Salem Witch Museum Explained

The Salem Witch Museum is a history museum located in downtown Salem, Massachusetts. It is located at 19 1/2 N Washington Square across from Salem Common and it features the display of artifacts and archived information to the Salem Witch Trials of the 1690s.[1] [2] The building was built between 1844 and 1846 as the Unitarian East Church.[3] It was converted into a museum for the Salem Witch Trials in 1972.

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In May 2024, USA Today named it the second biggest tourist trap in the world.[4] [5]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Then & Now: History Within History — The Salem Witch Museum . Salem, MA Patch . 8 October 2011 . en.
  2. Web site: Goldstein. Meredith. November 12, 2020. What's a 'witch hunt,' anyway? The Salem Witch Museum has your answers. 2021-01-14. The Boston Globe. en-US.
  3. Web site: Salem Witch Museum . Salem Heritage Trail.
  4. News: dcifarelli@masslive.com . David Cifarelli .
  5. News: Flanagan . Glen Luke . Top 100 biggest tourist traps worldwide . USA TODAY Blueprint . 21 August 2023.

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