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Weekend Guide: Salem, MA

My favorite places to shop, explore, and see in Witch City.

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Lizzie Campbell
Sep 18, 2025
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Everyone who knows me well knows that I’ve been borderline obsessed with witchcraft, the occult, and anything else creepy and/or spooky since a young age.

All of this is to say that Salem, MA has been on my travel bucket list since I first heard the phrase “witch trials” in 4th grade.

Luckily for me, everyone in the town of Salem is WEIRD AS HELL. They are very much my people, and they don’t shy away from their gory past. They pay tribute to the real life sacrifices made in a respectful and reverential way while embracing the larger-than-life mythology that surrounds their town.

I've been to Salem twice now, once the weekend before Halloween, which was simultaneously incredible and completely overwhelming, and once in the spring, which was much more laid back.

Here are some of my favorite places to shop, explore and see in Salem, MA.

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Hauswitch

Hauswitch is like, my favorite store. Both times I've been there, I spent entirely too …

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