page_title: Salem, Massachusetts
section_title: Points of interest
hierarchical_section_title: Salem, Massachusetts / Points of interest
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Einbürgerungszeremonie auf den Stufen des historischen Zollhauses in Salem, Massachusetts (USSLM) English: Naturalization ceremony on Citizenship Day 2007 (Monday 2007-09-17) on the stairs of the Custom House, Salem Maritime National Historic Site, Salem MA (USSLM)
context_page_description: Salem is a historic coastal city in Essex County, Massachusetts located in the North Shore region. Continuous settlement by Europeans began in 1626 and Salem would become one of the most significant seaports in early American history.
  Salem is a residential and tourist area that is home to the House of Seven Gables, Salem State University, Pioneer Village, the Salem Maritime National Historic Site, Salem Willows Park, and the Peabody Essex Museum. It features historic residential neighborhoods in the Federal Street District and the Charter Street Historic District.
  Much of the city's cultural identity reflects its role as the location of the infamous Salem witch trials of 1692, as featured in Arthur Miller's The Crucible. Police cars are adorned with witch logos, a public elementary school is known as Witchcraft Heights, and the Salem High School athletic teams are named the Witches. Gallows Hill was originally believed to be the site of numerous public hangings and is currently a park used as a playing field for various sports.
  In 2012, the Retailers Association of Massachusetts chose Salem for their inaugural "Best Shopping District" award.
context_section_description: Crowninshield-Bentley House (c. 1727–30)
  Gedney House (c. 1665), one of the oldest homes in Salem; located on High Street and Summer Street
  House of the Seven Gables (1668)
  John Tucker Daland House (1851)
  Joseph Story House
  White-Lord House (1811) 31 Washington Square
  Gardner-Pingree House (1804) Built by Samuel McIntire. Owned by Captain Joseph White who was murdered in the home in 1830 by his nephew Stephen White.
  Chestnut Street District, also known as the McIntire Historic District, greatest concentration of 17th and 18th century domestic structures in the U.S.
  First Church in Salem, Unitarian Universalist, founded in 1629.
  John Hodges House (1788) Built for the founder of the Salem East India Marine Society who founded what is now the Peabody Essex Museum.
  Derby House (1762) First brick house built in Salem after another man had died of a cold who lived in a brick home. Home of America's first millionaire ranked the 10th richest in history.
  Misery Islands
  Nathaniel Bowditch House (c. 1805), home of the founder of modern navigation
  Nathaniel Hawthorne Birthplace (c. 1730–45)
  Peabody Essex Museum (1799), oldest continually operated museum in America
  Peirce-Nichols House, home of Jerathmiel Peirce, owner of the Friendship of Salem.  Designed by noted architect Samuel McIntire.
  Phillips Library
  Pickering House (c. 1651), Broad Street
  Pioneer Village (c. 1930), Forest River Park
  Ropes Mansion (late 1720s)
  Salem Athenaeum
  Salem Common
  Salem Maritime National Historic Site, the only remaining intact waterfront from the U.S. age of sail
  Salem Willows Park (1858), a small oceanfront amusement park
  Stephen Phillips House (1800 & 1821)
  Winter Island, park and historic point of the U.S. Coast Guard in WW2 for U-boat patrol
  The Witch House, the home of the Salem witch trials investigator Jonathan Corwin, and the only building still standing in Salem with direct ties to the witch trials
caption: Naturalization ceremony on the stairs of the Custom House, Salem Maritime National Historic Site
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