year-old Qing Dynasty home transported from China and meticulously rebuilt inside the museum.

A lovely museum with the right volume and diversity of things and experiences! I loved how there…read morewas art, artifacts, furniture, and small bits of information you could walk away with. The trouble with museums is that the amount of information can be overwhelming, that you skip over the signs because there are too many. There are plenty of items to look at here, but it didn't feel too overwhelming to get a feel within a few hours. Make sure to book your tickets online to get a time for the Chinese house. I've never walked in something so old. It was interesting to see the construction and walk through it.