The Salem Witch Museum, one of the most popular tourist destinations in the Witch City, is defending is reputation after USA Today named it the second biggest tourist trap in the world. “Some people ...

As the leaves on the trees gradually turn to hues of yellow, orange and red the arrival of autumn brings with it New England traditions such as apple picking, fall fairs and the fall harvest. Autumn ...

Hundreds of court documents from the 1692 Salem Witch Trials are being transferred from the Salem museum where they have been stored for more than four decades to the newly expanded Judicial Archives ...

SALEM — The Peabody Essex Museum will be opening its newest ongoing exhibition Saturday – “The Salem Witch Trials: 1692”, which features authentic objects and documents that are hoped to provide ...

You don't hear much about the town of Salem's mystique, but it's clear that the Salem witch trials, and the deaths it caused, have captured America's imagination for centuries. What could set neighbor ...

SALEM — With October at hand, it's time to get into the spirit of the season. And the Peabody Essex Museum has a host of spooky events going on all month long. "Our exhibitions on bats and the Salem ...

Salem Witch Museum employee Elizabeth (Brown) Mulholland and director of education Alison D’Amario at memorial while under construction Photo courtesy of Salem Witch Museum Archive As the city’s witch ...

Around 50 years before the infamous Salem witch trials, fear of witches first plagued the colonial people of western Massachusetts. In the enterprising settlement of Springfield, founder and fur ...

A portion of the new exhibit "The Salem Witch Trials: Restoring Justice" on display now at the Peabody Essex Museum (Amanda Beland/WBUR) A new exhibit at the Peabody Essex Museum examines how to bring ...

Now, 330 years after the executions, visitors to this seaside city will find a simple, peaceful memorial next to an aged colonial graveyard Jill Christiansen, Rachel Christ-Doane It was during the ...